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Originally Posted by swale84  Case in point: My family owns two Ikon 1.6's; one driven & maintained by me and the other driven by my Mother. Both our cars developed the same problem around two months aprt from one another (mine in December) and hers last week). Basically the unit that contains the coolant flow valves & thermostat switch (Thermostat elbow in Ford terminology) developed a leak and had to be replaced.
While I bought the unit from Opera house and had it fitted by my regular mechanic, my mother had the car sent to an Authorised Ford dealership. They also insisted that her radiator fan switch required changing.
My expense for the part + labour was approx 1500 /- while Ford ran us up a bill for 9500 /-
The price for the elbow was 1250 /- from Opera house while Ford charged us 5400 /-
With such a discrepancy in prices, I find it hard to trust most of the things the Mechanics at Ford workshops tell me.
This needs to be addressed by Ford if they want to have any kind of mass appeal.
Suhail |
OT: Hey man, I have experienced the same problem and cauvery ford a dealer in Bangalore is charging a hell. They are charging an whopping Rs.3500 for thermostat and another 400 as fitment charges approximately.
Will post the detailed experience with the dealership after I receive the car tomorrow. But they have already postponed the delivery 2 days from their promise. They call this as FORD SERVICE.