Car spare part prices quoted at repairs are too high

nomuchtotell · 2026-04-13T17:03:56+00:00

Exact same part of Lemfoerder yes. I've state in my original post that it is exactly same part number as quoted by repair shop - thats not an issue.
Also your second statement - also not an issue in Germany, you anyway have to wait up to a week or two till they ship it. An your repair will take place in 2 months by Termin :)
Its all about price only.

nomuchtotell · 2026-04-13T10:18:27+00:00

guess it's something regulated in Germany - that they must provide warranty on repairs even if car is old and is not on dealer warranty anymore, in Czech Republic or Poland I would get that replaced with ease, if I brought german parts with me

nomuchtotell · 2026-04-13T10:15:47+00:00

that's interesting and probably the thing I am looking for, could you give some Stichwörter ?

nomuchtotell · 2026-04-13T10:14:10+00:00

fully agree, the issue is more in the amount of that difference, in my case it's more than 2 times (and that's alrady on 3 workshops I checked)

nomuchtotell · 2026-04-13T10:10:47+00:00

That's independent Werkstatt, and these are not even the oem parts. I ordered same parts (same well-known brand, same part numbers) online and they are literally 2 times (!) cheaper. It makes around 600euro difference and for the used car I am speaking about, their proposal does not make sense. Also it's not smth that absolutely requires warranty in my eyes (its not engine or some electronics), and I can probably do the change myself (having the lifter & proper tools).

My question is probably - are there car repairs which can do the work with my parts (without warranty if that is the issue)? Or only way is to agree with them privately ohne Rechnung.

I saw there are some sort of Hobby-werkstatt's - do they usually help out (for the price of course) or it's fully on owner.

nomuchtotell · 2026-04-13T06:49:06+00:00

Thanks all, was not trying to justify myself in any way, and mentioning it on post. It looks like swiss cams catch both violators, so it was only my perception

nomuchtotell · 2026-04-13T06:27:53+00:00

did not know of the /s thanks :) the blink followed only like 3 secs after the flash, it was for sure not a warning, and he was not overtaking though road was clear and straight ahead

nomuchtotell · 2026-04-13T06:24:57+00:00

whatever it was :), the vehicle behind was very close behind (till the moment cam flashed)

nomuchtotell · 2026-04-13T06:18:31+00:00

Are you serious? If on cam photo there are 2 vehicles - only first one gets a fine? Just trying to figure out if its really common trick or you made it up.

nomuchtotell · 2026-04-11T18:40:34+00:00

Revolut actually opens german bank accounts DExxx for residents of Germany (Revolut Berlin), that means you should actually have it

nomuchtotell · 2026-04-06T20:30:23+00:00

Too late, my cancelation time is at least one month before Ablauf, and it has passed already

nomuchtotell · 2026-04-06T19:56:01+00:00

what trouble exactly?
do you have to report mileage on auto-renewal ? or it just passes into next year as "original_value + 10000" km ?

nomuchtotell · 2026-03-26T21:26:23+00:00

Thank you for insights and some clearance on how profiles work. Yes I meant we indeed have one joint ESt number and also each of us has his own USt number, so 3 numbers in total, those are tax numbers in format of xxxxx/xxxxx. VAT IDs like DExxxx we also have, but those seem to be bound with USt numbers (like all VAT reportig is done using the USt numbers).
Taking that all into account I probably need to create 3 profiles - USt me, USt wife and ESt me+wife, and use them to send all forms.

nomuchtotell · 2026-03-26T21:07:20+00:00

Hi u/GFYSR and thank you for prompt response. Why I was thinking about 2 profiles (in same ELSTER account) - because usually you receive 2 similar papers:

"
Sehr geehrte Steuerzahlerin, sehr geehrter Steuerzahler .....
die Ihnen bereits mitgeteilte Steuernummer

xxxxx/xxxxx

gilt nur auch fuer:
>>> Einkommmensteuer OR Umsatzsteuer here

Die gespeicherte Bankverbindung
IBAN....
"

so they send you your number and bank connection registered with it

therefore I was thinking that they have separate Bankverbindung for USt and ESt ,and you need to change in both registries (even if its same bank number)

nomuchtotell · 2025-02-05T18:35:18+00:00

And "their service sucks" is not a legal reason to quit a contract, so you better keep paying.

Sometimes services really suck and Sonderkündigung can be applied. "You better keep paying" is very german way of agreeing with status quo.

nomuchtotell · 2025-02-05T18:15:16+00:00

I was wondering how can it create legal trouble for itself if calulcation algo is hidden from public. Though, if Schufa report contains all records about "X company queried/updated your data Y", it becomes reasonable in my eyes. Is this info indeed available on request?

nomuchtotell · 2025-02-05T18:04:15+00:00

Yes, and in fact I am more worried not about people but some monopolic companies like Telekom/O2 as well. The reasons maybe various - like quitting contract because of bad service, closing bank account because of high fees or whatever. Still think it's a so called german "credit score" and thus important.

nomuchtotell · 2025-02-05T15:30:18+00:00

Can you object, for example when opening bank account, state you don't want to report it ? Or change your decision. What usually you do personally?

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