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I'm in the process of replacing my clutch, and I'm going to be out of town for the next week or so and have not been able to find that 12 point CV bolt tool, and since I'm young and impatient and this car is my daily, I decided to check around local shops to see how much they would charge just for the labor since I have all the parts.

I called two VW specialty shops and one Porsche shop during my lunch, the results are as follows:

Porsche shop- "Yeah, we can do it for you. It'd run about $550 for labor. We have to add a premium for cars that old." When my heart started beating again, I thanked him and hung up.

VW shop #1- "We're not interested in doing that job at this time."

VW shop #2- "I know it's technically a Volkswagen, but we only work on real Volkswagens."

I've heard of NARP syndrome, but how about that? NARV?

Maybe I should have one of the 911 guys straighten these VW shops out! Guess I'll do it when I get back.