Cars that are barely driven are probably the most in need of servicing. As I said, this car should be serviced at 18k miles rather than being left till 27k.....
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Cars that are barely driven are probably the most in need of servicing. As I said, this car should be serviced at 18k miles rather than being left till 27k.....
Tbh I think that's not the best deal.
I paid £120-130 for that service and got myself the full fat 36k service (@26k) including the tappets and brake fluid for about £260. The car is quieter and feels better to drive for having the tappets done.
I know I rabbit on about buying your own parts and getting the stealer to pricematch your local independent, but you really do save a great deal of money and you can get more work done on the car rather than just the bare minimum that the service schedule requires
Tbh I think that's not the best deal.
I paid £120-130 for that service and got myself the full fat 36k service (@26k) including the tappets and brake fluid for about £260. The car is quieter and feels better to drive for having the tappets done.
I know I rabbit on about buying your own parts and getting the stealer to pricematch your local independent, but you really do save a great deal of money and you can get more work done on the car rather than just the bare minimum that the service schedule requires
TBH - I think that it's a pretty reasonable deal in terms of my investment in the car, especially as some folk on here have been quoted in excess of £300 for the same service! At 14000 miles the tappets didn't need doing and by having yours done 10k miles earlier than recommended you're wasting the money you save by sourcing your own parts on having unnecessary work done, either the tappets are good for 36K miles or they're not? Incidentally my car also feels better after being serviced as you would expect - probably as a result of the fresh plugs, new oil etc!
IMO if you are going to quibble about the cost of servicing then perhaps you shouldn't be buying a new car???
Why should I spend money I don't need to though?
Also, people have been quoted in excess of £300 for the 2yr/36k service, not the 18k one.
Im seriously looking to opt out of my company car, wait for it, I sell Lexus and really fancy the little 500
The real shock for me was the saleaman telling me the first 10k service would set me back £279 and the 20k a whopping £479 !! Is this correct ??
Steve
Here is where people have been quoted £300 and above for the second 18K service. If you don't want to waste money then why have the full 36k service (inc tappets) done 10K miles early, unless there is a problem?
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The figures quoted are wrong. The £279 is for the 1yr 18k service and the £479 is for the 2yr 36k service.Here is where people have been quoted £300 and above for the second 18K service. If you don't want to waste money then why have the full 36k service (inc tappets) done 10K miles early, unless there is a problem?
Is the 1 yr 18K service any different to the 2yr 18K service?
Yes, brake fluid needs to be changed on the 2 year one (according to the service schedule) regardless of what the stealer says.
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Just got another quote for a service which is £10 cheaper, it includes all of the above too, only problem the garage is 30 miles away.
The lady broke it down to £103.00 for the labour and £109.00 for the parts why do they charge so much for parts?
I have seen in the forum that you can buy a service pack from Chris@souls for £57.50 a full £51.50 cheaper why? During this time of recession we need to save money and I think that this a good saver.
Will the garage still stamp my log book if I get the parts myself?
Yes.
Chris's parts pack doesn't include the oil, probably because of shipping complications. Go buy 4 litres of Castrol Edge 10W40, about £30 from ASDA last time I looked or a few pennies cheaper from Costco if you're a member.
Agreed. Chris's parts service is brilliant - I have used it and would recommend others to do so.
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Well.............. mine's just reappeared from the dealers [They pick up and deliver - that alone has got to be worth something].
£165 for 18k service [2nd Year @ 11,200m]. This was sans Pollen filter as it was deemed "serviceable" so that saved me approx £20.
Reasonably happy although nearly £200 quid is always going to sound like a lot for a service to me! - Probably a generation thing?
Small hiccup in as much as my service indicater was still flashing at the same amount as before it came back as "Serviced"?? - Gave 'em a bell and they're going to collect it next week and re-set it. They were honest enough to say it could of been an oversight on the tech's part - down side is - is he that complacent? - and why did he tick that he'd checked the roof mechanism? - Mines a fixed glass Lounge model.
So ............ all in all - not a bad experience. But it does leave you feeling that they have performed the bare minimum and rushed it at that.
PS............ my parts bill came to £57 and a noted £5.7 discount????
£165 for 18k service [2nd Year @ 11,200m]. This was sans Pollen filter as it was deemed "serviceable" so that saved me approx £20.
Reasonably happy although nearly £200 quid is always going to sound like a lot for a service to me! - Probably a generation thing?
Small hiccup in as much as my service indicater was still flashing at the same amount as before it came back as "Serviced"?? - Gave 'em a bell and they're going to collect it next week and re-set it. They were honest enough to say it could of been an oversight on the tech's part - down side is - is he that complacent? - and why did he tick that he'd checked the roof mechanism? - Mines a fixed glass Lounge model.
So ............ all in all - not a bad experience. But it does leave you feeling that they have performed the bare minimum and rushed it at that.
PS............ my parts bill came to £57 and a noted £5.7 discount????
Argh it's like all those thousands of posts where I've talked about how cheaply you can do your service just get ignored :bang:
For only oil, filters and spark plugs 200+ is highway robbery. Do what I did, buy your own parts, then go to an independent and ask what their labour rate is and ask the Fiat dealership whether they want to pricematch. Mine did. benefit is that over the 2 services I've paid for I've SAVED £310 on the prices that I was originally quoted.
My friend did exactly that and by taking their own oil, which they bought along with their groceries, got a 'low mileage' service for £44 inc VAT - which included supplying a genuine oil filter & cleaning the car inside & out
. FIAT main dealers will usually discount servicing costs substantially to avoid losing the business to an independent. They know that once you go elsewhere, it's unlikely you'll return, except for warranty work.
My friend did exactly that and by taking their own oil, which they bought along with their groceries, got a 'low mileage' service for £44 inc VAT - which included supplying a genuine oil filter & cleaning the car inside & out
FIAT main dealers will usually discount servicing costs substantially to avoid losing the business to an independent. They know that once you go elsewhere, it's unlikely you'll return, except for warranty work.
Nice. I always find the attitudes that people take to money as being strange. To me money is money and whilst I could afford to pay the full price, why would I not want to save that money to spend on other things? Then there are the people who don't ask a price and then when they put their card in the chip and pin machine they see something which is double what they were expecting to pay..... Then there are people on the forum who read my posts about paying x amount of pounds for a full fat 18k or 36k service and who seem to be willing to accept less servicing than the handbook suggests in an attempt to get the price down.
These people still end up paying more than me usually and if they do pay less, it's because the dealership have not serviced the car as per the service manual.
It really isn't that difficult. I must have spent maybe 5 minutes browsing this site and looking at the service book to see what quantities of stuff I needed. Then I spent about 20 minutes ordering stuff off shop4parts and ebay (plugs were a tiny bit cheaper on ebay).
Some people are going to get a real fright when they get to the 72k service and they're paying dealer prices for labour and parts on the tappets and timing belt. They'll also be unhappy when their dealer skips the brake fluid change and they get stung for the cost of a caliper or two, when the dealer says the timing belt is fine and it snaps leaving them stranded or when the dealer says "the tappets are fine" and they hear me drive past with my properly adjusted tappets and my engine sounds quieter and they complain that they're not geting anywhere near the mpg figures of my car because the dealer says the oil is fine or that the air filter doesn't need changing for the sake of a few quid.....
If dealers are charging nearly £500 for the 36k service which is tappets, filters, oil and brake fluid then I shudder to think what some people are going to pay for yet another hours labour on top of that and a timing belt. Wouldn't be surprised seeing some people with £700+ bills coming on here and whinging
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My friend did exactly that and by taking their own oil, which they bought along with their groceries, got a 'low mileage' service for £44 inc VAT - which included supplying a genuine oil filter & cleaning the car inside & out
FIAT main dealers will usually discount servicing costs substantially to avoid losing the business to an independent. They know that once you go elsewhere, it's unlikely you'll return, except for warranty work.
For '08 and '09 cars in the last year of the 'dealer' warranty 'wear and tear items' would be at the discretion of the dealer. If you have shown loyalty to a Fiat dealer in getting your car serviced they would be more inclined to be accommodating.
That's pretty much the only reason I've taken my car to the stealer so far. To be fair they're actually really good but my local independent will be a touch cheaper and it's within walking distance of the wifes work and our house
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Looks like I have been misinformed, my car needs a 18k 2 year service (It has already had a 1st year service) and the price they have quoted is unbelievable
£527.52 all in
£139.44 for parts
£387.83 for labour
Expensive!
£527.52 all in
£139.44 for parts
£387.83 for labour
Expensive!
Hi Jason,
That is b****** with a capital B!
Just like the clowns I spoke to previously who wanted to charge £450 for this same service.
The 18k one requires very little more than a low mileage service made in the first year, the difference being that spark plugs are changed and brake fluid changed.
I think they are trying to hoodwink you into agreeing to a 36k service on the basis it's two years old. It 100% isn't the scheduled 18k service though.
I have absolutely no idea what the hell they are proposing for nearly £400 labour, presumably you will be getting a new car instead?
Jeez, I wonder if there's any way to lower the costs of this, that said no one, QUITE LITERALLY NO ONE has ever had their 2nd year service any cheaper than that and no one has posted many many many many freaking times about how you can get your servicing done cheaper.
Oh where are the people who talk about getting their servicing done cheaper??????? WHERE ARE THEY!!!!!! THERE MUST BE SOMEONE!!!!!!
I honestly don't know why I ****ing bother sometimes :bang:
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Not likely, I have sent an email to another garage in the area to see if they can do it for me any cheaper.
I have done 14,000 miles and it will be due its 2nd year service in Sept, surely it does not warrant getting a 36,000 mile service?
There is no way on earth I am paying 4hrs labour for a service!
I have done 14,000 miles and it will be due its 2nd year service in Sept, surely it does not warrant getting a 36,000 mile service?
There is no way on earth I am paying 4hrs labour for a service!
