Oh dear. Dear, dear.

kraftwerk · 10-11-2008, 11:01 AM

Loving the SL, I really am. Had it for just over a week now. Did about 150 miles in it on Saturday - not the sort of miles I would have chosen to do (three trips along the North Circular - one to tow my mate's 1968 VW Squareback off the M11) but it's a hugely enjoyable steer.

Bit of a problem, though... the roof's not working. At the behest of the dealer from which I bought it, I took the SL to Automerc on Friday, who plugged it in to their diagnostic system and came up with a faulty pump and a suspected faulty control unit. Price for parts? £2,650 + VAT; £130 labour to fit.

Obviously the dealer had kittens when I told him, as this constitutes around a third of the car's value. To his credit, though, he's driving up from Bournemouth tomorrow to pick it up and leaving a car with me while he has mine fixed. It's a pain, really, as I won't have the SL in which to travel to the Classic Car show at the NEC this weekend. He's leaving me a 08 Octavia. 'It's a nice car,' he said; 'really, it's a Passat/A4.'

'Are you trying to convince me or yourself?' Oh, we did laugh.

Thus far, he's been pretty cool. The plastic windows were replaced before I took delivery, so I've no reason to disbelieve that they had the roof working a number of times. He was very apologetic; 'All that money you spent and the roof's not working. We need to sort this out for you.'

Fingers crossed it goes smoothly.

andy_k · 10-11-2008, 11:34 AM

sounds like a superb dealer.

He's right by the way, the Octavia is a really nice car

Good luck getting it sorted

stats007 · 10-11-2008, 11:43 AM

Most dealers have no idea how to fix the roof and quote codes verbatim. I would be very surprised if it needed a new pump and a new ECU.

PM me the codes and I'll look into it if you want.

kraftwerk · 10-11-2008, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stats007

Most dealers have no idea how to fix the roof and quote codes verbatim. I would be very surprised if it needed a new pump and a new ECU.

PM me the codes and I'll look into it if you want.

I would have thought Automerc would know what they're doing, no? Thanks for the offer - I'll have a look at the paperwork tonight and get back to you. Really appreciate you taking the trouble to help.

grober · 10-11-2008, 11:47 AM

You might want to tell him about BBA REMAN who may be able to repair the control unit- 2 year warranty

. http://www.bba-reman.com/catalogue/P...x?category=633

10-11-2008, 11:01 AM	#1
kraftwerk Hardcore MB Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: London Car: 97 R129 500; 78 Fiat 238 Weinsberg; 74 Fiat 128 Special; 99 Honda X11, 99 Suzuki GSX1300R Posts: 193	Oh dear. Dear, dear. Loving the SL, I really am. Had it for just over a week now. Did about 150 miles in it on Saturday - not the sort of miles I would have chosen to do (three trips along the North Circular - one to tow my mate's 1968 VW Squareback off the M11) but it's a hugely enjoyable steer. Bit of a problem, though... the roof's not working. At the behest of the dealer from which I bought it, I took the SL to Automerc on Friday, who plugged it in to their diagnostic system and came up with a faulty pump and a suspected faulty control unit. Price for parts? £2,650 + VAT; £130 labour to fit. Obviously the dealer had kittens when I told him, as this constitutes around a third of the car's value. To his credit, though, he's driving up from Bournemouth tomorrow to pick it up and leaving a car with me while he has mine fixed. It's a pain, really, as I won't have the SL in which to travel to the Classic Car show at the NEC this weekend. He's leaving me a 08 Octavia. 'It's a nice car,' he said; 'really, it's a Passat/A4.' 'Are you trying to convince me or yourself?' Oh, we did laugh. Thus far, he's been pretty cool. The plastic windows were replaced before I took delivery, so I've no reason to disbelieve that they had the roof working a number of times. He was very apologetic; 'All that money you spent and the roof's not working. We need to sort this out for you.' Fingers crossed it goes smoothly. __________________ Wir fahr'n, fahr'n, fahr'n auf der autobahn

10-11-2008, 11:34 AM	#2
andy_k Hardcore MB Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Bexhill, East sussex Car: Alfa GTV 3.0 Posts: 5,867	sounds like a superb dealer. He's right by the way, the Octavia is a really nice car Good luck getting it sorted

10-11-2008, 11:43 AM	#3
stats007 Hardcore MB Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Hampshire Car: 575M Posts: 6,348	Most dealers have no idea how to fix the roof and quote codes verbatim. I would be very surprised if it needed a new pump and a new ECU. PM me the codes and I'll look into it if you want.

10-11-2008, 11:47 AM	#5
grober Hardcore MB Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Perth SCOTLAND Car: E220 COUPE Posts: 8,968	You might want to tell him about BBA REMAN who may be able to repair the control unit- 2 year warranty . http://www.bba-reman.com/catalogue/P...x?category=633

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