Hi All,

I took my 2015 Polo GTI in today for its 30,000km service at a VW service centre in Sydney. I dropped it off at 9am. I was initially shocked at the price of this service-$627!!!. After questioning why it was so expensive ( i thought it was around $400 for capped price), the gentlemen explained that at 30,000km they recommend changing the pollen filter and the brake fluid. Firstly, How VW can justify an extra $200 is beyond my comprehension.

I picked the car up at 4pm this afternoon and when i got home I thought I'd have a look at the dashcam footage that I have installed in my car.

The first footage since i dropped the car off was at 2.55pm. It shows a mechanic driving the car into the workshop. The footage only plays for a few minutes and cuts out. The next footage is at about 3.35pm and someone is taking the car for a test drive. From there it is in the wash bay being washed at about 3.45pm and then in my hands around 4pm.

Can anyone out there explain how VW can justify this? $627 for about 40 minutes worth of labour and parts and a 10 minute test drive? Does this seem absurd or is it just me???

I plan on finding a reasonably priced mechanic that specialises in VW's in Sydney next time. If anyone has any recommendations i'd love to hear from you.