Gearbox Service

[ScottD3]

I contacted my local Audi dealer for a price on a few bits I want doing on the car but it raised more questions.

I asked them for a Interim Service and going by the site it should be £159 but they quoted me £250.58.
That's not a fixed price service or is it the fixed price service for a A8?

Next I asked for a AC service, they quoted £79 which is the same as the website, so all good there.

Last but not least and the main thing I want done, I asked them to change the oil and filter in the gearbox.
The came back with the line of "Its a sealed for life gearbox and we don't do that".

I read somewhere that they say this cause they don't know but I can't find the thread now.

Has anyone had their tiptronic gearbox serviced by Audi after they said its sealed for life?

I know of a couple of local gearbox places but I like the idea of keeping the Audi paperwork going and I'm happy to spend the money with them if they start getting their act together and stop being so ****e!!

I guess I could go to Swindon.