45k service VW Golf price?

Newcarneeded

Main dealer service for a VW Golf. 45k on the clock. Oil change and filter, pollen filter, spark plugs. Nothing else replaced.

Price €480 including VAT. Thought it was steep. Anyone else think this is an example of Rip off Ireland or am I grossly underestimating the skill and time involved in an oil change service?

old boy

if peeps keep paying they will keep charging

C.D.

I could have done that for you for <€120. The parts alone are <€60 (@ retail) and labour should be no more than an hour, half and a half max.

Just goes to show, main stealers are just that, I'd only ever get a service off them to keep up a manufacturer's warranty.

bazz26

VW main dealer servicing is known to be expensive. If the car is outside of warranty I would use a well recommended independant mechanic in future.

TomMc

Our Legacy cost EUR280 at the main dealer the other day for its 50K service.:D

The most recent 70K one on the 5-Series over 2 grand. Open wallet surgery.:eek:

Bluetonic

Newcarneeded wrote:

Main dealer service for a VW Golf. 45k on the clock. Oil change and filter, pollen filter, spark plugs. Nothing else replaced.

Price €480 including VAT. Thought it was steep. Anyone else think this is an example of Rip off Ireland or am I grossly underestimating the skill and time involved in an oil change service?

They are upfront about the charge, how could this be deemed a rip off?

scaldybelt

And all that for a junior apprentice!!!

I had my Passat serviced at a VW dealer in the UK (was living there) last summer for the 45k service.
They quoted me £350, by lunchtime it had gone up to £680 - and I had to take it back to them 3 weeks later for a 'warranty fix' on a brake fault!

A local mechanic back here this time around will be about €180 - and I trust him!

unkel

TomMc wrote:

The most recent 70K one on the 5-Series over 2 grand

That doesn't seem right even for an Inspection II. What work was done?

I've only once gone to a BMW dealer for a service and back then a standard oil service was £150, £250, £350 for 4 / 6 / 8 cylinder engines respectively iirc

Mayshine

Wow - thats nuts, thats why I do my own services now. Just did one two weeks ago, engine oil, oil filter, gearbox oil, differential oil and a pollen filter and replaced a rubber seal in the engine bay.

Cost €80 in parts and fluids and two hours of my time at the weekend, and I have plenty of the same topup oil lying around the garage.

With these saving, I can do the oil a filter change every 6 months and the other fluids every 12 month, for far less than the dealer and I don't have the inconvienience of having to get the car to the dealer and collect. And I don't have some honda junior apprentice asring with the S2000 also. I just keep the parts invoices and record the millage when I do it. I'll only take it to a dealer if a check engine light comes on or something that I cannot diagnose

Now with those saving I can get some nice 4/6 pot brakes soon aswell.

Jeez if any of you were my mates I'd do it for you for some beers.

How can BMW justify the price difference of 100 per 2 cylinders on an oil change is beyond me. I guess their logic is if you can affort a bigger engine, you'll pay more for a service. Nuts

If you are going for a simple fluid change service, bring your own oils and don't let the dealership charge you more money for poorer quality oils

Peace out

TomMc

unkel wrote:

That doesn't seem right even for an Inspection II. What work was done?

I've only once gone to a BMW dealer for a service and back then a standard oil service was £150, £250, £350 for 4 / 6 / 8 cylinder engines respectively iirc

Ned78 will tell you what new brake pads & discs for example add to the service bill of a 535d as I don't have the invoice close to hand. The first owner of the car had a heavy right foot ! I'm still in a state of shock.

whacker4fun

got a timing belt done and a fulll service for 420 and i thought that was steep!

Sandwich

Where? Thats sounds good?