Audi fixed price servicing price increase

[miniredcooper]

Was in dealer on Friday and memo came through announcing price increases on the fixed price servicing jobs :
£50 increases on Cambelt, interim service (oil change), clutches.
Smaller rises on major service, pads and discs etc.
Dealer said labour rates remain the same - but parts costs increase and VAT change are driving this.

New prices effective as of 1/11/2010.

New pricing structure below for info :
Our fixed-price jobs* are:

• Major service £269
• Interim service £149
• Cam belt £399
• Brake pads & discs (front or rear) £249
• Brake pads (front or rear) £129
• Clutch (quattro®) £849
• Clutch (non quattro®) £649
• Brake fluid change £49
• Front Wiper Blades £39

* Privately owned Audi vehicles over 36 months old from date of registration. Up to and including 2.0 litre engines for A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, TT and Q5. Offer may be varied or withdrawn at any time. Prices include VAT at the prevailing rate and parts and labour. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. Excludes Channel Islands.

[Dark Horse]

A 50 quid increase for an interim service which is just oil and filter change???

Stuff that, it's off to the indy's from now on then.

[miniredcooper]

Exactly! At £99 it seemed worthwhile. At £150 seems a bit excessive. Always worth seeing what they can do however - just got a clutch done for my 1.9tdi quattro for under £600 after a bit of negotiation!

Once the car was in and stripped down they tried the DM Flywheel gag. However by the time I called back they had managed to get some 'spring' back into it and reassembled.... as if by magic... that was one call worth missing!

[Axios]

£150 for oil and filter is a bit excessive.
I wont be going to them for my interim service, not for that price.

Any idea if the gear box service has gone up as well?

[miniredcooper]

Not sure - as not listed on their usual fixed price jobs or website - best to check in with dealer.
Cheers

[danclyon]

Was in dealer on Friday and memo came through announcing price increases on the fixed price servicing jobs :
£50 increases on Cambelt, interim service (oil change), clutches.
Smaller rises on major service, pads and discs etc.
Dealer said labour rates remain the same - but parts costs increase and VAT change are driving this.

New prices effective as of 1/11/2010.

New pricing structure below for info :
Our fixed-price jobs* are:

• Major service £269
• Interim service £149
• Cam belt £399
• Brake pads & discs (front or rear) £249
• Brake pads (front or rear) £129
• Clutch (quattro®) £849
• Clutch (non quattro®) £649
• Brake fluid change £49
• Front Wiper Blades £39

* Privately owned Audi vehicles over 36 months old from date of registration. Up to and including 2.0 litre engines for A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, TT and Q5. Offer may be varied or withdrawn at any time. Prices include VAT at the prevailing rate and parts and labour. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. Excludes Channel Islands.

So it'll be about this time next year when a memo comes back through taking it down by £50 as everyone has spoken with their feet. This is just them covering the cost of the free MOT for the most part on the servicing price hikes.

FWIW - the "Major Service" was cheaper if you got it by doing the Interim service plus paying for each of the parts individually when it went from £199 to £249 - I've been doing the interim plus pollen filter every time. Now I'll probably do the interim and do the pollen myself

D.