Car servicing from Shell, tell us what you think.

Car servicing from Shell, tell us what you think.

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Jasper3.0

652 posts

199 months

Monday 2nd July 2012
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Epic Fail.

Audi - no.
Skoda - no.

I wonder if it's an April fool and shell have got the date wrong!

bamberwell

1,266 posts

161 months

Monday 2nd July 2012
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hmmmm had a go and it was £270 for a major service at avonvale honda for my s2ooo...not too bad as it happens

whoami

13,151 posts

239 months

Monday 2nd July 2012
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The website's a joke.

PDenyer

367 posts

207 months

Monday 2nd July 2012
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Porsche ..no
Mercedes ... No
Bag of ste

Rabbo

527 posts

200 months

Monday 2nd July 2012
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Northern Ireland not included. How predictable.

There's www.maindealerdiscount.com for BMWs, which does actually work in some respects (albeit not in NI yet).


GBDG

896 posts

153 months

Monday 2nd July 2012
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I got 1 result - £149 for a "full" service on the MX5. I've only owned the car for 6 months, so I have no idea if that is a good price or not. I also have no idea what a "Full" service is classified as, isn't it dependent on mileage? (which doesn't appear to be asked for)

Papa Hotel

12,760 posts

181 months

Monday 2nd July 2012
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Jesus Christ, Haymarket, how much did you get bunged for this nonsense?

sulli

584 posts

218 months

Monday 2nd July 2012
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Absolutely friggin pointless - what makes Shell think users here wouldn't know where to get their car serviced, if that's what they wanted.
And anyone else will go to a main dealer, local garage or look on yell.com or similar.
From a marketing perspective, Shell have managed to look stupid on a hugely popular car site - nice one.

parapaul

2,828 posts

197 months

Monday 2nd July 2012
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Papa Hotel said:
Jesus Christ, Haymarket, how much did you get bunged for this nonsense?
hehe

BMW, full service, West Midlands postcode...

Nothing found rolleyes

I'll just carry on using the main dealers and independents that don't exist then?

Papa Hotel

12,760 posts

181 months

Monday 2nd July 2012
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parapaul said:
hehe

BMW, full service, West Midlands postcode...

Nothing found rolleyes

I'll just carry on using the main dealers and independents that don't exist then?
None in Edinburgh either. Choices, choices, I can either take it to a trusted independent or a Skoda main dealer.

Defcon5

6,158 posts

190 months

Monday 2nd July 2012
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Papa Hotel said:
Jesus Christ, Haymarket, how much did you get bunged for this nonsense?
Must admit, I had a similar first thought.

If we all chip in a quid can we put a stop to this nonsense?

zcacogp

11,239 posts

243 months

Monday 2nd July 2012
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sulli said:
Absolutely friggin pointless - what makes Shell think users here wouldn't know where to get their car serviced, if that's what they wanted.
And anyone else will go to a main dealer, local garage or look on yell.com or similar.
From a marketing perspective, Shell have managed to look stupid on a hugely popular car site - nice one.
I suspect that PH'ers are not the core audience Shell are aiming at with this, but they don't know where else to go to find a bunch of people who are motorists. Advertising in a petrol station / motorway services / somewhere else never occurred to them.
Papa Hotel said:
Haymarket, how much did you get bunged for this nonsense?
I guess the positive spin is that whatever they pay helps keep PH free for us lot. It does look like a spectacularly crap market offering though. And I'm not at all sure it reflects well on Haymarket for them to accept such advertising revenues.


Oli.

PoleDriver

28,608 posts

193 months

Monday 2nd July 2012
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Could be useful for all concerned if the OP answered some of the concerns raised on here and explained what they are trying to do instead of hiding behind anonymity!

Or this could just be a test run for them to see if it would work?

otolith

55,794 posts

203 months

Tuesday 3rd July 2012
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Nissan 350Z - no
Saab 9-5 - no
Lotus Elise - no

I assumed that these were just a bit too niche, so I stuck in a ford Focus 1.6 - no!

This product is not ready to be launched.

jagnet

4,090 posts

201 months

Tuesday 3rd July 2012
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Shell said:
Sorry, there are no AUDI dealerships participating in the Shell Car Servicing Network nearby
In fairness, I can understand that such a niche car manufacturer wouldn't be supported in the sparsely populated county of Surrey rolleyes

So what does this offer that a quick Google, a copy of the phone book, or asking a friend couldn't achieve? Who's paying for the pleasure - the customer via over priced quotes (if so more fool them) or the garages that sign up (and if so will corners be cut to make up for the loss of income going to Shell in commission).

Sorry, not a fan of these types of middle men services, I'm out.


miniman

24,741 posts

261 months

Tuesday 3rd July 2012
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So has anyone found a vehicle that CAN be serviced yet? hehe

anonymous-user

53 months

Tuesday 3rd July 2012
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Big FAIL hehe

Fastdruid

8,622 posts

151 months

Tuesday 3rd July 2012
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miniman said:
So has anyone found a vehicle that CAN be serviced yet? hehe
My 14yo shed of a mondeo. Quoted £119 ~10 miles away.

jagnet

4,090 posts

201 months

Tuesday 3rd July 2012
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Fastdruid said:
My 14yo shed of a mondeo. Quoted £119 ~10 miles away.
That's sold me then - 14yo Mondeo for my next car or I'll never be able to find somewhere to get anything else serviced biggrin

pilchardthecat

7,483 posts

178 months

Tuesday 3rd July 2012
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Can't you just concentrate on competing in the retail fuel market? You know, your core business.

It's very annoying having to drive past a convenient Shell garage selling super for £1.39.9 when the supermarket 2 miles further is selling super for £1.30.9