Got my 3 year service at the weekend.
Cost me £85. I thought this was pretty reasonable. How does it compare with the rest of the country?
sounds like a bargain for an oil change at VW
is the 3 year service JUST an oil change?
sounds like a bargain for an oil change at VW
is the 3 year service JUST an oil change?
Theres alot more to Just an oil change on a car thats 3 years old!. If its £50 for longlife oil, £35 labour approx, wheres the Vat or oil filter, air filter, oil disposal charge and Brake fluid change , and all other bits that a car generally gets checked for an yearly service.
first theres people wanting " cheap " tyres on a 5, now they are wanting cheap servicing - next they will want cheap missing bhp searches too :wink:or maybe having to run 2 cars instead of one reliable daily :lipsrsealed:
£85!!, what did they do to it?? stand back and admire it FFS!!. The Longlife oil is nearly £50 on its own!!, they must of used crap oil to get price to that. Get that stuff out of the engine. Change your service regime , a yearly check for £85 , shocking. Brake fluid change is required if the car is older then a late Reg 56 plate. Was changed on newer cars due to the type of fluid fitting in factory.
Brake fluid service is £62 on its own. :shocked:
Expect to Pay around £175-£225 (not including brake fluid change) for 3rd year service. 4th year is the biggy
£85!!, what did they do to it?? stand back and admire it FFS!!. The Longlife oil is nearly £50 on its own!!, they must of used crap oil to get price to that. Get that stuff out of the engine. Change your service regime , a yearly check for £85 , shocking. Brake fluid change is required if the car is older then a late Reg 56 plate. Was changed on newer cars due to the type of fluid fitting in factory.
Brake fluid service is £62 on its own. :shocked:
Expect to Pay around £175-£225 (not including brake fluid change) for 3rd year service. 4th year is the biggy
£85!!, what did they do to it?? stand back and admire it FFS!!. The Longlife oil is nearly £50 on its own!!, they must of used crap oil to get price to that. Get that stuff out of the engine. Change your service regime , a yearly check for £85 , shocking. Brake fluid change is required if the car is older then a late Reg 56 plate. Was changed on newer cars due to the type of fluid fitting in factory.
Brake fluid service is £62 on its own. :shocked:
Expect to Pay around £175-£225 (not including brake fluid change) for 3rd year service. 4th year is the biggy
And tell me why a £175 service is better than a £125 service, when it's to the same standards? :nerd:
£85!!, what did they do to it?? stand back and admire it FFS!!. The Longlife oil is nearly £50 on its own!!, they must of used crap oil to get price to that. Get that stuff out of the engine. Change your service regime , a yearly check for £85 , shocking. Brake fluid change is required if the car is older then a late Reg 56 plate. Was changed on newer cars due to the type of fluid fitting in factory.
Brake fluid service is £62 on its own. :shocked:
Expect to Pay around £175-£225 (not including brake fluid change) for 3rd year service. 4th year is the biggy
All based on fact, obviously
Well after having 3 more Mk5's then you Mew, then perhaps a touch more possibly :rolleyes:
Your point for that remark is what?? . I havent got a clue what a mk1 or 2 is to service, and thats why i dont waste peoples time in your owned car section.
My Pleasure :wink:
Well after having 3 more Mk5's then you Mew, then perhaps a touch more possibly :rolleyes:
Irrelevant, but thankyou for sharing that.
Your point for that remark is what?? . I havent got a clue what a mk1 or 2 is to service, and thats why i dont waste peoples time in your owned car section.
Personally , i would seek advise from someone that could explain the different grades and whether using 502 oil is suitable.
great link and Fully explained. :smiley: cheers RhysPersonally , i would seek advise from someone that could explain the different grades and whether using 502 oil is suitable.
or people could search the forum to find This Thread (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=65779)
:nerd:
great link and Fully explained. :smiley: cheers RhysPersonally , i would seek advise from someone that could explain the different grades and whether using 502 oil is suitable.
or people could search the forum to find This Thread (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=65779)
:nerd:
Seems that oil does need to be changed and car service more regularly.
One of the VW standards for conventional (non-LongLife) Time and Distance servicing for petrol engines is 502.00. This is usually a fairly high spec fully synthetic oil, normally 5W40.
Yes the Longlife (more expensive stuff will last as long as 2 years instead of the old spec 502, which they say was used on Time and distance.
Im of time and distance, but i specified Longlife oil on my TD service , and its a better quality oil.
:cool:
Keep on topic chuffty :wink:
oh phil,Arh yes, theres life outside this forum :wink:
thats older than the mk2 i own as a project :kiss:
think you must have missed it when you were on your " break " :wink:
Keep on topic chuffty :wink:
£85!!, what did they do to it?? stand back and admire it FFS!!.
The Longlife oil is nearly £50 on its own!!, they must of used crap oil to get price to that.
Brake fluid service is £62 on its own. :shocked:
Expect to Pay around £175-£225 (not including brake fluid change) for 3rd year service.
4th year is the biggy
I think this is the biggest response to a post I've had on here, quite a debate going on :shocked:
It was Advantage VW in Stirling that done the service for me. (Closest one to me)
I think that the oil used was Quantum and VW502 (only had a quick look)
I went into my dealer about a week before my service was due to get a litre of oil as it needed topping up. My dealer used to supply Quantum gold whenever I went in for oil. The guy went round the back and came out with a 5L tub. Thinking he had misheard me I said it was only a litre I was looking for. His reply was that I could have the 5L for free as they were no longer allowed to sell Quantum as it had been superseeded.
Sure enough on the receipt for the service it showed that they had used Mobil 0W/30. I know TT was maintaining some time ago that Mobil wasn't properly accredited to the VW standard but I doubt my stealer would be giving oil away to make way for stuff that wasn't VW approved.
Perhaps the OP's service was cheap as they used their stock of Quantum but didn't charge him for it? Otherwise I'd be worried why they were using Quantum when other dealers are giving it away?
great link and Fully explained. :smiley: cheers RhysPersonally , i would seek advise from someone that could explain the different grades and whether using 502 oil is suitable.
or people could search the forum to find This Thread (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=65779)
:nerd:
Seems that oil does need to be changed and car service more regularly.
no worries but unless i'm mistaken that thread says 502 is fine for T&D servicingOne of the VW standards for conventional (non-LongLife) Time and Distance servicing for petrol engines is 502.00. This is usually a fairly high spec fully synthetic oil, normally 5W40.
I went into my dealer about a week before my service was due to get a litre of oil as it needed topping up. My dealer used to supply Quantum gold whenever I went in for oil. The guy went round the back and came out with a 5L tub. Thinking he had misheard me I said it was only a litre I was looking for. His reply was that I could have the 5L for free as they were no longer allowed to sell Quantum as it had been superseeded.
Sure enough on the receipt for the service it showed that they had used Mobil 0W/30. I know TT was maintaining some time ago that Mobil wasn't properly accredited to the VW standard but I doubt my stealer would be giving oil away to make way for stuff that wasn't VW approved.
Perhaps the OP's service was cheap as they used their stock of Quantum but didn't charge him for it? Otherwise I'd be worried why they were using Quantum when other dealers are giving it away?
Are you sure that it wasn't Mobil ESP 5w30, because that is the only Mobil oil approved to LL standards?!
I went into my dealer about a week before my service was due to get a litre of oil as it needed topping up. My dealer used to supply Quantum gold whenever I went in for oil. The guy went round the back and came out with a 5L tub. Thinking he had misheard me I said it was only a litre I was looking for. His reply was that I could have the 5L for free as they were no longer allowed to sell Quantum as it had been superseeded.
Sure enough on the receipt for the service it showed that they had used Mobil 0W/30. I know TT was maintaining some time ago that Mobil wasn't properly accredited to the VW standard but I doubt my stealer would be giving oil away to make way for stuff that wasn't VW approved.
Perhaps the OP's service was cheap as they used their stock of Quantum but didn't charge him for it? Otherwise I'd be worried why they were using Quantum when other dealers are giving it away?
Are you sure that it wasn't Mobil ESP 5w30, because that is the only Mobil oil approved to LL standards?!
The invoice states Mobil 0w30... :sad:
The Quantum Synta Gold I was given for free was to 502.00 / 505.00 standard.