cinch / non branded servicing servicing

[selondonman]

Hello i have just bought a nissan with a full main dealer service history

dealer servicing is double the cost of a cinch / non branded service at a nissan dealer

is it worth paying double to get the stamp in the book ? apart from AA you get nothing more from nissan warranty wise

[Catnip64]

Depends how old the car is and how long you intend to keep it.
How important was a FMDSH to you when you bought the car and do you believe that this will be a factor when you sell?

[Benmac]

What's a Cinch service? If it's at the same main dealer as the "main dealer" service then if it's half the price what are they not doing that is done in the main dealer service? So for example if the specified main dealer service at the age and mileage of the car wants, for example; brakes bleeding, gearbox fluid changing etc etc but the Cinch service is just drop the oil and visially check the tyres and brakes then you can see where the money is being saved.

How old is the car? If it's out of manufacturer warranty and if the Cinch service covers everything it should do for the age and mileage of the car then I'd be led by your wallet. If it's still in manufacturer warranty I think I'd go for the full main dealer one just to avoid any unecessary complications if you need to make a claim.

[E-bmw]

My personal opinion would be:

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES USE CINCH!

They are a car supermarket, not a car repair/service garage.

Ask around your local area & find a trusted well established local independant garage that also carries out MOTs and use them, they will stamp the book & use good quality parts.

[E-bmw]

Benmac said:

If it's out of manufacturer warranty and if the Cinch service covers everything it should do for the age and mileage of the car then I'd be led by your wallet. If it's still in manufacturer warranty I think I'd go for the full main dealer one just to avoid any unecessary complications if you need to make a claim.

OP said there is no manufacturer's warranty.

Cinch is the "online" car supermarket company, not a type of service.

[bloomen]

E-bmw said:

Cinch is the "online" car supermarket company, not a type of service.

Cinch is linked to Marshall Group which do have plenty of workshops.


I'd compare what an actual manufacturer service does vs Cinch.

https://www.cinch.co.uk/servicing/full

Even a 'full' service doesn't look too comprehensive and there may be very important model-specific tweaks that are totally ignored by them to keep to the playbook.

If the car's halfway young and decent I would not be turned on when buying it.

I'd much rather see a local garge with a decent rep.

Edited by bloomen on Monday 13th July 11:58

[E-bmw]

bloomen said:

E-bmw said:

Cinch is the "online" car supermarket company, not a type of service.

Cinch is linked to Marshall Group which do have plenty of workshops.

I know they have workshops but the poster I quoted from seemed to be implying that he thought a "cinch service" was a type of service rather than a service done by the company called cinch.

[stevemcs]

Cinch carried out a repair to a customers car, it was a wheel bearing - after they fitted it there was a clunk … we ended up replacing the driveshaft, lower arm, aluminium hub - they had managed to crack that causing the clunk. We also replaced the wheel bearing again as they messed everything up changing it first time.

[selondonman]

cinch offers services at their marshall dealerships

they follow the manufacturer service routine but use non original parts / oils etc

it becomes a weird situation as the 2021 nissan was bought from a marshalls but as a cinch car

the cinch mechanics are the same nissan mechanics.

it seems they grab a no name oil filter rather than a nissan oil fliter

but the stamp in the book will be cinch at marshalls rather than nissan at marshalls

cinch offer services on all cars

they do seem decent value

i am worried though the cheap price is to get the car in the shop so they can upsell . pressure the customer like a kwik fit