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Service schedule ......... :( ?

j..m

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Does anyone have the official breakdown of what comprises of a major & minor service ? :)

I spoke to a Seat dealer today & he was seriously sketchy on facts ........ Other than it will cost between £160 & £250 for them to get their grubby mitts on it .......

Anyways mine needs a 10K service (Think its done about 12K :( ) anyways what bits are scheduled for changing ? :shrug:

I deal with main dealers quite frequently & I find the ones that have the "FBI" style "If I told you I'd have to kill you" attitude are usually ........... Lets just say Poor :funk:
 
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10k on any of the engines will be oil and filter change, pollen filter and a quick butchers round the car.

Is your warranty still intact having gone that far over the service interval? :confused:

Depending on the age of the car you could need either an 'oil change service' or an inspection service -

Oil service - just oil and filter change - every 10k or 1 year

Inspection service - as above plus butchers round car - every 20k or 1 year

So, if you're a high miler - like I was (21k in 11 months!), then you'll only need a il change, if the car's a year old - inspection.

Hope that helps!
 

j..m

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Engine ......... Hmmm err Its a 1400 Sport I think ........ Well its deffinately a sport ........ pretty sure its 1400 ............ As its marketed as a sport its a poor attempt :(

As far as the warranty goes ....... Umm I only keep em fer 2 years anyways ..... So I'm none too stressed :D

Oh the lil spanner & "Insp" has just lit up ........... Gonna have to kill that somehow ;)
 

loonymoon

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I'm just up tfor the 20k service on my 1.4. SEAT in Cheshunt quoted £315 ish as it also includes a sheduled brake fluid change (does this sound right??). I managed to get them to agree to do it for £270. Still pricey though.

I beleive that the aircon may need a service at this interval too, but not sure on that . I don't think the above price includes that.
 
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A brake fluid change is recommended every two years - so if you're on average mileage then that's about right. Generally aircon service is not included in dealer services as far as I know
 

loonymoon

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A brake fluid change is recommended every two years - so if you're on average mileage then that's about right. Generally aircon service is not included in dealer services as far as I know

yes you're probably right the air-con (con) would be extra!!

glad to see you've joined us very rare extreme blue clan Leigh... how you finding it? Gotten used to the colour yet.

Personally I LOVE it. It's different!
 
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TBH I've only driven it twice! I've also just bought a shed of an Escort for £375 to keep me going until we move house and only need one car. Until then my fiancée's driving the Leon.

There were two Leon's I was looking at - ours and one in Eclipse Blue. Must admit I prefered the Eclipse, but this one was in much better nick. It is growing on me though - still think I'd have a red one given the choice mind!
 

loonymoon

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TBH I've only driven it twice! I've also just bought a shed of an Escort for £375 to keep me going until we move house and only need one car. Until then my fiancée's driving the Leon.

There were two Leon's I was looking at - ours and one in Eclipse Blue. Must admit I prefered the Eclipse, but this one was in much better nick. It is growing on me though - still think I'd have a red one given the choice mind!

It is a grower, sometimes I look at it and think "damn it's bright" but then I've seen other cars that are actuall brighter blue. this one is just very very BLUE!!! I didn't really have a choice on the colour when I bought mine. But I'm pleased with it now. The only thing is that being a block colour (not metallic) it shows up all the tiny scratches and blemishes when you look close. I guess any block colour does this too.

Anyhow. enjoy it when you do get to drive!;)
 
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