[Shotimes] Any VW owners on Long Island NY?

[bobsteig@att.net]

Actually, Sayville, N.Y. is 60 miles from NYC. It's an almost rural coastal 
town on the east end of Long Island. I think Al got caught in a typical 
dealer pricing grind. (ie: he got screwed) I pay $115 a month for parking 
less than 10 minutes from midtown Manhattan and my local repair shops charge 
between $45 and $65 /hour. This doesn't sound like a NY thing to me, it 
sounds more like what car dealers and their 'service' departments do to 
people on a regular basis. Regardless of geographic location. When I first 
got my SHO I went to Bill Kolb Jr Ford in Blauvelt NY about an hour out of 
NYC, and they got me for over $1500 for a heater core replacement, (they 
neither changed the hoses nor the clamps and it still smells) and a rear 
strut and spring replacement. (on that they put in weaker springs than I had, 
and I've been battling that Gen1 'tires scraping on the wheel well' syndrome 
ever since) I would NEVER go to a dealer again unless it was a new car and 
the factory was paying the freight. 

Note to Al, next time that you have dealings in the NYC area, ask one of us 
here, there's a good chance that we could save you some $.

Best, Bob (BB-NYC '89)


From: "Mark Nunnally" <manunnal@netheaven.com>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Any VW owners on Long Island NY?
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 12:15:28 -0500


it's NYC area!  $40/day to park, and $100/hr labor shop rates :)

mark


> I bought a car at an auction on Long Island NY (99 VW bug) and had it
shipped
> to the local VW dealer for an estimate and to have a key made. They
charged me
> $200 to make a key and $160 to look at the car. I expected a charge but
> thought that was excessive, BUT when he also charged me $400 for STORAGE
on
> the car he was working on, I thought that was a RIP-OFF.
>
> So if you ever have an opportunity to deal with:
>
> Donaldson's VW
> 5700 Sunrise Highway
> Sayville NY 11782
>
> DON'T DO IT. They are the worst of the worst type of dealer!!!!
>
>
> Al Fitz
> alfitz@alfitz.com
> SHO Parts at
> http://www.alfitz.com/sho