1st year service

[Gunwande]

i read an article in what car or some other general mag, they rang round a load of local vag garages and got the service for a seat done at a skoda dealership for just above £100 they also recomended things like taking your own oil cause its cheaper etc.. One guy even recommended having your car service at the time of a driving holiday in France as they are really cheap abroad. Not that its the most practical of options.

 

[unitzero]

would an audi dealership work?
EDIT: they told me they only work on audi's

 

[Densley2387]

HA HA!!!!! you met laura and vince then

Think she used to work in my local CO OP too!!!

 

[INSIDER]

yes she used to work in a coop im sure she used to be in customer service i think. when did you buy your car

 

[Densley2387]

got the car on Valentines day for myself, didnt get it from Francis though. saved a fair wack getting it from where i did.

 

[unitzero]

I found out that these guys are just 5 mins up the road from me:http://www.justvwaudi.co.uk/

They are doing the service Monday for £99 plus VAT (beat that mr SEAT stealer) with free valet and courtesy car.

well glad I shopped around!

they also do remaps but what use would one of those be to me!?

I'll let you know if all went well and if i recommend them or not afterwards!

 

[Krustee]

just VWAUDI

Do justvwaudi not have any branches in Scotland....esp Lanarkshire?
I have checkes their website & it looks impressive.

 

[unitzero]

I think they are just a local place mate, I'll ask when i pick up my car later though.

 

[Krustee]

Thanks

Cheers.........that would be appreciated.

 

[reedbradshaw]

your all so stupid!! why paya dealer! pay a VAT registered garage (nto your mate derek ) and ask them to use official seat parts i had my 18 k service done should have been nearly 200 quid from the fookin dealers my local VAT reg garage did it for... wait for it..... 80 quid. and i would trust him (has been doind it 40 years ) a lot more than the dealers fresh out of college lot.

*** my thought

 

[unitzero]

your all so stupid!! why paya dealer! pay a VAT registered garage ..

*** my thought

...erm yeah thats what ive just done.

 

[boss1986]

not sure what to do with my 1st service.

i want to take it to Skoda but would love to pay less money and go to a local garage. thing that puts me off is i may sell the car this summer, are people really bothered anymore about where its been serviced?

 

[justlivyalife]

I'm getting mine serviced at SEAT purely because it's gonna be doing 30k+ per year and so when I sell it I just want it to be that little bit more appealing to Joe Bloggs.

 

[reedbradshaw]

...erm yeah thats what ive just done.

ooops - well welldone

i didnt mean o offend by lol just wanted let you all know it can be done cheaper! my mate payed 2 quid for his 206 hdi to be serviced at 50 k

 

[unitzero]

Now mine has vw audi stamps in it it might be MORE appealing to joe bloggs?

In answer to krustee's question, I asked them and they are just local i'm afraid.

I would recommend them to any one in the Nuneaton/Cov area who doesn't want to pay SEAT prices. All work was done in a few hours and i got a Skoda Octavia 1.9TDI as a courtesy car, makes me want a Derv more now as the MPG never went below 38.

 

[Nathanio]

not sure what to do with my 1st service.

i want to take it to Skoda but would love to pay less money and go to a local garage. thing that puts me off is i may sell the car this summer, are people really bothered anymore about where its been serviced?

As long as there is a stamp and an invoice (I always keep the invoices as proof) wouldn't bother me in the slightest. As long as the ad says FSH then i'm game. Having a FSSH doesn't add much these days tbh. Certainly not enough to warrant the difference in price you pay between a decent indy and the stealer,

 

[FR*Man1984]

Mine's going to be done at the dealers where i bought mine, first year service they quoted £180, i thought, nah that can't be right...can you check again then he came up with £90 inc vat...i said oh yes that sounds about right, can you book me in. She goes in at the end of May!

 

[unitzero]

Thats a good strategy! tell the "erm.. no, you're wrong. Thats way too expensive"

Did you use a Jedi Mind trick?

 

[Poverty]

my dealer wants £140. Im gonna go with a VAG specialist instead.

 

[FR*Man1984]

Lol no I just said, well that seems rather expensive, can you double check that...by the look of my face I think he knew I wasn't kidding! I also then asked the Sales Manager (my mate) to check he said, argh well he's new, best get him to double check...So i did, and he halved the price! ta da

Maybe tho, if I used the Jedi mind invasion maybe he would of halved it again, £45 hehehe