Daft Main dealer prices.. again.
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Had to laugh..
Called my local Fiat dealer a while back wanting to book my little Seicento in as its coming up to its cam belt service, so I inquired how much it would cost and when it could be done.
Chap was very friendly and polite, no problems there, and after a few minutes came back with a price.
£900..
Book time is 2 hours. It's a very simple engine made of Lego and cardboard.
To be fair the guy on the phone seemed a little shocked and I was genuinely stunned, I kindly declined as the car is worth about £700!
I'll do it myself for about £30!
Funny places Main dealers
Whats the most you lot have paid for the minimum work? or indeed, the least £ for the most work?
Called my local Fiat dealer a while back wanting to book my little Seicento in as its coming up to its cam belt service, so I inquired how much it would cost and when it could be done.
Chap was very friendly and polite, no problems there, and after a few minutes came back with a price.
£900..
Book time is 2 hours. It's a very simple engine made of Lego and cardboard.
To be fair the guy on the phone seemed a little shocked and I was genuinely stunned, I kindly declined as the car is worth about £700!
I'll do it myself for about £30!
Funny places Main dealers
Whats the most you lot have paid for the minimum work? or indeed, the least £ for the most work?
Jim AK said:
£1200 for timing chain on 57 plate Cooper 'S'. that's doing the 'death rattle'. Common fault, but will Mini give a discount?
Like f
k they will.
I've just had a Cooper done and been told total bill be will about £600.Like f
k they will.Knocking the £200 cost of diagnosing off if I had work carried out there instead of in my own garage.
Jim AK said:
Mini dealer? I left a message with a local Indy & await reply .
Yes main dealer in Newcastle, I'm a car dealer and we took it in for diagnosis as a none runner - turns out tensioner has failed.£200 odd to diagnose as they stripped the engine, but cancelled that charge if I gave them the work which works out at about £600 inc VAT for chain kit.
Maz_uk said:
Yes main dealer in Newcastle, I'm a car dealer and we took it in for diagnosis as a none runner - turns out tensioner has failed.
£200 odd to diagnose as they stripped the engine, but cancelled that charge if I gave them the work which works out at about £600 inc VAT for chain kit.
Thanks for tip. Good price too. Ours diagnosed by dealer listening to it from a cold start & price quoted accordingly. Im in London but surely its not double the cost & if indy still sounds horrendous I may use your figures if thats ok. Not actually my car it belongs to a friend.£200 odd to diagnose as they stripped the engine, but cancelled that charge if I gave them the work which works out at about £600 inc VAT for chain kit.
Main dealers!!
Mercedes latest service booking scheme (they're trying to get all dealers on a centrally run system) charges £50 for a courtesy car.
It produces hilarious prices for other work too. Got a fault? Select "Diagnosis" and it adds £132.80.
They obviously want everyone on their expensive ServiceCare contract so they've whacked the prices up to make ServiceCare look like it's a good deal.
It produces hilarious prices for other work too. Got a fault? Select "Diagnosis" and it adds £132.80.
They obviously want everyone on their expensive ServiceCare contract so they've whacked the prices up to make ServiceCare look like it's a good deal.
Renault wanted £1200 forms timing belt change and dephaser pulley on my megane. I tried a few Indies and when they asked what a dephaser pulley was it didn't fill me with confidence the same as when I asked if they had a locking kit they asked if it was needed.
Main Dealers who offer fixed price belt changes seem to sting you on water pumps.
Main Dealers who offer fixed price belt changes seem to sting you on water pumps.
It's bills like this that put me off buying anything vaguely interesting that is second hand. I know depreciation on a new car far outweighs the cost of expensive repairs, but that doesn't make being overcharged by dealers any more palatable.
Last week I found myself driving a 2008 Hyundai i10. It was comfortable, economical, quiet and had a decent radio. I could buy that car for 3 grand and it would probably cost me nothing for years. It does make me wonder why I'm considering spending a lot of money on a new car when clearly it just isn't necessary.
Outside the world of motoring a few grand is still a lot of money. You could drive a boring car for a few years and have the most amazing holidays or go part time at work. Worth thinking about when you're about to sign on the line for that 30 grand German diesel saloon.
Last week I found myself driving a 2008 Hyundai i10. It was comfortable, economical, quiet and had a decent radio. I could buy that car for 3 grand and it would probably cost me nothing for years. It does make me wonder why I'm considering spending a lot of money on a new car when clearly it just isn't necessary.
Outside the world of motoring a few grand is still a lot of money. You could drive a boring car for a few years and have the most amazing holidays or go part time at work. Worth thinking about when you're about to sign on the line for that 30 grand German diesel saloon.
SonicHedgeHog said:
It's bills like this that put me off buying anything vaguely interesting that is second hand. I know depreciation on a new car far outweighs the cost of expensive repairs, but that doesn't make being overcharged by dealers any more palatable.
Last week I found myself driving a 2008 Hyundai i10. It was comfortable, economical, quiet and had a decent radio. I could buy that car for 3 grand and it would probably cost me nothing for years. It does make me wonder why I'm considering spending a lot of money on a new car when clearly it just isn't necessary.
Outside the world of motoring a few grand is still a lot of money. You could drive a boring car for a few years and have the most amazing holidays or go part time at work. Worth thinking about when you're about to sign on the line for that 30 grand German diesel saloon.
Just don't use main dealers.Last week I found myself driving a 2008 Hyundai i10. It was comfortable, economical, quiet and had a decent radio. I could buy that car for 3 grand and it would probably cost me nothing for years. It does make me wonder why I'm considering spending a lot of money on a new car when clearly it just isn't necessary.
Outside the world of motoring a few grand is still a lot of money. You could drive a boring car for a few years and have the most amazing holidays or go part time at work. Worth thinking about when you're about to sign on the line for that 30 grand German diesel saloon.
I have to laugh when my workmate complains about a £1000 bill for his 118i.
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