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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: simonkit on 04 January 2010, 16:53
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Just picking up a MK5 GTI this week & been offered a £299 deal for 2ys of servicing - can anyone tell me what typical servicing costs are for the 20,000 & 30,000 services ?
thanks
Simon
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I've just booked mine in at 68k miles for the big one (spark plugs etc) which I think is done on 30k as welll - thats £300 main dealer
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read the small print!
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read the small print!
There isn't any - it's just a small leaflet.... are you speaking from experience?
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Not had personal experience of fixed price servicing, bit I read on here that dealers can be sneaky as to what it includes. i.e. not brake fluid and I doubt any parts, could be wrong. normal oil and filter change is around £100-£160 anyway, depending where in the country you are. so £299 for 2 years isn't much of a bargain if it is just oil and filters, you are just giving them their money early.
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Just checked with local dealer - normal 20,000 mile service will be £170 so savings are quite small, don't think I'll bother, probably be able to call around & find a slightly cheaper price anyway
thanks
Simon
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Just checked with local dealer - normal 20,000 mile service will be £170 so savings are quite small, don't think I'll bother, probably be able to call around & find a slightly cheaper price anyway
thanks
Simon
Ask for it to be put on Time/Distance service regime & then you'll get more value for money.......... I really do think that 18-20K service intervals are not good for a car.
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Just checked with local dealer - normal 20,000 mile service will be £170 so savings are quite small, don't think I'll bother, probably be able to call around & find a slightly cheaper price anyway
thanks
Simon
Ask for it to be put on Time/Distance service regime & then you'll get more value for money.......... I really do think that 18-20K service intervals are not good for a car.
^^^^^^^ Agreed. Use the search function on the Longlife Vs Time & Distance arguments.
GTI's should be on T&D. :afro:
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I paid £120 for my oil & filter service, so unless it includes plugs + other filters for the 30k service it doesn't look like such a great deal. Is it 2 yrs or 20k miles? What if you do 40k in 2 yrs, do you get 4 services??
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Thanks all for the info...
I've already asked for the servicing to be on Time & Distance, don't like the idea of longlife personally. Regarding the "offer" I'm keeping my cash in my pocket until the service is due, I can always ring around for the most competitive price then
Simon
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I think its probably worth it if you need your 4 year / 40k (time and distance) service done as the cost of this one is approx £300 without the brake fluid change on its own. If its just the inbetweeners that are going to be needing done then as others have said, it isn't.
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Just had my 2nd service done on my ED30 @ my local VW dealer, I added the DSG oil change, all in for £392.
I thought the price was reasonable and In live in central London.
Marshmallow
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Just checked with local dealer - normal 20,000 mile service will be £170 so savings are quite small, don't think I'll bother, probably be able to call around & find a slightly cheaper price anyway
thanks
Simon
Ask for it to be put on Time/Distance service regime & then you'll get more value for money.......... I really do think that 18-20K service intervals are not good for a car.
^^^^^^^ Agreed. Use the search function on the Longlife Vs Time & Distance arguments.
GTI's should be on T&D. :afro:
Not too sure about that - I do around 16-18k miles a year... I think longlife is better for that kind of mileage
My previous BMW was serviced around every 18k miles and never missed a beat in the five years and 80k miles I owned her.
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Not too sure about that - I do around 16-18k miles a year... I think longlife is better for that kind of mileage
Read this and decide:-
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=65779 (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=65779)
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Having just done a little more digging around the www I found the service schedule for the GTI...
http://www.vw.com/dealer/MaintenanceSchedulesQuery.do?year=2006&engineCode=2.0FSI&carModel=GTI%20FSI&TEMPLATENAME=maintenanceComplete&output=print
I only do around 9000 miles/yr so the services I'm likely to need which the £299 deal will cover are the 20k & 30k (T&D) - the 20k according to the schedule includes spark plugs/pollen filter & brake fluid. Assuming the deal covers the cost of these items (I'll be checking!!) then I guess the 20K service isn't going to be far off £250 making the deal pretty good (2yrs servicing + 1st MOT for £299)
Obviously I need to know exactly what is & isn't included for the £299, I'll let everyone know once I've checked with the dealer when I collect the car
Simon
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Not too sure about that - I do around 16-18k miles a year... I think longlife is better for that kind of mileage
Read this and decide:-
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=65779 (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=65779)
I have done - and conclude that no one else on here does my kind of mileage, there is no way I am servicing my car every 5 months :D
A service every 16-18k miles I think is perfectly adequate for a modern day car.
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A service every 16-18k miles I think is perfectly adequate for a modern day car.
In general, ok. Yes I agree with you about your car being on the LL regime. Others wouldn't... :wink:
Still, nice to provoke some debate, eh? :evil:
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Indeed!
Of course - what would a forum be without some debate? :D
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Of course - what would a forum be without some debate? :D
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