VW CC - Stick or twist? What else might go?
Discussion
The CEL on my 13 plate CC TDI (with the 2.0 170bhp engine) came on, so I popped it into the local VW dealer. The car has done about 106,000 miles.
They've diagnosed it needs a new EGR which should be £1200 but they can offer a goodwill discount down to £600... Searching shows a number of garages or mobile services which offer an EGR clean but no indication of price and further searching turns up mixed comments on these services. The car was driving fine with the CEL on, so I could ignore it but I think an illuminated CEL is a MOT failure these days.
The dealer report also says the bushes in the front lower rear suspension arms are gone and the rear bump-stops have split. VW have quoted £520 for the bushes (I believe they replace the arms, not just the bushes) and £180 for the bump-stops.
A trusted local indy is much cheaper (with genuine VW parts). They said the bushes can be done without replacing the whole arm, so £310 for them and £130 for the bump-stops. They've also recommend an alignment at £85 which makes sense to me after lots of suspension fiddling (VW dealer didn't mention / quote on this).
Hence my dilemma is do I plow the best part of £1100 (split over a couple of months to ease the pain!) into addressing the immediate issues or chop the car in? Is there much else likely to need doing given the age / mileage? I thought another PHer might have a high mileage Passat or CC and know of common high mileage problems.
The cambelt and water pump was done on schedule and it's been very reliable. It's a great mile-muncher on the motorway and will return 50+mpg easily on a 70ish cruise (700+ mile cruising range on a single tank).
Thanks!
They've diagnosed it needs a new EGR which should be £1200 but they can offer a goodwill discount down to £600... Searching shows a number of garages or mobile services which offer an EGR clean but no indication of price and further searching turns up mixed comments on these services. The car was driving fine with the CEL on, so I could ignore it but I think an illuminated CEL is a MOT failure these days.
The dealer report also says the bushes in the front lower rear suspension arms are gone and the rear bump-stops have split. VW have quoted £520 for the bushes (I believe they replace the arms, not just the bushes) and £180 for the bump-stops.
A trusted local indy is much cheaper (with genuine VW parts). They said the bushes can be done without replacing the whole arm, so £310 for them and £130 for the bump-stops. They've also recommend an alignment at £85 which makes sense to me after lots of suspension fiddling (VW dealer didn't mention / quote on this).
Hence my dilemma is do I plow the best part of £1100 (split over a couple of months to ease the pain!) into addressing the immediate issues or chop the car in? Is there much else likely to need doing given the age / mileage? I thought another PHer might have a high mileage Passat or CC and know of common high mileage problems.
The cambelt and water pump was done on schedule and it's been very reliable. It's a great mile-muncher on the motorway and will return 50+mpg easily on a 70ish cruise (700+ mile cruising range on a single tank).
Thanks!
I know the dealer isn't going to be cheapest at first, hence having already got pricing from a trusted local indy. However, the dealer will often price match and in the case of the EGR, is cheaper. They've also not charged me for the diagnostics on the EGR.
My post was more to see if anyone has experience of running this or a similar car to above average miles and if it's likely to face anymore big bills in the near future (unexpected failure allowing obviously).
My post was more to see if anyone has experience of running this or a similar car to above average miles and if it's likely to face anymore big bills in the near future (unexpected failure allowing obviously).
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