New dizzy caps and roters

[Robert Greaves]

Had a full (24k) service and new dizzy caps and roters fitted yesterday by the guys at strasse - what a difference - the car is now accelerating without any hesitation and ticking over a lot smoother (although having had new spark plugs in will also have made a difference). Price wise it seemed "reasonable" as the quote from 9m was some £115 plus vat extra - anyone had a similar service lately and at what price?

 

[Johnny C]

9M did mine at last service. It was grumbling and stuttering at low revs, when they checked it was totally knackered inside.

It's grumbling a bit when it rains again now though, it goes fine for half a mile then grumbles a bit for a few secs and then picks up; I presume it's when the automatic clutch disengages and it takes a few secs for the engine management to sort it out. It's due new sparkies and leads at next service which I think will sort it. I had a MK2 Golf GTi, I used to change the leads on that every 6 months as that made more difference than anything on a service, it totally changed performance. I'd change them on this more often (I do 20K a year in it) but they're a swine to do and I don't have garage facilities.

 

[Pickled Piper]

85 including VAT from GSF for genuine Bosch parts. This is just for the parts two caps and two rotors.

pp

 

[968er]

So what would the discount be on a 996 battery that the OPC quoted at £200, when in actual fact you can pick them up from £35 with a 2 year guarantee.

Thieves, theives tramps and thieves........that should be the theme tune of the OPC!!![]

 

[Robert Greaves]

What I meant by £115 + vat difference was that 9m were £115 + vat dearer on the 24k service (strasse were £403 + vat) Dizzy caps and rotors were £120 parts plus £55 to fit - seemed reasonable to me as I didn't feel confident about tackling them myself. Would be interested to know what other members are paying for services from the specialists.