Was this a reasonable price? Mercedes B service, £1270

[mubmoh]

Hi,


I am not trying to appear as a cheapskate. Was how much I was quoted for a B service from a Mercedes dealership a reasonable price? I was expecting £700ish total.

What is my best alternative? Should I save up or go somewhere else?


My vehicle is an A CLASS A 180 AUTOMATIC W176 2013 WITH 28000 TOTAL MILAGE.
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Anyone have a MB specialist they recommend in South London?

Thanks

[mubmoh]

pocketspring said:

Where's the costing for the labour?

I believe its in the line where it just states "Major Service B", then underneath it states the parts.

Dog Star said:

I’ve a local specialist and they’ve been absolutely brilliant, they can update the digital service record and are a lot less than half the price of MB. If you’re leasing check if you are allowed to use any garage with your lease company - I make a point of this, as it’s a cost to consider. So far they’re all been ok EXCEPT MERC Finance, who insist you go to a main dealer for a thorough reaming.

I won’t go there now even if they try and price match - the whole sterile false environment gets my back up, not to mention some of the pompous tools who you see in there (who are the ones they cater for, to be fair). Saw one bloke who had not had his car washed when it was in for a service - he’d brought it back in (and described it as a “mini valet”. )

I own the car outright fortunately, so no lease or finance deal. I guess I will be searching for a local specialist, hopefully I can find one.
I agree with your sentiment of sterile environment, was a bit weird. Ironically, I still got a free car wash even though my car wasn't serviced, thought that was nice, but then they refused to print out my digital service record for me. So I have mixed emotions.

TarquinMX5 said:

Anything else is charged as an 'extra', ie brake fluid, gearbox fluid, air filter(s), fuel filter, pan roof lubrication, coolant etc., all of which are scheduled at varying times, ie every 2, 3, 5, 10, 15 years etc. (or mileage).

The price quoted, as it appears to include gearbox fluid and coolant is not, unfortunately, anything out of the ordinary. I'm not saying I think it's good value, just that it's not unusual in my experience.

Yep - I expected the gearbox oil change. However, even still was surprised by how much the total bill ended up at. Even without that I was still seeing
to pay £800 for the regular B service.

leef44 said:

I was in north Surrey before, near Kingston, and I used to drive an hour south to Horndean to take it to PCS (Prestige Car Service).

I know it's a bit far away but I've always found it worth it.

Thanks for the recommendation, will check them out, but seems too far at a first glance.

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Panamax said:

Maybe nobody else actually bothered to read what was posted, but what's all this about fuel tank removal? Was there a problem with the car before it went in?

People talk constantly about the attractions of "specialists". There are at least as many dodgy self-appointed specialists a main dealers.

No problem with car before it went in. I believe they are changing the fuel filter as this is a service piece which is supposed to change every 10 years. To do that they are charging me to remove the fuel tank.