Car Servicing Costs in Ireland

brokenbad · 02-02-2023 3:37pm #1

God be the days when you could get a full service done on your car for €120........

Brought my 2016 Rav4 Diesel to a garage for a full service last month - cost €310 although that also included fitting new rear brake pads.

Hate to see what the main dealerships are charging if independent garages are now looking charging the above?

DoctorEdgeWild · 02-02-2023 3:41pm

My local independent here in the UK is £55 an hour labour. (he is particularly good at old cars which is what I usually have) Just to give you an idea to compare with across the water. I source the parts myself as they are hard to get and makes life easier for him.

kippy · 02-02-2023 5:16pm

It really depends what the service includes. Theres different parts/consumables required at different service intervals.

310 with brakes isn't a standard' service.

That said. I've 15 year old diesel car and service cost is around the 200 euro mark. Sometimes less depending on consumables replaced.

Anything to do with a car is not cheap nowadays.

Whatwicklow · 03-02-2023 7:46am

Full service plus rear brakes for €310 wouldn't be bad, it's over €140 for the cheapest parts online. Stick some overhead on that and it's hard to see where the garage makes a buck

Fighting Tao · 03-02-2023 8:17am

Got a full service on a 2019 2L Skoda Superb done yesterday for €200. Nothing extra that warranted a call to check if price was ok was required. I thought it was a good price from a good independent garage.

I’ll be leaving the 1L petrol Citigo in next week for a full service and will add the cost here too.

Tech_Head · 03-02-2023 9:04am

2016 Ford Fiesta - 7 Year Service coming up and set price of €170 at main dealer. Brake pads etc will be extra if required but this is pretty reasonable to me.

User1998 · 03-02-2023 7:52pm

My mechanic charges €35 for a full service if I bring my own parts. So it works out around €75 or so

gussieg · 03-02-2023 7:54pm

That's a rare diamond

StrawbsM · 03-02-2023 7:57pm

2014 insignia serviced today. Cost 370 which included rear brake pads which were 145 supply & fit. Used Opel main dealer

Fighting Tao · 13-02-2023 3:34pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120195031#Comment_120195031

Citigo was €150 for a full service.

antodeco · 14-02-2023 9:15pm

As a someway link to this thread, anyone recommend a good mechanic in the Lucan/Ballyfermot area? I've given up on my usual guy as he hasn't been responding to any calls/messages and had one of my cars for over nearly 2 months last time.

Car Servicing Costs in Ireland

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