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that every time you take one of these cars in for a service you just know your wallet is going to be the best part of a thousand pounds lighter!!
standard service 160 pounds, oil 40 pounds filters and plugs 80 pounds labour 120 pounds two rear shocks 290 pounds rear brake pads 40 pounds bl**dy vat refill the tank as it always comes back mt a bunch of flowers for the mechanic's wife , good bye grand. I used to take my trouble free T5R in for a main dealer service 160 pounds + vat a much more complicated car than a Griff I have to say , does anyone else get the feeling that TVR servicing = rip off. No wonder they treat you so nice when you take it in , and you have little choice if you want that stamp in your service book.
disgruntled Si
standard service 160 pounds, oil 40 pounds filters and plugs 80 pounds labour 120 pounds two rear shocks 290 pounds rear brake pads 40 pounds bl**dy vat refill the tank as it always comes back mt a bunch of flowers for the mechanic's wife , good bye grand. I used to take my trouble free T5R in for a main dealer service 160 pounds + vat a much more complicated car than a Griff I have to say , does anyone else get the feeling that TVR servicing = rip off. No wonder they treat you so nice when you take it in , and you have little choice if you want that stamp in your service book.
disgruntled Si
rude girl
look at the post from prop infact half of the posts agree with me , and i am not blaming the car other than its the type of car that says to people "this wa**er has loads of money lets rip him off" I paid 30k+ for my Volvo and it doesn't happen, same with my friends that drive BMWs and Audis expensive cars but dont get ripped off.
So why with a TVR . I have as much fun from my TVR as the next person but you are certainly targeted by driving one of these things . By the way a full service on a Range Rover at a main dealer it was 5 years ago 140pounds inc VAT , and I know if I took my Volvo to the same garage as I took the TIV then the final bill would be half.
look at the post from prop infact half of the posts agree with me , and i am not blaming the car other than its the type of car that says to people "this wa**er has loads of money lets rip him off" I paid 30k+ for my Volvo and it doesn't happen, same with my friends that drive BMWs and Audis expensive cars but dont get ripped off.
So why with a TVR . I have as much fun from my TVR as the next person but you are certainly targeted by driving one of these things . By the way a full service on a Range Rover at a main dealer it was 5 years ago 140pounds inc VAT , and I know if I took my Volvo to the same garage as I took the TIV then the final bill would be half.
Prop
a quick one
I stated Mobile 1 for the oil change, and I made a point of asking if they had used it in the oil change , reply was we always put synthetic oil in these cars, when I pressed the point Mobile 1 I was told that it wasn't actually Mobile 1 because that was so expensive but they buy bulk Synthetic of another manufacturer that I have never heard off why then was the cost of the oil on the bill 47 pounds plus vat!!!
rip off, from a dealer simple so ensure when you state Mobile 1 that you get it .
And yes I made him drain the oil and use Mobile 1 as requested , that put me on the shit list , but I stayed around to watch them do it and a new filter of course.
Si
a quick one
I stated Mobile 1 for the oil change, and I made a point of asking if they had used it in the oil change , reply was we always put synthetic oil in these cars, when I pressed the point Mobile 1 I was told that it wasn't actually Mobile 1 because that was so expensive but they buy bulk Synthetic of another manufacturer that I have never heard off why then was the cost of the oil on the bill 47 pounds plus vat!!!
rip off, from a dealer simple so ensure when you state Mobile 1 that you get it .
And yes I made him drain the oil and use Mobile 1 as requested , that put me on the shit list , but I stayed around to watch them do it and a new filter of course.
Si
note the smile on this one,
My last three services have all been dealers , two of them back at TVR no problems there but so difficult to get the car in , its the independent dealers that see you coming . I will ensure that the car returns to Blackpool in future , by the way just as a matter of interest and to keep the topic alive I bought this car nearly three years ago , and I believe it was a very good car its a 97 griff and still (imho) one of the prettiest I have ever seen, i paid 17000 pounds with a full service history from one of the major dealers and they warrented the condition of the car. In the three years I have had it I have put 15000 miles on it and wait for this I have spent the best part of 10000 pounds on the car ( that should get a few comments) i have a sorted griff, a large chunk of that was respray and general tarting up.
When people say they have spent nothing on their Griffs then its the next (daft) owner (me) that spends all the money getting it back to scratch. Thats just how I am with my cars, I have a 97 Griff that looks like it rolled out the show room.
Getting back to the subject of servicing even Blackpool just go ahead and fit what they think is necessary during a service and because its them no complaints. as i said before the car will go nowhere else apart from them from no on
Simon
My last three services have all been dealers , two of them back at TVR no problems there but so difficult to get the car in , its the independent dealers that see you coming . I will ensure that the car returns to Blackpool in future , by the way just as a matter of interest and to keep the topic alive I bought this car nearly three years ago , and I believe it was a very good car its a 97 griff and still (imho) one of the prettiest I have ever seen, i paid 17000 pounds with a full service history from one of the major dealers and they warrented the condition of the car. In the three years I have had it I have put 15000 miles on it and wait for this I have spent the best part of 10000 pounds on the car ( that should get a few comments) i have a sorted griff, a large chunk of that was respray and general tarting up.
When people say they have spent nothing on their Griffs then its the next (daft) owner (me) that spends all the money getting it back to scratch. Thats just how I am with my cars, I have a 97 Griff that looks like it rolled out the show room.
Getting back to the subject of servicing even Blackpool just go ahead and fit what they think is necessary during a service and because its them no complaints. as i said before the car will go nowhere else apart from them from no on
Simon
Lets face it
the first thing we all looked for when we bought out TVRs is the full service history stamps in the hand book its what everybody say to look for , the dealers know this , and they know the type of people that own these cars can afford to foot the stupidly high bills they present us with.
Look at one of my previous posts I took my car to a well know ex tvr mechanic in Manchester someone who came highly recommended from PHers for a head gasket change ONE head gasket and rocker arms change 8 off he charged 1472pounds and 52 pence. RIP OFF, simply because its the car it is.
That sort of thing is very rare with any other make of car. A good friend gets his Porsche 911 turbo serviced for 178 pounds plus vat!! at a main dealer no less .
as you say the topic is nearly dead but by all the replies at least half are not happy with their services.
Simon
the first thing we all looked for when we bought out TVRs is the full service history stamps in the hand book its what everybody say to look for , the dealers know this , and they know the type of people that own these cars can afford to foot the stupidly high bills they present us with.
Look at one of my previous posts I took my car to a well know ex tvr mechanic in Manchester someone who came highly recommended from PHers for a head gasket change ONE head gasket and rocker arms change 8 off he charged 1472pounds and 52 pence. RIP OFF, simply because its the car it is.
That sort of thing is very rare with any other make of car. A good friend gets his Porsche 911 turbo serviced for 178 pounds plus vat!! at a main dealer no less .
as you say the topic is nearly dead but by all the replies at least half are not happy with their services.
Simon
Of course something useful has come from this thread , what was intended all along was to throw open a contentious topic for discussion. Much better than discussing what is the best way to change a headlight bulb!
Look at the number of posts, at least you can say my topics are not boreing!!
At times of course, in fact most times I'm just playing devil's advocate. Everyone enjoys a discussion , some people turn it personal but I can live with that.
You are right though Steve1 the topic I think is exhausted
regards Simon
Look at the number of posts, at least you can say my topics are not boreing!!
At times of course, in fact most times I'm just playing devil's advocate. Everyone enjoys a discussion , some people turn it personal but I can live with that.
You are right though Steve1 the topic I think is exhausted
regards Simon
Ahhh Richb
you are the one that turns things personal and resorts to pointing out errors in typing when you have no useful point to make.
I can in fact accept other people's points of view ... however misgiuded! you RichB should try practising what you preach
still with best regards
Simon
you are the one that turns things personal and resorts to pointing out errors in typing when you have no useful point to make.
I can in fact accept other people's points of view ... however misgiuded! you RichB should try practising what you preach
still with best regards
Simon
Well that was some speech rudegirl,
What I have learned from this thread.
1. Forget the must have dealers stamp in the service book.
2. Travel don't just stay in your limited area .
3. Get a full break down of what the service is going to be.
4. Make sure the dealer asks before fitting any little "extras"
5. Get some recommendations from this forum on where to take your car
6. Not to be so lazy and do whatever work on the car you are able to do(some of us need reminding of that)
7. Make sure I use the spooling checker so I don't annoy RichB ( I would love to ask what the B stands for ..... but I think I know!
regards Simon
What I have learned from this thread.
1. Forget the must have dealers stamp in the service book.
2. Travel don't just stay in your limited area .
3. Get a full break down of what the service is going to be.
4. Make sure the dealer asks before fitting any little "extras"
5. Get some recommendations from this forum on where to take your car
6. Not to be so lazy and do whatever work on the car you are able to do(some of us need reminding of that)
7. Make sure I use the spooling checker so I don't annoy RichB ( I would love to ask what the B stands for ..... but I think I know!
regards Simon
Joospeed
exactly where are you? i would love you to do the service on my car
Tell me if you had fitted new shocks on a griff would you take it for an 8 mile test run ? without the owners permission and 1100 pounds for a 3000 mile service ? thats what this thread was all about.
at the start anyway
regards Simon
exactly where are you? i would love you to do the service on my car
Tell me if you had fitted new shocks on a griff would you take it for an 8 mile test run ? without the owners permission and 1100 pounds for a 3000 mile service ? thats what this thread was all about.
at the start anyway
regards Simon
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