2018 VW Polo Vivo Repair bill

I paid R25000 for a head gasket and service on a 2016 polo TSI three years ago (in Cape Town)...that quote seems excessive, but, I don't know the first thing about cars either
 
WAslayer said:
Not my car, belongs to BIL.. It is a 1.4 Comfortline, 128k on the clock and drives it like it's a race car on Killarney..

It was due for a service, but shortly before it went in, he drove it with too little coolant, overheating and blowing the head gasket..

Just got the report back from the mechanics and quote to sort out the head gasket, along with major service and all the rest of the many many issues..

R 82k all in..

In the Western Cape, seems the going rate for similar cars is around 140-170k.. Car is still financed, with may be two years left (unsure if there's a balloon or not)..

Anyway, what would you do in this situation..?
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A number of years back my car (2014 diesel passat) snapped it's cambelt. Some mechanics were quoting me almost R100k to fix, then I found a mechanic in paarl, charged me R18k and that included a full service, coolant flush, new belt, waterpump and some other odds and ends to get the car running again. I swear that car ran better after coming from him that it did from new. I drove another 50k km absolutely trouble free before trading it in.

I'll see if I can find their details and send it to you. My network at work is down so I can't access my emails now, but I'll try as soon as it's up again.
 
mr_norris said:
Need to see an itemised quote. Seems a bit excessive for just a head gasket. That's a crazy bill though.
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Crazy bill. 5 years ago in Covid i paid 20k (including new manifold) for a head gasket overhaul on a 2010 1.6 comfortline. He needs a better mechanic.
 
EmmanuelGoldstein said:
* Burnt wires from over-zealous sound installations
* Cracks in most of the glass from the doef doef played at full volume
* Brandy and coke stains on the upholstery, empty Ricky Louw bottles broken into the seat tracks making it hard to adjust the seat
* A dent in the floor from the accelerator pedal being pushed hard to the floor
* Smoked clutch, clicking CV joints from all the wheelspinning
* MIL light on because ECU has detected numerous instances of over-revving.
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you only live once, and since its a Polo hope it gets stolen before you need to fix it.
 
seriously tho, shopping around for another quote or buying some of the parts himself and fitting them
by a shadetree mechanic might save some money, but Damn some people like to party
Id hate to see what their apartment looks like,
 
Jet-Fighter7700 said:
if its under finance (oh the humanity) you dont get that many options.
also need comprehensive insurance constantly, and thats before you PAY for the actual car itself over 96 months or however long the contract states.
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It does depend on the financing though, the car is already 8 years old
 
WAslayer said:
BIL did sweet blue f'all to maintain the vehicle.. too many speakers, a sub that can be heard a mile away and mag wheels with stretched tyres were far more important than saving for maintenance.. then he also allowed himself to get trapped by a useless woman, getting her knocked up and now has to provide for a toddler too..
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Reminds me of a previous co-worker who was taking drugs for many years, basically living hand-to-mouth. His brother gifted him a Golf1. The car was never maintained and other people used him for carpooling. The car ended up being sold for nothing just to feed his addiction. Sad.
 
Lupus said:
It does depend on the financing though, the car is already 8 years old
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sure, but a repair exceeding the cost of the finance or approaching it,
I mean even as a scrap car or if he had to sell it to webuycars as a gently used, only driven on sundays, cream puff,
he wouldn't get anything close to that.
 
SHL said:
Reminds me of a previous co-worker who was taking drugs for many years, basically living hand-to-mouth. His brother gifted him a Golf1. The car was never maintained and other people used him for carpooling. The car ended up being sold for nothing just to feed his addiction. Sad.
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maybe the same situation here, or maybe its just being in the cult of Polo drivers, hard to tell sometimes
 
Jet-Fighter7700 said:
sure, but a repair exceeding the cost of the finance or approaching it,
I mean even as a scrap car or if he had to sell it to webuycars as a gently used, only driven on sundays, cream puff,
he wouldn't get anything close to that.
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True, but right now he's just up a creek without a paddle.
 
WAslayer said:
Again, as I had noted three times previously, it's not just the head gasket and major service, there is a long list of other things too..
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If you don't want to say what the other stuff is this thread is pretty useless, you are basically asking how long a piece of string is.
 
airborne said:
If you don't want to say what the other stuff is this thread is pretty useless, you are basically asking how long a piece of string is.
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The other stuff is irrelevant because this thread is not about hunting for the best deals and the cheapest mechanic to do the job..
 
WAslayer said:
Again, as I had noted three times previously, it's not just the head gasket and major service, there is a long list of other things too..
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Why even post this nonsense thread then? "BIL's car needs incredibly long list of things repaired but won't say what or if it's worth it, what should I do?" You're looking for attention, not advice.
 
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Sensorei said:
Why even post this nonsense thread then? "BIL's car needs incredibly long list of things repaired but won't say what or if it's worth it, what should I do?" You're looking for attention, not advice.
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Plain and simple, if the repair bill is what it is, can't be changed, being more than half the value of the car, would you pay to fix it or not..

Really is not rocket science.....
 
WAslayer said:
The other stuff is irrelevant because this thread is not about hunting for the best deals and the cheapest mechanic to do the job..
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Bit of a weird title to choose then "2018 VW Polo Vivo Repair bill" and then proceed to discuss said quote repeatedly but carry on...
 
WAslayer said:
Plain and simple, if the repair bill is what it is, can't be changed, being more than half the value of the car, would you pay to fix it or not..

Really is not rocket science.....
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You have to look at what the alternative is.
1. Pay the R82k or whichever amount it eventually comes to, and have a drivable car to use for a few more years.
2. Sell the car for scrap, settle the outstanding finance, hopefully without penalty, then buy another car for R200k or more on finance again, without even having a proper deposit because the outstanding finance was more than the income from the sale for scrap.

You do the math and decide.
 
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