RE: Sparkies

["jeff" <jjm@attbi.com>]

Thanks for clarifying about the long life plugs.  Didn't know such a beast even
existed.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-jettaglx@igtc.com [mailto:owner-jettaglx@igtc.com]On Behalf
Of Nathan
Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 12:04 PM
To: jettaglx@igtc.com
Subject: Re: Sparkies


The dealer usually charges up to $16 for the long-life version, which after-market
is around $12
still. Not to stick up for the thievin crows, but everyone I've heard complain
about $16 plugs was
talking about the "long-life" version, which really actually exists :-)

Again, you can get the NGK long-life plugs from www.parts4vws.com for $12 each.
They have the normal
NGK's for $5.50 each. They also carry the plug wire puller in case you or the PO
lost the one that
comes with the car.

# Nathan


----- Original Message -----
From: "jeff" <jjm@attbi.com>
To: <jettaglx@igtc.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 12:54 PM
Subject: RE: Sparkies


After my warranty expired, I've done most of the service work on my GLX myself.
I'm not sure what's included in the 90k service, but almost everything up to 60k
(where I'm at now) I can do myself.

As for your spark plug question, I bought Bosch Platinum 2's for $4 a piece and
installed them myself, so $25 total.  Platinum 4's are about $6 each and the stock
NGKs are about $7 I think.  But I've heard of dealers charging up to $16 each for
the NGKs.

jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-jettaglx@igtc.com [mailto:owner-jettaglx@igtc.com]On Behalf
Of John A. Kilpatrick
Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 11:31 AM
To: jettaglx@igtc.com
Subject: Sparkies


I went to my dealer today for a major service...they've got this new menu,
ant the major service at 90,000 is $600!  Jesus christ?  I got one that was
$200 less and only is missing the spark plugs.  They were last replaced at
60K so I need to replace them soon, but I can't do it right now.

How much (parts and labor) should replacing the spark plugs cost?

Thanks,
John

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