Price for VW service?

Thomas

Folks - was asked for E380 the other day for a service in a large well-known VW dealer for my 07 Golf. E200 for labour, E140 for various bits and pieces - wiper blades, oil, enviro charge etc + VAT.

Does this seem like robbery or is it the standard price to get that sought after dealer stamp?

Cheers,
Tom

Mycroft H

Depends for the work done...... For a simple oil change (wipers you can do your self) it seems expensive.

Go to your local non branded garage expect to save some euros

Anan1

Have you rung around a selection of garages for prices?

Neilw

Blackwater motors are do an all in price of 99euro's for a service, so yes your service sounds very expensive.

http://www.blackwatermotors.ie/UserFiles/F...Want_You_Ad.pdf

Anan1

That's only for 99-04 cars.

Neilw

Anan1 wrote: »

That's only for 99-04 cars.

Doh, still cheap all the same

-Chris-

I would have thought that's standard for a Dublin main dealer and a little expensive for a non-Dublin main dealer.
Going non-franchise would be cheaper again.

whiterebel

Blackwater have dropped their prices!!! €690 they quoted me 6 months ago for a Timing belt for a 99 Passat TDi, and €225 for a service.

PaddyFagan

Thomas wrote: »

Folks - was asked for E380 the other day for a service in a large well-known VW dealer for my 07 Golf. E200 for labour, E140 for various bits and pieces - wiper blades, oil, enviro charge etc + VAT.

It depends on which service and if it's petrol or diesel - sheehy motors (Naas & Carlow) have a price list on their web site - http://www.sheehymotors.ie/contentv3/index.cfm?fuseaction=page&pageID=15605

* This includes the standard service, but not wiper blades etc

As others have said non-franchised garages would be cheaper.

Paddy

LoveDucati2

Thomas wrote: »

Folks - was asked for E380 the other day for a service in a large well-known VW dealer for my 07 Golf. E200 for labour, E140 for various bits and pieces - wiper blades, oil, enviro charge etc + VAT.

Does this seem like robbery or is it the standard price to get that sought after dealer stamp?

Cheers,
Tom

Can you get us a breakdown of what they intend to do for that. Whats their labour charge ph.

Drummerboy08

LoveDucati2 wrote: »

Can you get us a breakdown of what they intend to do for that. Whats their labour charge ph.

Did you not read that post at all? It quite clearly says €200 for labour and €140 for parts + VAT.

cashmni1

Drummerboy08 wrote: »

Did you not read that post at all? It quite clearly says €200 for labour and €140 for parts + VAT.

You see, this is the problem with the trade (sometimes anyway). he just asked to get a full breakdown - meaning a price per item and how many hours were spent on the car. The OP said "for bits and pieces" and E200 for labour.
Just because you are in the trade and understand fully where the costs come from, does not mean that Johnny Blogg does.
All he asked for was a more detailed bill from the OP and you come out with the staement above.

Anyway, that was a high bill IMO.

LoveDucati2

cashmni1 wrote: »

You see, this is the problem with the trade (sometimes anyway). he just asked to get a full breakdown - meaning a price per item and how many hours were spent on the car. The OP said "for bits and pieces" and E200 for labour.
Just because you are in the trade and understand fully where the costs come from, does not mean that Johnny Blogg does.
All he asked for was a more detailed bill from the OP and you come out with the staement above.

Anyway, that was a high bill IMO.

Yes I would like exact parts and hourly labour quote please. I am mechanic too.

Thanks mate, Drummerboy seems to have nothing better to do than to follow my posts with stupid quotes and faces. I don't know what his problem is. Maybe I pissed him off previously.

emilyj

i have an 08 Golf Tsi and paid €360 for the 1st service last Sept. was thinking of going to Newry for the next service anyone done this?

Healyc

Price seems about norm for a service on a VW.

A couple of things have to be determined here before we go jumping down the throat of the dealership.

Which service was it?
Hope a longlife one at the price which means its filled with 5w40 (i think) and did it get plugs, fuel filter, pollen .......

How much were the wipers?
AFAIK they are dear enough genuine as there Aero blades

Most Garages especially VW ones have fixed pricing now for service work!

vectra

Maybe bring it to a SEAT garage?
Might be chaeper
Off topic.
I have a 08 SEAT Cordoba 1.4TDiS.
9.8k on the clock but the onboard system is telling me it needs a service ( 15k or 1 year)
is it vital to get it done after a year ??

Tipsy Mac

For a 1 year old car if you don't keep to the recommended service intervals you will invalidate your warrenty and resale values will suffer. Most people recommend an oil change every 12 months regardless of mileage.

vectra

Tipsy Mac wrote: »

For a 1 year old car if you don't keep to the recommended service intervals you will invalidate your warrenty and resale values will suffer. Most people recommend an oil change every 12 months regardless of mileage.

Cheers
It was only 1 yr old 2 weeks ago
will book it in so
How much would a 1st service cost anyway?
thanks

Thomas

Folks - as per my original post here's the breakdown from most expensive to least. BTW it's the cars second service - 40k km, 1.4 TSI Golf

FSER (presume full service) E189
3 x castrol oil E42
Filterelem x 2 E37
Wiperblade x 3 E45
Filter E10
Washer fluid E5

Various E15

VAT E46
Total approx E380

Tipsy Mac

Washer fluid €5, wtf, did they use Perrier water for it?

Drummerboy08

Thomas wrote: »

BTW it's the cars second service - 40k km, 1.4 TSI Golf

Not trying to go OT here, but is the service interval on a TSi Golf not 30,000kms?

delly

A chap in work got his 05 Golf serviced recently and had to get the timing belt changed. It cost him, wait for it..........€1,400!!

Drummerboy08

delly wrote: »

A chap in work got his 05 Golf serviced recently and had to get the timing belt changed. It cost him, wait for it..........€1,400!!

Wow.

Healyc

delly wrote: »

A chap in work got his 05 Golf serviced recently and had to get the timing belt changed. It cost him, wait for it..........€1,400!!

WTF most petrols and diesels are approx €600 main dealer inc water pump.

Is it a V6 golf or was there loads of service work inc in this?

LoveDucati2

Thomas wrote: »

Folks - as per my original post here's the breakdown from most expensive to least. BTW it's the cars second service - 40k km, 1.4 TSI Golf

FSER (presume full service) E189
3 x castrol oil E42
Filterelem x 2 E37
Wiperblade x 3 E45
Filter E10
Washer fluid E5

Various E15

VAT E46
Total approx E380

Jesus they robbed you.

It should be 20 minutes to change the oil and filters, 2 minutes for each wiper, 2 minutes for the washer fluid and €5 for water, what were the various of €15 for?

What is their labour charge per hour?
What else did they do, eg. brake check, suspension check?
3 litres of oil doesn't sound right!

emilyj

Drummerboy08 wrote: »

Not trying to go OT here, but is the service interval on a TSi Golf not 30,000kms?

Thats what I thought when I bought it but the service warning light came on before 15k

Mr.Diagnostic

LoveDucati2 wrote: »

Jesus they robbed you.

It should be 20 minutes to change the oil and filters, 2 minutes for each wiper, 2 minutes for the washer fluid and €5 for water, what were the various of €15 for?

What is their labour charge per hour?
What else did they do, eg. brake check, suspension check?
3 litres of oil doesn't sound right!

Do you have any idea of what is involved in doing this service as per the service schedule?
If yes, then you probably would not be asking, if no. then how can you comment on the labour content?

Drummerboy08

emilyj wrote: »

Thats what I thought when I bought it but the service warning light came on before 15k

I have one or two GT TSi golfs on fleet and according to a both a VW dealer and VW themselves, its thirty thousand.

Take a look at the audi long life service thread, it should be more or less the same as this case.

LoveDucati2

Mr.Diagnostic wrote: »

Do you have any idea of what is involved in doing this service as per the service schedule?
If yes, then you probably would not be asking, if no. then how can you comment on the labour content?

We are still waiting for the labour breakdown.

delly

Healyc wrote: »

WTF most petrols and diesels are approx €600 main dealer inc water pump.

Is it a V6 golf or was there loads of service work inc in this?

Your basic cheap as chips 1.4, and this was from a main dealer.

Mr.Diagnostic

LoveDucati2 wrote: »

We are still waiting for the labour breakdown.

The labour figure is there to be seen along with the parts costs. You even quoted it in your reply.

You commented that the poster was “robbed”. Based on what?

You are not waiting for a labour figure, you just dont want to answer the question. Wonder why?

rman2727

emilyj wrote: »

i have an 08 Golf Tsi and paid €360 for the 1st service last Sept. was thinking of going to Newry for the next service anyone done this?

I have an 07 140 TSi DSG and I got quoted €400 + for a second service from an independent dealer. I'm getting it done in a Volkswagen garage in Newry for £160

nogoodnamesleft

I do my own oil and filter servicing last time i did it was in November 2008. The parts for a 2003 1.9tdi 130bhp Passat from the Main VW Dealer broke down as follows:

75euro for 5 litres of 5w30 Helix Ultra Fully Synthetic (VW spec 507.00) - Extended interval oil 20,000mls
Paper Oil filter - 9euro odd
Air Filter - 22 euro
Pollen Filter - think it was about 15euro
Sump Plug - 1euro (VW recommend that you change it after each oil service)

Obviously labour was for free only some of my time :-)

frag4

rman2727 wrote: »

I have an 07 140 TSi DSG and I got quoted €400 + for a second service from an independent dealer. I'm getting it done in a Volkswagen garage in Newry for £160

my 1st service on a 07 GTI was 180e the 2nd service was 210e in Ennis .
Thought that was good value

ArphaRima

I think while there are wildly differing quotes for the same items fixed etc, the term "service" does not cover the description of what is actually done. I can "service" a car for a fiver. But what I would do or replace would not be the same as the manufacturers recommendation.

I will shop around in a month or two for the best quote for an official service as per the maintenance manual for my car.

LoveDucati2

Mr.Diagnostic wrote: »

The labour figure is there to be seen along with the parts costs. You even quoted it in your reply.

You commented that the poster was “robbed”. Based on what?

You are not waiting for a labour figure, you just dont want to answer the question. Wonder why?

To the OP

Please tell us how much the labour was an hour

LoveDucati2

nogoodnamesleft wrote: »

I do my own oil and filter servicing last time i did it was in November 2008. The parts for a 2003 1.9tdi 130bhp Passat from the Main VW Dealer broke down as follows:

75euro for 5 litres of 5w30 Helix Ultra Fully Synthetic (VW spec 507.00) - Extended interval oil 20,000mls
Paper Oil filter - 9euro odd
Air Filter - 22 euro
Pollen Filter - think it was about 15euro
Sump Plug - 1euro (VW recommend that you change it after each oil service)

Obviously labour was for free only some of my time :-)

So €122 in parts. I bet you did it in under a hour easily.

rman2727

Just to update you on the service I got done last Saturday in a Volkswagen garage in Newry.

Car: 07 Golf 140 TSi DSG
2nd Service:
Longlife Oil change [balance of oil left in the boot]
Pollen Filter change
Oil Filter change
Air filter change
and the usual sundries
Updated computer software [a recall that I was unawre of]

Price: £170 in total

They dropped me into Newry and picked me up when the car was ready. I also priced a Passat CC 2.0 Diesel GT spec, delivered to my door for €30,000 which included VAT and VRT and that was based on their list price with no discount.

I would highly recommend using this garage, very friendly and fastastic service.

vectra

rman2727 wrote: »

Just to update you on the service I got done last Saturday in a Volkswagen garage in Newry.

Car: 07 Golf 140 TSi DSG
2nd Service:
Longlife Oil change [balance of oil left in the boot]
Pollen Filter change
Oil Filter change
Air filter change
and the usual sundries
Updated computer software [a recall that I was unawre of]

Price: £170 in total

They dropped me into Newry and picked me up when the car was ready. I also priced a Passat CC 2.0 Diesel GT spec, delivered to my door for €30,000 which included VAT and VRT and that was based on their list price with no discount.

I would highly recommend using this garage, very friendly and fastastic service.

What garage is it?

rman2727

vectra wrote: »

What garage is it?

It's called P&R Motors in Newry

vectra

rman2727 wrote: »

They dropped me into Newry and picked me up when the car was ready. I also priced a Passat CC 2.0 Diesel GT spec, delivered to my door for €30,000 which included VAT and VRT and that was based on their list price with no discount.

Just out of interest,
I have a Primary medical Cert and as such am entitled to claim up to approx €9.5k on a car
How much would be reclaimable on this car €30k ??