james_tiger_woo
26-03-2008, 04:53 PM
My Passat's due it's 50k service (already) - well, it's at 45k and the next logical service is the 50k.
I was ringing around for quotes a month ago and was quoted £310, £230 and £210 for the 50k service from Dealer A, B and C. Shocking.
My car's now beeping at me to actually do the service now so yesterday I rang around for quotes again - Dealer A, £220; B, £199; C, £155. Even more shocking.
Dealer B was where I bought the Passat and had loads of work done and a history as long as your arm, so I would rather go back there, so I called them and said that Dealer C has quoted me £155 and I'm inclined to go there when the service manager, without hesitation, said that he'd do the service for £150 all in. And he also said that as I was a regular he wasn't even going to verify the price (should've said £130! :biglaugh:)
While I'm well pleased, it's amazing how much servicing costs vary.
Note that these three dealers are VW and all in the same geographical region. (I'll pass on the names if asked nicely, but I'll omit the names in line with the site's policy as I've interpreted it....
I'll put that £50 towards the impending tyre change....
I was ringing around for quotes a month ago and was quoted £310, £230 and £210 for the 50k service from Dealer A, B and C. Shocking.
My car's now beeping at me to actually do the service now so yesterday I rang around for quotes again - Dealer A, £220; B, £199; C, £155. Even more shocking.
Dealer B was where I bought the Passat and had loads of work done and a history as long as your arm, so I would rather go back there, so I called them and said that Dealer C has quoted me £155 and I'm inclined to go there when the service manager, without hesitation, said that he'd do the service for £150 all in. And he also said that as I was a regular he wasn't even going to verify the price (should've said £130! :biglaugh:)
While I'm well pleased, it's amazing how much servicing costs vary.
Note that these three dealers are VW and all in the same geographical region. (I'll pass on the names if asked nicely, but I'll omit the names in line with the site's policy as I've interpreted it....
I'll put that £50 towards the impending tyre change....