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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: ub7rm on 24 March 2010, 17:20
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Whilst looking for a place to do an oilchange on the girlies polo I came accross this
http://www.national.co.uk/oil-vehicle-search.aspx
They reckon Catrol Edge is the most suitable for a 1.2 polo :rolleyes: but at that price I'm not arguing, £30.60. Its also the same price for a GTI :cool:
Just a heads up incase someone wants to do a home service but hasn't got access to do the oil themselves :smiley:
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Nice one :afro:
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To ub7rm,
Have you actually done this at £30.60...can't believe this price. Is this really for a maximum of 7 litres (as per website) plus filter plus labour. There is a national at the bottom of Market Street.
Specialist Cars quoted me £12 per litre for the oil only...and Halfords online want £45 for 4 litres, again oil only. Something not adding up here.
Please advise if and when done.
Many thanks,
Billy
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I will be booking the polo in for this to be done next weekend, but you book it in online and then just turn up. I hear what you're saying ... if its too good to be true and that but if its a mistake and I've already paid for it before I get there I don't see what they can do.
Speccy's wanted £149 to change the oil in the polo. Which I very much grudge paying given it does about 4000 miles a year. Will do the other stuff myself :smiley:
If you are looking to buy the oil only, Costco works out cheap per l but I think you have to buy 4 x 4l tubs ...
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remember to print off your 10% off voucher from the special offers page on the national website...oil change for £27...bargain...!!!
have you ever used Bavarian Auto Works or the place out towards Westhill...?
regards,
Billy
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I've used them in the past for our Golf (Mk4) GTI and current BMW. They used the correct spec Castrol Edge oil each time. Good price and service but take your own sump seal as they re-use the old one.
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remember to print off your 10% off voucher from the special offers page on the national website...oil change for £27...bargain...!!!
have you ever used Bavarian Auto Works or the place out towards Westhill...?
regards,
Billy
Yeah, certainly seems too good to be true...
I used bavaria to do the timing belt on my mk4 and had a pretty poor experience to be honest, they replumbed the fuel lines wrong and somehow overpressurised the fuel tank, causing the vent on the filler tank to act like a fountain and about 10l of petrol to get dumped all over the road, car and more worryingly was spraying about the engine bay too as that line couldn't take the pressure. I was very lucky not to be incinerated and wouldn't trust them with a wheelbarrow. That said
As for Volkscentre I used them, again on the mk4, to change a window reg and they did a good job.
I found that their quote for a 40k service on my mk5 was actually more expensive than speccys so they seem pretty expensive for an indy ...
Are you in the city or shire? :smiley:
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I'm in the city. Just had my first mot done at specialist on Monday...passed with flying colours.
As an aside I asked about re-aligning my driver's door as slight water ingress when heavy rain...quoted me £95 per hour labour...luckily only took 30 minutes...but nearly had a heart attack at that rate.
Warranty runs out in July so will probably stick with the stealers and then shop around...but if bavaria and volkscentre can't compete on quality or price may need to stay with specialist.
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Yeah its pretty frightening what they charge.
In fairness Bavaria have a really good reputation so what happened with me was probably a one off but its enough to put me of using them again.
And as for volkscentre, didn't help that speccys were doing an offer on brake fluid change and ac service at the time... Speccy's do price match though so always worth getting a quote from others.
C&D Auto's in Banchory are supposed to be ex VAG guys and are really competitive but they are too far out of my way.
Got a voucher to do my timing belt for £300 from speccy's vs ~£500ish again from Volkscentre so they win again on that one ...
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This would appear to be a stunning offer!
Does it definately include the filter and fitting?
If so it could be the deal of the year.
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Right...I have just spoken to the horse's mouth...my local National in Aberdeen.
The price includes labour, oil and filter...and you can also take the 10% off voucher with you...all in cost of £27.54.
However, there may be a minimal charge (£5-ish) if an undertray needs to be removed.
However, no promise or knowledge of how long this price will last.
Do you think a main dealer would price match...haha!!!
Regards,
Billy
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Oh come on, how are they going to change the oil without removing the undertray? Sounds like they might add a few extras in as well.... "Sorry sir, we had to change all 4 tyres as they were illegal and we've already disposed of the old ones"
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Yes I would agree that they will be looking over the car for other bits that need doing (tyres, brakes etc).
Ultimately they are not allowed to do additional work without your authority so you can just tell them to s0d off.
There is nothing to stop you from removing the undertray yourself before you go down there for the oil change.
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found this Service Promise on VW website -
http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/owners/service-promise/like-for-like
"We promise to match any like-for-like written quote for service, maintenance and repair using Volkswagen Genuine Parts ® from any garage within 5 miles. It's that simple".
Do you think this will cover a basic oil and filter change...?
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^^
Don't ask you don't get. Though when I asked about their price matching a good few months ago they did say "within reason" :rolleyes:
At that price you can expect to get some 'advice' about your tyres, suspension, exhaust, alignement ... battery and whatever else they sell, but as said you just tell them to change the oil and be quiet.
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I wonder if they will just give me the oil and filter for that price so i can give it to my specialist when the car is serviced??
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I wonder if they will just give me the oil and filter for that price so i can give it to my specialist when the car is serviced??
:laugh: Let me know how it goes :lipsrsealed: