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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: AlanD on 06 December 2008, 13:29
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Car is booked in on 16th to find out why my car is leaking coolant, service light came saying needs doing in 900 miles. Phoned up VW to add the service aswell as I might aswell get it done while its there.
My car is on LongLife (I KNOW I KNOW, shut it ok) and this will be 2nd service it get (38k) and they have given me a price of £330. I have no idea how much these services cost. That is a pretty steep price, can anyone confirm that I'm not getting mugged off here please. Cheers.
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what do they do for the 40K service? does that include plugs etc??
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you are getting mugged.
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think thats alot for any service why not try out a vw specialist must be able to do better :shocked:
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:shocked: :shocked: that seems alot for that mileage, i will ring my local dealer on monday mate and find out how much they charge, you'd expect that kind of cost at 80K where they do everything inc valet the car!!! according to all reports that isnt even run in at that mileage!
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is it dsg because thats on the service at 40 k isn it also plug change etc
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you are getting mugged.
he is not wrong :shocked: pants down
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No its not DSG. I shall be phoning them up Monday morning. Thanks for the replies.
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Having spoke to several VW Stealers that is in fact the going rate (well, in London anyway) for a car on 40k as the 40k is a major service. You have been warned.
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what work is being done for that money?
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mine was £285 for the 40 thou service and £160 for the DSG malarky.
they may be including the brake fluid replacment in that price, this needs changing every 2 years.
they dont do the plugs and filters till 60thou.
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so they do f**k all really. what a con.
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No idea whats actually being done. I just asked for the price from several local / loaclish dealers which all came out the same. One dealer offerd to slash 10% off so would do it for £300 but I already have it booked up in Croydon for warrenty work so wasnt really worth the hassle of changing it.
Yes its a con :(
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I got a 55k service done for £278 which included, all filters changed, spark plugs and longlife oil as opposed to the normal T&D oil.
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I got a 55k service done for £278 which included, all filters changed, spark plugs and longlife oil as opposed to the normal T&D oil.
so about £50 worth of parts then
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I got a 55k service done for £278 which included, all filters changed, spark plugs and longlife oil as opposed to the normal T&D oil.
so about £50 worth of parts then
No, its not a Mk2. The longlife oil itself is quite expensive.. around the £50-60 mark I think. I don't understand why you're so concerned anyway as you don't own a Mk5 GTI.
Send a letter to VW UK HQ if you're so concerned at the prices. :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
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Labour per hour is crazy. I think my local garage is 45 to 50 quid an hour. Thats where they make the killing.
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I got a 55k service done for £278 which included, all filters changed, spark plugs and longlife oil as opposed to the normal T&D oil.
so about £50 worth of parts then
No, its not a Mk2. The longlife oil itself is quite expensive.. around the £50-60 mark I think. I don't understand why you're so concerned anyway as you don't own a Mk5 GTI.
Send a letter to VW UK HQ if you're so concerned at the prices. :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
To be fair he's right, long life oil is probably a rip off. What makes it different?
I bet if you rang and booked a MKII 16v in for a 40K service it would be the same price.
Nick
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No, its not a Mk2. The longlife oil itself is quite expensive.. around the £50-60 mark I think. I don't understand why you're so concerned anyway as you don't own a Mk5 GTI.
Send a letter to VW UK HQ if you're so concerned at the prices. :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
aye £50 for 50 litres of the stuff at trade prices.
a fool and his money are easily parted.
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Can we all get it at trade price?
I think not :rolleyes:
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It's a 20k+ car, the servicing is fairly reasonable. When in 18 years time or so you can buy one for 1k and service it with 'bargins' off da bay - go for it.
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It's a 20k+ car, the servicing is fairly reasonable. When in 18 years time or so you can buy one for 1k and service it with 'bargins' off da bay - go for it.
you could service it yourself with genuine or equivalent parts for a fraction of the price.
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I would say most dealers charge healthy for servicing these days . A lot of motor manus should do the mini tlc thingy for £100 covers you for 3 years.Or take out VW service plan for 3 years i took that on the mk4 gti and they gave me back £500 at the end as my car hadn't had much done do it in the 3 years of ownership.
As for servicing a car yourself these days good luck, out in your drive or road doing an oil change feck that, getting the tools for spark plug removal etc. cars these days are built so that your novice will take them to the dealerships instead of all the hassle of doing it yourself.
If you can afford to buy a 20k+ car you can afford to pay £200 to have it serviced.
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I would say most dealers charge healthy for servicing these days . A lot of motor manus should do the mini tlc thingy for £100 covers you for 3 years.Or take out VW service plan for 3 years i took that on the mk4 gti and they gave me back £500 at the end as my car hadn't had much done do it in the 3 years of ownership.
As for servicing a car yourself these days good luck, out in your drive or road doing an oil change feck that, getting the tools for spark plug removal etc. cars these days are built so that your novice will take them to the dealerships instead of all the hassle of doing it yourself.
If you can afford to buy a 20k+ car you can afford to pay £200 to have it serviced.
But in 10 years time when people like me will own them I will have to service it myself.
Nick
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Read the how to on getting the engine cover of now then :grin:
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so they do f**k all really. what a con.
He's right, main dealer servicing is an absolute piss take. Only useful for keeping the warranty sweet.
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I would say most dealers charge healthy for servicing these days . A lot of motor manus should do the mini tlc thingy for £100 covers you for 3 years.Or take out VW service plan for 3 years i took that on the mk4 gti and they gave me back £500 at the end as my car hadn't had much done do it in the 3 years of ownership.
As for servicing a car yourself these days good luck, out in your drive or road doing an oil change feck that, getting the tools for spark plug removal etc. cars these days are built so that your novice will take them to the dealerships instead of all the hassle of doing it yourself.
If you can afford to buy a 20k+ car you can afford to pay £200 to have it serviced.
Dont get me wrong, I will pay it and not try and cut corners, just didn't expect it to be that much is all. And its more than £200 btw :)
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Aye it ranges between £200 & £2++.My 1st service was £200 but they gave me a winter pack, screen wash, de-icer and top up oil incl. Not much granted
I try and get them to do other things like fix something i have broken :embarassed: helps me sleep lol.Once the car is 3yrs old it will drop to my tuner who does Vag servicing too.
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What is the long life servicing and why is it sooo bad?
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The search the button is your friend ! - http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=65779.0
This place is like the wikipedia on Golfs. If you do an advance search on any topic I bet you it has been talked about or there is info regarding it.
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The search the button is your friend ! - http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=65779.0
This place is like the wikipedia on Golfs. If you do an advance search on any topic I bet you it has been talked about or there is info regarding it.
thanks, will try and remember to use the search function :embarassed:
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No, its not a Mk2. The longlife oil itself is quite expensive.. around the £50-60 mark I think. I don't understand why you're so concerned anyway as you don't own a Mk5 GTI.
Send a letter to VW UK HQ if you're so concerned at the prices. :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
aye £50 for 50 litres of the stuff at trade prices.
a fool and his money are easily parted.
why is this guy so concerned about where we spend our money?
one thing the OP will get from the main dealer that he wouldnt get from an independant is a software update.
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thanks, will try and remember to use the search function :embarassed:
Didnt mean it in a horrible way. Just trying to inform :)
And duffy, dont mind sharpie, his a total bellend :rolleyes:
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And duffy, dont mind sharpie, his a total bellend :rolleyes:
Don't you think you're being a bit too forgiving to Sharpie? :grin: A much worse, but accurate description comes to my mind. :evil: However, being Christmas and all, I suppose we need to be a bit charitable... anyone care to chip in for the 'I need me a Mk5 GTI' fund for Sharpie? :smiley:
I thought not :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
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No, its not a Mk2. The longlife oil itself is quite expensive.. around the £50-60 mark I think. I don't understand why you're so concerned anyway as you don't own a Mk5 GTI.
Send a letter to VW UK HQ if you're so concerned at the prices. :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
aye £50 for 50 litres of the stuff at trade prices.
a fool and his money are easily parted.
why is this guy so concerned about where we spend our money?
one thing the OP will get from the main dealer that he wouldnt get from an independant is a software update.
the OP was greeting about being taken up the ass for servicing costs, so not just me.
to be honest you've already wasted ~£20k on what's essentially a family hatchback so another £300 servicing won't make any odds.
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Your on form this week SHARPie keep up the good work. :tongue:
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Why does this Sharpie guy continually slag off anyone with a question etc about a mk5 gti, is he just a knob??
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Jealousy, bless him.
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Alan ring loads of dealers and LIE about how much they've quoted you. Knocked £40 off my GF's service for her Fiesta + a coolant change and brake fluid change for free!
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well my local garage does my oil change for 25.00 plus a set of plugs for 15.00 so being a tight scot not bad the stealers wont rip me off :laugh:
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way back to the original post
are you actualy leaking coolant or is it just the display bong warning telling you it's low
the MK4 expansion tanks/water bottles did this often particularly on frosty mornings
probably no need to worry if it's not actualy low
a new expansion tank for the MK4 was only £9 and not a major job even DIY
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way back to the original post
are you actualy leaking coolant or is it just the display bong warning telling you it's low
the MK4 expansion tanks/water bottles did this often particularly on frosty mornings
probably no need to worry if it's not actualy low
a new expansion tank for the MK4 was only £9 and not a major job even DIY
He's actually losing alot of coolant!
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Yeah, losing about a liter of coolant a month and have to drive around with some spare coolant (which is almost run out, luckyily shes on Tueday). Deffinalty a problem there :(
This is a MK5 btw, not a MK4 . . . ?
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so they do f**k all really. what a con.
He's right, main dealer servicing is an absolute piss take. Only useful for keeping the warranty sweet.
I hope people realise this is not the case. Warranties have to be honoured as long as the work is carried out by a competant garage using OEM parts. Why pay main dealer prices, put up with their poor customer service, and even lack of technical knowledge of their own product? Use an independent specialist that someone recommends to you.
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so they do f**k all really. what a con.
He's right, main dealer servicing is an absolute piss take. Only useful for keeping the warranty sweet.
I hope people realise this is not the case. Warranties have to be honoured as long as the work is carried out by a competant garage using OEM parts. Why pay main dealer prices, put up with their poor customer service, and even lack of technical knowledge of their own product? Use an independent specialist that someone recommends to you.
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thatz jus jellusy cus u aint got a mk5 innit
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defo needs looked at by the dealer for warranty claim if it's losing coolant
i know it's a MK5 you have but there has been other reported incidents on other forums of the same false warning of low coolant during cold snaps on the MK5
also read that dealers are changing corroded radiators on some MK5s
hope you get it sorted
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so they do f**k all really. what a con.
He's right, main dealer servicing is an absolute piss take. Only useful for keeping the warranty sweet.
I hope people realise this is not the case. Warranties have to be honoured as long as the work is carried out by a competant garage using OEM parts. Why pay main dealer prices, put up with their poor customer service, and even lack of technical knowledge of their own product? Use an independent specialist that someone recommends to you.
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I know thats the theory, and the law in fact but I've heard of a number of people whoose dealers snubbed them when it came to warranty claims as they had not had the service done to the required standard. Then its up to you as the customer to prove otherwise / take them to court etc etc. Assed with that.