Exorbitant quote for replacement centre stack assembly AUD$15,500
Long story short my 2018 DB11 Volante with just over 32,000km's was put into Aston Martin to troubleshoot the radio turning itself on and increasing the volume by itself even when the car was turned off. The cost for the troubleshooting was charged at over AUD$800 which is the price you pay for factory support here in Queensland, Australia, but I digress.
So they tell me that the car will need a new replacement centre stack part # HY5318C876-CD/S and the cost to carry out this work will be AUD$15,500.......WTAF!
So a quick Google search locates a 2nd hand unit in the UK for £380.00 so how the hell are they coming up with a quote of AUD$15,500?
Even if you factor in "they can afford it so let's screw them sideways" I wouldn't have come up with anything over AUD$5,000 to replace and fit this part.
Obviously I am not going to go ahead with work and I am going to try and source a replacement, which they have told me might not work due to the differences between the Australia delivered cars and the ones in England.
I would appreciate hearing your thoughts.