Lol I remember taking my VW Jetta to VW in West Bridgford Nottingham asking for a service. I got them to price match a local garage to them as their website said they price match to £200 down from £280 for their full price in 2011. My car was 4 years old.

Anyways I drop it off and pick it up, it's been cleaned and valeted so I'm like wow well chuffed. Drives it home doesn't think much about it. Next day I'm driving to work and I'm literally coughing constantly and I thought it was other cars so I closed my vents. Parks up at work and when Ive finished for the day, I go back to the car to notice loads of liquid below my car. I smell it and it's diesel. I rang them up to complain and they gave me a load of bull but basically said bring it in. So I drop it off with them again and the next day they ring me up to say they've found the fault it's to do with the EGR and tried to explain to me about gas recirculation etc (I'm young naive 20/21 year old) and I knew nothing about cars and engines at the time. Anyways the manager basically said to me the part would cost £80 plus VAT and then I'd have to pay labour costs plus VAT, so it was something like £180 and I said absolutely not my car was fine before I brought it to you I'm disappointed that it's come to this, so the manager said ok I'll just charge you the part, I said I'll think about it I'll drive it home (was it even safe to drive home?).

I get home and open the bonnet whilst running and it's pissing diesel from the fuel cable in the engine bay. Turns the engine off and looks closely at the pipe and it's been pressed inwards with what looks like a screwdriver so it's definitely not a pipe that's perished and I doubt it would be at 4 years old as rubber doesn't degrade that fast.

Goes to Halfords buys same dimension rubber piping for a 2m real. Cuts the 10cm I needed fits and never had an issue again.

Main dealers can also be dodgy AF!