my tuned GTI suffered a catastrophic engine failure...

[El_bigote_AJ]

Dealer is at 175 per hour typically

 

[jimlloyd40]

Wow my dealer is $135 per hour.

 

[Ghost GTI]

I know some other dealers charge by the ounce...

 

[Acadia18]

A used motor is $5k at most. So, that's $15k in labor. $100/hr makes it 150 hours.

I imagine the dealer quoted the cost of a new engine, not a used one.

 

[swcrow]

Dealer is at 175 per hour typically

Wow my dealer is $135 per hour.

My indie mech is $100/hr and based on the race cars he maintains in his shop for VIR, I would feel VERY comfortable with him swapping the engine out. No good reason for a dealer to do it unless under warranty.

 

[IanCH]

the problem isnt the rate ( even tho thats high) its the BOOK TIME lol

also my dealer is $135 and is pretty close to boston, I cant imagine a dealer justifying a $175 rate...

 

[CarlosCanizares]

I shouldn't complain about my local VW dealer's $115/hour CDN rate, is what y'all are saying, right?

 

[jimlloyd40]

I imagine the dealer quoted the cost of a new engine, not a used one.

Pretty positive a new engine from VW doesn't cost anywhere near 20K. That's 2/3 the price of the car.

 

[swcrow]

Pretty positive a new engine from VW doesn't cost anywhere near 20K. That's 2/3 the price of the car.

You can flat out BUILD a built engine for 5k

 

[cb1111]

Pretty positive a new engine from VW doesn't cost anywhere near 20K. That's 2/3 the price of the car.

$20k is probably a discounted price. You don't know what all they've included - did they quote a short block - long block?

 

[swcrow]

Boom

https://buyusedengine.com/used_engine.php?make=Volkswagen&model=GTI&year=2018

 

[jimlloyd40]

$20k is probably a discounted price. You don't know what all they've included - did they quote a short block - long block?

Either way is ridiculous.

 

[Acadia18]

Pretty positive a new engine from VW doesn't cost anywhere near 20K. That's 2/3 the price of the car.

No. But I wouldn't be shocked if a new engine from VW was $10k - $12k. The sum of the parts will always be greater than the whole car. Per VW, a new IS20 is $1300. Cylinder head is $1200. The entire camshaft assembly is $1500. Hell, the intake manifold itself is listed at $600. That's just about $5,000 for 4 big components alone, new from VW.

So yeah, $12,000 for a brand new engine from VW seems plausible. Unreasonable, and you'd have to be an idiot to pay that and go that route, but totally plausible.

 

[cb1111]

Either way is ridiculous.

I absolutely agree, but if you price all the parts individually, then you'll certainly break the $20k barrier. The OP should buy a used engine, swap parts over and go from there - $5k should do it.

Unfortunately, this highlights the hazards of modding and warranty.

Too bad the OP hasn't been back - we don't know if he wrote a list of points to raise with VWoA or if he even bothered to call them.

 

[MonkeyMD]

For 20k, they're just going to swap it with another gti. Probably cheaper and easier