R8 service costs

[200Plus Club]

my local Audi main dealer are quoting £480 or £785 inc vat depending upon if it needs a major / minor, which isnt too bad i suppose given the car. major includes oil, plugs, filters etc.

I'm tempted to stick with OE but also aware of Ricky at REP having a great reputation, albeit he is a hundred miles away.

prices about right from experience?

[PompeyReece]

200Plus Club said:

my local Audi main dealer are quoting £480 or £785 inc vat depending upon if it needs a major / minor, which isnt too bad i suppose given the car. major includes oil, plugs, filters etc.

I'm tempted to stick with OE but also aware of Ricky at REP having a great reputation, albeit he is a hundred miles away.

prices about right from experience?

Audi publicises it's pricing on their website (see link below) and your pricing is in line with what they advertise.

Ricky does indeed know his stuff but depends if you're prepared to travel or want to maintain any dealer service history!

https://www.audi.co.uk/owners-area/servicing-maint...

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PompeyReece said:

Audi publicises it's pricing on their website (see link below) and your pricing is in line with what they advertise.

Ricky does indeed know his stuff but depends if you're prepared to travel or want to maintain any dealer service history!

https://www.audi.co.uk/owners-area/servicing-maint...

Hi Reece, good to hear from you again! £875 on website, perhaps i misheard the lady when she rang.

[200Plus Club]

quick question also, mine had a major almost 2 yrs ago with plugs etc, its had no minor inbetween but has only done 5k miles, does it fall under a major again?

[PompeyReece]

200Plus Club said:

quick question also, mine had a major almost 2 yrs ago with plugs etc, its had no minor inbetween but has only done 5k miles, does it fall under a major again?

Mmmmm good question. The mileage is low but the service interval is too long. R8's need a service every 10,000 miles or 12 months, whichever comes sooner - an oil change at that time is a must.

For such a high performance car and £400 difference in minor vs major service cost, I'd do a major now and then a minor + oil change in 12 months - might be worth a check of your service book/phone a dealer to confirm.

Some Audi dealer perpetuate a 20,000 mile service internal - just not suitable for an R8! Ignore anyone who suggests that!

[200Plus Club]

Just checked and it was £785 all in quoted which isn't bad at all. I don't need air filters any way as I fitted some myself when I got it. Major it is then!

[Nedzilla]

Supply your own parts aswell! Audi will charge you well over £200 for the cost of the oil which you can buy yourself online from europarts/opie etc for around £100.

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Nedzilla said:

Supply your own parts aswell! Audi will charge you well over £200 for the cost of the oil which you can buy yourself online from europarts/opie etc for around £100.

Heard of that but suprised they would use my oil? May enquire.

[Nedzilla]

200Plus Club said:

Nedzilla said:

Supply your own parts aswell! Audi will charge you well over £200 for the cost of the oil which you can buy yourself online from europarts/opie etc for around £100.

Heard of that but suprised they would use my oil? May enquire.

As long as it meets or exceeds the OE spec it's fine,at least with my audi dealer which I've done this twice with.
The first was a major service which required oil,plugs,air filters and pollen filter. Can't remember the exact figures but I was quoted £1400+ but after supplying my own oil and plugs which I got from europarts for £170 this brought the cost down to around £960!!

[200Plus Club]

they are doing the recall on the header tank at the same time apparently.

[PompeyReece]

200Plus Club said:

they are doing the recall on the header tank at the same time apparently.

Assuming that's the coolant tank recall, mine was in at Audi a few months ago for this. Took 1/2 a day, all fine, didn't manage to break anything else

[200Plus Club]

thats the one. ive put 3k miles on the car since Feb, no issues touch wood but its still ultra low mileage for the year (14k 2009 car) and looks like new. always a chance they might find a misting mag ride damper tho, i wont be paying for them to fix it if so!

[Trev450]

Had the expansion tank recall done on mine too a couple of months ago. No problems with the job itself but they did a health check while it was there and tried to get me to replace the rear tyres that had over 2mm on them at the time. Apparently, they recommend changing at 3mm! I won't be doing that in a hurry.

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Trev450 said:

Had the expansion tank recall done on mine too a couple of months ago. No problems with the job itself but they did a health check while it was there and tried to get me to replace the rear tyres that had over 2mm on them at the time. Apparently, they recommend changing at 3mm! I won't be doing that in a hurry.

even at circa £800 for a major its not a bad price for servicing such a car, people are getting quotes higher than that at OPC centres for the 996/997s etc for major servicing.

i think i'll keep it another year maybe more, if so i will get a minor done oil only next time. the only thing tempting me out of the R8 at present if it comes up is a modified classic alfa perhaps, or one of the new Alfa QF once the depreciation has established, but at present i think the R8 takes some beating for the cash as an experience.