randall

Took my car in for 84,000 Service. Oil change.<br>I have the used car warrante (120,000KM), lists for $1000 CDN<br>Listed the following problems<br>1. Driver's side door wind noise (we all know this one)<br>2. Driver's side seat rocking. Seems that the bolts are loose or something, but on acceleration, u can feel the seat rock back and forth<br>3. Seat wear. I warned on hear before on the leatherette--its worn smooth on the drivers seat cushion and cracking. It looks real bad, and is embarrasing.<br>4. Dash lifting. (we know this one too!) repaired last year, and starting to lift again.<br>5. Front clanking on bumpy roads. (I want to do suspension so lets get this out of the way)<br>6. Water temp not sitting at 90Deg. This is odd, sometimes it is below. Service guy says this is normal, and does not write it up. OK.<br>7. Fluctuating idle when cold. Service guy says this is normal (about 200RPM), and does not write up. OK<br>8. Cold running rattle. Sounds like the muffler is going to fall off, but goes away when warmed up. Service guy says this is normal, and does not write up. OK.<br>9. Called and added that the sunroof makes weird noise when closing, like an internal mechanism is going to break.<br>Ok, they call and say:<br>Door noise fixed, seat fixed, seat wear not covered under warantee, $230 to replace.<br>Dash lifting cant find, front clanking fixed (some control thingy replaced AGAIN)<br> Did a recall on the injectors—just checked to see if they were leaking, they were not, ok.<br>So I tell them pls check again on dash.<p>Show up to pick up the car:<br>Doorr: fixed, and sooo tight that you have to slam to close, and the outer weather stripping is deformed.<br>Seat: still rocks<br>Dash lifting obvious.<br>I grab the unwilling service tech. Take him out to the car. He says:<br>Door—ok it should not be that tight, whats the big deal attitude, bring in again to fix<br>Dash—looks ok, whats the big deal<br>Seat –looks ok, some play is normal<p>ARRGGG!!!<p>I have an appointment with the manager a Mr Hansen on 10:00 am Monday.<br>Maybe I am just venting (to some degree i am), but I don’t just bring my car in to have a conversation with the service guy. This is the 3rd set of problems with Agincourt, and it seems I ALWAYS have to go back to get it done right.<br>We’ll see.<br>Thankx for listening.<p>1996 a4 2.8 qm 12v

Mike

How to fix paint chips FAQ with pictures.

Andy Hedin

Follow the link to go to Car Care Specialties article on repairing paint chips. Sorry no pics but good reading...<ul><li><a href="http://www.carcareonline.com/paint_chips.html">Fixing Paint Chips</a></li></ul>