Service costs - Post yours.

Praetorian

Please mention what work your garage (mechanic) did, and what model of car you had serviced.

I think I got a good deal myself recently.

02 Subaru Impreza Wrx

All the obvious bits, new oil / filters, + new wipers, + two new front break pads (good brand), tracking slightly adjusted

Total €290

Seth Brundle

My car ('97 523i) is currently wanting an Inspection II & an annual inspection - rough cost €1k @ dealer. Needless to say Im doing the bulk of it myself!

edit: this quote didn't include any 'out of the ordinary' parts required!

kdevitt

328ci at Joe Duffys

Oil Service with coolant change and pads

€814

bargain

bazz26

2003 Toyota Avensis 1.8 Luna

€149 inc VAT. Main Toyota Dealer.

Oil changed, Air filter, spark plugs, windscreen washer fluid and tyre pressure checked.

Gerry

1993 Nissan Sunny 1.4lx
Serviced by myself

Oil change, oil filter, air filter, coolant change, tyre pressures, fluids checked, clutch adjusted.

€50 - not too bad

CrowdedHouse

04 Audi A4 1.9 TDI

First service in May 05,really only Oil & Filter as only 5000 miles on it

€142 at main Audi dealer (M Moore Portarlington)

unkel

Full service. Oil (and lots of it), oil filter, pollen filter, rear brake pads, engine coolant and in a follow-up visit the PS fluid

€350 with trusted specialist for my '96 735iA V8

About a grand at the $tealers, but then they'll give it a wash and a hoover as well :rolleyes:

All parts used are always original BMW, not OEM

ds20prefecture

Services on our Škoda Octavia 1.6

55000 - €460 - Service + Timing belt & water pump - Shaws, Longford
45000 - €776 - Service + Air intake + brake discs - Phoenix
35000 - €400 - Service. - Autostation
25000 - €465 - Service + Rubber boot mat - Phoenix
18000 - €300 - Service - Kealy
9000 - €250 - Service - kealy

All main Škoda dealers. I've no records from Kealys, so that's from memory. Includes all parts. Shaw's labour charge is half that of any of the guys in Dublin.

useless

VW Golf MkIV 10k mile service. Oil, filter, wiper blades. Allegedly checked all fluids. 260 euro at Bradys Castleknock.
Would never have gone *near* a main dealer except for the fact that the car is still under warranty and I didn't fancy invalidating it. Will be doing the next service myself

jayok

12K mile service on Civic by Clonskeagh motors €190. Gets serviced every 12k miles, don't know how much the 24k service will be.

ando

Seat Leon TDI 110 €370 Full service + rear pads @ Tom Walsh motors in Baldoyle

css

99 avensis td, 120k timing belt change, new toyota brake pads, brake disc skim, €250 done by toyota mechanic..

60k timing belt change cost €350 at main stealers.

Seth Brundle

css wrote:

99 avensis td, 120k timing belt change, new toyota brake pads, brake disc skim, €250 done by toyota mechanic..

60k timing belt change cost €350 at main stealers.

I was not aware that a dealer would skim brake disks - I thought they all just replaced them if there was any concern

Enygma

Just got a quote from a VW dealers there of approx €1K for a MkIV Golf 55K miles.
Need the timing belt done.

Anyone know where I can get this done cheaper in Cork? Please PM, thanks!

ds20prefecture

Enygma wrote:

Just got a quote from a VW dealers there of approx €1K for a MkIV Golf 55K miles.
Need the timing belt done.

Anyone know where I can get this done cheaper in Cork? Please PM, thanks!

If the car is still in warranty (unlikely) you might prefer a main dealer. Check for prices outside the city (mallow, or Fermoy, for example)

Otherwise any competent mechanic with the appropriate equipment should be able to do it for less than €500. My Škoda 1.6 is the same engine as is used in the MkIV Golf, and was serviced, the timing belt changed and the water pump changed for €460 all in at a Škoda dealer in Longford. The quote for the service and timing belt in Dublin was €850!

css

kbannon wrote:

I was not aware that a dealer would skim brake disks - I thought they all just replaced them if there was any concern

Easy money for the dealers for less hassle then isn't it?

Avensis ones can be skimmed with no problems i was told. Had bad braking vibrations on the left hand front, so got the skim and new pads and it was back to normal.

a_ominous

Oil filter 10
Air filter 10
Brake pads 30
Oil 20
Plugs 20

Being able to do it yourself and not have your day wasted by a garage, priceless.

css

My usual service is as follows:

oil 18
filter 18
air filter 9

bazz26

Enygma wrote:

Just got a quote from a VW dealers there of approx €1K for a MkIV Golf 55K miles.
Need the timing belt done.

Anyone know where I can get this done cheaper in Cork? Please PM, thanks!

As already mentioned why not ring a couple of Skoda garages, they use the same parts anyway, they would hardly charge €1,000 for this. :eek:

MercMad

2003 CLK 200 KOMPRESSOR

Service A. €150.00 at 12,000 miles - Park Motors

Service B. €350.00 at 24,500 miles - Park Motors

I think currently you wont invalidate your warranty if you use genuine parts and have the work carried out by a competant garage. This main dealer / warranty thing is a thing of the past ! One of these new EU rules !