Mini Electric service
Discussion
Im just coming up to the first service on my electric Mini. There are no details what so ever in the owners manual on what's involved apart from the car flagging up a brake fluid check at 2 years old. On checking the hydraulic fluid its clean and shows 0 percent moisture with a test probe but Im being told by the dealer that because the brakes are not used the fluid needs changing more frequently (??!). The book price for this service is around £260 that includes a pollen filter change at £80 (at 10K miles - I doubt its even slightly mucky). It looks like dealers are desperate to maximise service revenue on something that needs very little service so I'm requesting a check list of what they actually do for the money. This should be interesting......
So it had its service today. I got a lovely video of them shining a lamp under the car to show my tyre wear and brake pad wear that lasted 2.5 mins, and If you view the full report apparently it had an oil service, air and oil fuel filters and plugs all OK . 
So next was to push for the cost breakdown and it was worked out as follows:
Parts
Pollen filter £53
Screen wash £2.65
Brake fluid £10
Total £66.98
Labour came to a £147 to change the brake fluid and microfilter and the use of a very expensive torch on the underside to make a video and apparently check parts my car did not have.
Then there are two mysterious entry's for £20 that I have no idea what it was for, so I presume some fresh electric or fairy dust as a service item.
It would have been quite easy for them to print out a load of stuff about battery life and discharge rates or like to make the service look really technical to the layman, so you would think something clever had been done, but it certainly looks to me that not a lot of thought as been put into this other than make up a service price and hope no one questions it.
So next was to push for the cost breakdown and it was worked out as follows:
Parts
Pollen filter £53
Screen wash £2.65
Brake fluid £10
Total £66.98
Labour came to a £147 to change the brake fluid and microfilter and the use of a very expensive torch on the underside to make a video and apparently check parts my car did not have.
Then there are two mysterious entry's for £20 that I have no idea what it was for, so I presume some fresh electric or fairy dust as a service item.
It would have been quite easy for them to print out a load of stuff about battery life and discharge rates or like to make the service look really technical to the layman, so you would think something clever had been done, but it certainly looks to me that not a lot of thought as been put into this other than make up a service price and hope no one questions it.
ZesPak said:
Don't really get how you're so ok with that? They'd lose my business forever. 
Having dug around the bill for what was fairy dust- you get about £40 charged for plugging the car into the OBD and checking for faults that don't exist and the hydraulic fluid was changed even though it clearly did not need it as it showed 0 % water when I tested it pre service as a matter of interest. I'm not taking this rubbish next service- I need to find out if I can get the brake fluid service light turned off if all's well moisture wise without paying stupid money for work that's fabricated and not needed.Gassing Station | EV and Alternative Fuels | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff