Member Since: 18 Jul 2006
Location: Durham
Posts: 279
Sevice Cost
I've just been quoted £447 for a 24,000 mile second service on my car! How on earth can that be justified?
Most of the service is devoted to check and inspect items.
Changing the engine oil and filter, draining the Fuel filter and bunging in a pollen filter is not exactly rocket science is it? I do understand that it is a complex bit of kit - but my wife has an 3.0 Td Quattro and I have been quoted £277 for that.
Both prices were main dealers.
At least Dick Turpin wore a mask!
7th Mar 2008 4:26 pm
StuRox
Member Since: 16 Mar 2007
Location: Wherever the beaten track takes us
Posts: 637
Tell me about it, mine is due its first service, but by ringing around I saved £85 from the dearest quote of £335.00
A lot of pennies for not alot of work
7th Mar 2008 4:30 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72788
Shop around & beat them up for a price match. I got my 2nd service for £350 all incl, they did quote much higher (can't remember how much though ) Yeovil LR quoted £300 so that's a guage on what is a mega good price.
7th Mar 2008 4:36 pm
CFB
Member Since: 02 Dec 2005
Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
Posts: 6100
Does it have to be a LR dealer at this stage in the cars life?
ISTR that the law on warranty etc allows any garage to service it as long as they follow the correct schedule and use OE parts. Maybe a local LR specialist (non-franchised) could do it for a lot less. Many have the diagnostic systems for the software etc.
At low mileage all they probably do is oil change and inspect brakes etc.2020 BMW X1 18d XDrive X-Line Auto
7th Mar 2008 4:51 pm
TonyH
Member Since: 01 Mar 2006
Location: Market Drayton, Shropshire
Posts: 211
Had a second service last week at Stratstone..........£465.01!*Disco3 7-seat Auto
March 2006
Zermatt silver
*Disco TD5 GS Manual
2001
Epson Green
108,000 miles without a single problem
*Disco TD200 Manual
1993
Bonatti Grey
55,000 trouble-free miles
*Various company cars, no comparison
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) Yeovil LR quoted £300 so that's a guage on what is a mega good price.
