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Offline stevengeelan

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3 year (30000mile) service
« on: 04 August 2009, 22:40 »
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?
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Offline bacillus

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Re: 3 year (30000mile) service
« Reply #1 on: 04 August 2009, 22:43 »
What type of oil did they use?
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Re: 3 year (30000mile) service
« Reply #2 on: 05 August 2009, 11:41 »
I had a quote of £212 in london the other day for 3 year service.
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Re: 3 year (30000mile) service
« Reply #3 on: 05 August 2009, 12:08 »
Quote from: stevengeelan on 04 August 2009, 22:40
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?

For my 3 year I paid £140ish, less a 20% arnold clark manufacturer service voucher last week... took it to a VW franchise, spoke to the mechanic and he did a T&D service with the LL oil...

After discount it was about £118:- http://www.arnoldclark.com/images/servicing/pdfs/manu-serv-voucher.pdf
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Re: 3 year (30000mile) service
« Reply #4 on: 05 August 2009, 16:17 »
£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
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Offline Rhyso

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Re: 3 year (30000mile) service
« Reply #5 on: 05 August 2009, 16:25 »
sounds like a bargain for an oil change at VW

£50 of oil + half an hour's labour of approx £35 = £85

i'd want to know what they do for your £175 - £225 as to me that sounds like they are standing back and admiring it for that price!!

is the 3 year service JUST an oil change?
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Re: 3 year (30000mile) service
« Reply #6 on: 05 August 2009, 16:33 »
Quote from: Rhyso on 05 August 2009, 16:25
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.
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Re: 3 year (30000mile) service
« Reply #7 on: 05 August 2009, 16:38 »
Quote from: Phil Mcavity on 05 August 2009, 16:33
Quote from: Rhyso on 05 August 2009, 16:25
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.


could have been a special deal or they just used normal oil instead of longlife.  OP didn't state what type of oil was used

oil filters are less than a tenner, air filter less than £20 and brake fluid change YOU have to tell them you want it done so its quite easy to chop a few quid off.  Even more so if you do the work yourself  :smiley:
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Re: 3 year (30000mile) service
« Reply #8 on: 05 August 2009, 16:44 »
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:
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Re: 3 year (30000mile) service
« Reply #9 on: 05 August 2009, 16:46 »
Its all down here now on in.

Anyone know where I can find cheap brakes and cheap coilovers and a cheap cambelt replacement?
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