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pies said:
Never paid more than 400 for a 6k or 500 for a 12k.
And for those of you who know where I get it done, no I don't get a discount
he makes you pay
We are talking about servicing the Griff, right?
Yep, I pay the rates on the website. It's only fair - the Griff's mine, not ours so it's my responsibility to maintain it. I do get lots of free consultancy though - our pillow talk has been known to be on the subject of suspension setups
Your car is going in soon isn't it? (or did I fantasise that?)
I will never go back to the main TVR dealer where I purchased the Griff new...despite the service charges being outrageous (by any standards), the experience was horrible. 
I carefully researched the non-franchised specialist garages and the guys here on PH were very helpful. I must have saved two thousand quid since leaving the franchised dealer's "care" and my car has never run better (honestly!)
I carefully researched the non-franchised specialist garages and the guys here on PH were very helpful. I must have saved two thousand quid since leaving the franchised dealer's "care" and my car has never run better (honestly!)
rude girl said:
Your car is going in soon isn't it? (or did I fantasise that?)
No you didn't,but unfortunately there could be a delay.
Was working on the car on Sunday and spotted something that didn't seem quite right.Basically a rear seat belt mount has seen better days,So i now have a decision to make wether to get just the mount repaired or get the body off and get the outriggers done as well.
Not a mad panic just a bit surprised (when you realise how i bought the car)
This is not a moan BTW
At the end of the day, I am only going to give something I have aimed to own for the better part of my life, to someone I trust, and with in-depth knowledge of the marque.
Alas I feel that many main dealers, rest on the dealership laurel, as a mark of their ability to charge what they want, but also more importantly for the paying punter, do their staff have the pride & skills that a specialist does?
That's why I drive a 200 mile round trip for a service.
When I put the brake pedal down at the end of the Lavant straight, I want to know that the thing is going to slow down.
I rest my case,
I thank you!
Alas I feel that many main dealers, rest on the dealership laurel, as a mark of their ability to charge what they want, but also more importantly for the paying punter, do their staff have the pride & skills that a specialist does?
That's why I drive a 200 mile round trip for a service.
When I put the brake pedal down at the end of the Lavant straight, I want to know that the thing is going to slow down.
I rest my case,
I thank you!
K77-widow maker said:
At the end of the day, I am only going to give something I have aimed to own for the better part of my life, to someone I trust, and with in-depth knowledge of the marque.
Alas I feel that many main dealers, rest on the dealership laurel, as a mark of their ability to charge what they want, but also more importantly for the paying punter, do their staff have the pride & skills that a specialist does?
That's why I drive a 200 mile round trip for a service.
When I put the brake pedal down at the end of the Lavant straight, I want to know that the thing is going to slow down.
I rest my case,
I thank you!
couldn't agree more. that's why I also drive a 200 mile round trip even though there is a main dealer 10 miles from my house.
K77-widow maker said:
why drive 10, when you can use a tank of petrol???
this is it exactly. the fuel economy isn't any worse than any other car I've ever had, but instead of driving a direct route along a motorway of, say, 30 miles (not that I have an exact example in mind
), you take the A roads, and end up driving 45-50 miles to do the same journey. ....and the damn grin... all the time that grin
Thought I would do a little research on service costs of garages listed on PH in the south east. The following are all published by the garages on their websites. (F) means Franchised.
Cost is for full 12,000 mile service (as defined on the TVR service schedule) on a Griff incl all labour parts and VAT:
Fernhurst: £505
Tower View: £518
Dream Machines (F): £600
Gatwick TVR: £648
Hawthorns (F): £672
Henley TVR (F): £696
Oh yes, and Walldonway (F): £867 - I write from experience as my bill was £916 but it included for a set of pads at £49 and whilst removing and refitting the pads is included in the Service Schedule, renewing them is not.
Some others (e.g. David Batty) have no website that I am aware of so the above is not a full list.
Should have done this a couple of weeks ago!
Cost is for full 12,000 mile service (as defined on the TVR service schedule) on a Griff incl all labour parts and VAT:
Fernhurst: £505
Tower View: £518
Dream Machines (F): £600
Gatwick TVR: £648
Hawthorns (F): £672
Henley TVR (F): £696
Oh yes, and Walldonway (F): £867 - I write from experience as my bill was £916 but it included for a set of pads at £49 and whilst removing and refitting the pads is included in the Service Schedule, renewing them is not.
Some others (e.g. David Batty) have no website that I am aware of so the above is not a full list.
Should have done this a couple of weeks ago!
Prop said:
Thought I would do a little research on service costs of garages listed on PH in the south east. The following are all published by the garages on their websites. (F) means Franchised.
Cost is for full 12,000 mile service (as defined on the TVR service schedule) on a Griff incl all labour parts and VAT:
Fernhurst: £505
Tower View: £518
Dream Machines (F): £600
Gatwick TVR: £648
Hawthorns (F): £672
Henley TVR (F): £696
Oh yes, and Walldonway (F): £867 - I write from experience as my bill was £916 but it included for a set of pads at £49 and whilst removing and refitting the pads is included in the Service Schedule, renewing them is not.
Some others (e.g. David Batty) have no website that I am aware of so the above is not a full list.
Should have done this a couple of weeks ago!
Exactly - it's easy enough to get a fixed quote, no problem there. It'll only cover routine inspection/servicing of course. I'm not sure if this topic started out and then developed in relation to financial surprises (avoided by getting a quote in advance and authorising nothing else without additional permission), or the fact that TVRs have a 40 year old engine design and therefore ought to be servicable for 7 and sixpence.
T5s, BMWs etc might be complex, but perhaps their complexity allows for better/quicker inspection and adjustment? Or perhaps they're better built
in the first place and don't require such frequent stripping/adjustment. And my car came with a full main dealer/specialist SH - fat lot of good that was. It's better than nothing but no guarantee of anything.
Thinking about this a bit - I'm a bit confused....
Some dealers offer a geonetry alignment check/adjust - BUT according to the service schedule this is included in the service... As I have it serviced according to schedule I don't see how it wwould get far out between services ((barring knocking a wheel)
Would you be ripped off if you paid for this on top of a service. Or is the geometry check MORE than checking/adjusting tracking/camber..
B
Some dealers offer a geonetry alignment check/adjust - BUT according to the service schedule this is included in the service... As I have it serviced according to schedule I don't see how it wwould get far out between services ((barring knocking a wheel)
Would you be ripped off if you paid for this on top of a service. Or is the geometry check MORE than checking/adjusting tracking/camber..
B
siwes said:No, you are wrong. 1) If your numbers are correct (and I can't be bothered to check as someone else will) it shows that Henley charge more than some other dealers - NOT all TVR servicing is "rip-off". 2) You are ignoring the many people who have responded to your initial comment to say they pay far less than £1k getting their Griff serviced. You started a thread, people disagreed, just accept it - end of thread. Stop bleating Simon, it gets tedious!
How can Henley justify 300 pounds more for the same service on the same car, which just proves my argument RIP OFF = TVR servicing . As I said at the beginning of this topic a service on a Griff leaves your wallet 1000 pounds lighter more often than not.
Rich...If you know a few local garages and have a copy of the service schedule you can do the whole lot in bits quite cheaply.. Oil & Filter Change and Spark plugs.. £100 inc parts and vat.. Full 4 wheel laser alignment £25-£30 per hour and this can normally be sorted out in 1-2 hours. Inspection bits.. well either book the car in for an MOT £30, where they will have the thing in the air and pour over it and poke it with you.. or borrow a garages spare ramp for an hour or so. £Free/Crate of Beer. Brake strip/refit.. Any local garage can do this for you afterall a lot of the bits are Ford anyway so they are used to seeing them.. £25-£50 ..and its not rocket science either. (or do it yourself on a weekend)
I can't afford to Pay Main-dealer prices so I do it the most cash efficient way I can... also it means that I know what has been done on the car, not just have a blanket stamp in the book, or the word "Service" on a receipt.
Just my 2p.
Matt
>> Edited by M@H on Thursday 8th January 11:12
I can't afford to Pay Main-dealer prices so I do it the most cash efficient way I can... also it means that I know what has been done on the car, not just have a blanket stamp in the book, or the word "Service" on a receipt.
Just my 2p.
Matt
>> Edited by M@H on Thursday 8th January 11:12
As I said in my earlier post this is going around in cirles, I think we have a mixed bag, some people happy, some not so, enough said perhaps, time for new post.
Matt, that's what I call doing your homework, getting things done the most cost effective way, as long as you have confidence in the people doing the work why shouldn't you save yourself a bucket full of cash, always spend it on some goodies for the car.
>> Edited by steve1 on Thursday 8th January 11:22
Matt, that's what I call doing your homework, getting things done the most cost effective way, as long as you have confidence in the people doing the work why shouldn't you save yourself a bucket full of cash, always spend it on some goodies for the car.
>> Edited by steve1 on Thursday 8th January 11:22
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