This should make one or two of you spit your coffee out. I got a estimate for a 30,000km service and some other bits and pieces from a big official dealer here in Switzerland. The total bill is way too high so I'll get the work done somewhere else or do some of it myself, but one or two bits and pieces on the list stuck out Part Number Number Item PartPrice Total 105206 2 Cambelt Tensioner bearings 232Chf($193) $386 1135704 1 Brake pad set (front) 763Chf($635) $635 150180 8 Spark Plugs 56Chf($47) $373 I think I got the exchange rate right about 1.2Chf to the $US Anybody have any idea which parts these part numbers refer too so I can just get them at the loacl hardware store? Cheers Simon
And I get upset when I see someone charged $15 US for a spark plug The Tensioner Bearing price almost seems reasonable compared to the brake pads. Just go to the NGK site and look up the spark plugs: www.ngksparkplugs.com
You're getting raped. I can have that stuff on your door next week for much much less. Hang on, I'll post links in a few seconds. 89 328, right? -Daniel
All four wheels with fresh Porterfield brake pads: $294 USD total http://ricambiamerica.com/index.php?cPath=602_631 SKF Tensioner bearings (2 needed): $130 USD total http://ricambiamerica.com/product_info.php?products_id=224308 Plugs/NGK Iridium (8 needed) : $88 USD total http://ricambiamerica.com/product_info.php?products_id=261177 (Yes, I know I'm not competitive on the plugs -- they're a commodity; I have them simply for people who want everything in one box from one supplier) Estimated shipping to GVA or ZRH: $100 via USPS Global Priority Mail; or $200 via Fedex.
Thanks for that Daniel. Let me get back to you. There's lots of snow here at the moment so I won't be doing anything for the next month or so. Working in an unheated garage at -8 is not much fun.
