Edinburgh DB9 service = Rip-off or fair?

[cccscotland]

Our DB9 could do with an oil change, so I phoned a well known Aston main dealer and asked for the price of just an oil and filter change. I was a little surprised when I was quoted £600. For comparison the "small" service was just over a grand.

Can anyone justify this to me? 10 litres of oil at £2.50/l (trade), oil filter at £10 (trade) so £35 parts cost plus 30 mins labour = £600.....

I think I'll do it myself!

[VetteG]

A but it would be done by an Aston trained mechanic er 'technician'
The sad thing is they charge that because they can get it. Some people have mair money than sense!

G

[kmm]

Give Stuart at SP Autobahn a call 07973 385 463 based in Stirling.

He is a porsche specialist, but used to working on expensive stuff so will look after your car. Has owned loads of porkers, ferrari etc, so not going to joy-ride your car either.

Will give you a nice stamp in your service book to keep things looking good. Could probably do it while you wait?
Tell him Kenny from Shipshape sent you. He won't be expensive and worth a call.

[tonytifoso]

+1 for Stuart at SP Autobahn.

[robinh20mrv]

www.kennydunn.co.uk his workshop does all the top car, check his stock!!

[archangeldk]

Definately give Stuart at Sp autobahn a shout. He is st hot and the cars he works on....... ( all starry eyed ) are pretty top end stuff.

[northo]

I can't see Matt paying anyone for the oil change when he is perfectly capable of doing it himself. The £600 isn't for labour, its for the stamp in the service book!

[northo]

.....however, I will take the opportunity to plug MP Supercars in Musselburgh. Superb.

[cccscotland]

Top marks to Northo. MP did the full service a couple of months ago. Because so far it has a full AMSH it made sense to get the stamp, but I wasn't expecting to get ripped a new one with quite that magnitude. £250, yes. £300 maybe. But £600 for 20 mins labour? I guess there are people out there who pay it!

[GordonF430]

be thankful its not a Ferrari!

Last oil and filter change £1100

[northo]

GordonF430 said:

be thankful its not a Ferrari!

Last oil and filter change £1100

Andy - I used to get Graypaul to do the basics on the 430, and then get MP to do the additionals. Clutches were half the price......

[JoyZipper]

northo said:

.....however, I will take the opportunity to plug MP Supercars in Musselburgh. Superb.

x2. Very good.

[emicen]

VetteG said:

A but it would be done by an Aston trained mechanic er 'technician'
The sad thing is they charge that because they can get it. Some people have mair money than sense!

G

If they're anything like BMW, technician = fitter. Wait for the computer to tell them the problem and change the parts on the picking list!

£600 is incredible, can't believe some people do actually pay them that. Rather than mocking them, fool and his money style, I'm off to research setting up my own garage...

[SHMUSTANG]

as fleet manager for a certain supercar hire company i used to send all the vehicles to MP supercars for sevicing always a far better price work was done to a very high standard an got the car back far quicker than sending it to the main dealer.i still don't understand why people want to pay such a high price to have the dealer stamp in the book.