How f*****g much for a service!!

20VLIL · 14-12-2006, 01:22

Stealers would be the right word. The Octy 2 went in for a basic service today. We originally were quoteed £120. Still a bit I thought especially as Christmas is coming. Got an FSI Octy as courtesy car...which got clamped!
Anyhow, when picking our car up we were told it was £185. Exsqueeze me said I very bewildered!!
I was told the car only needed servicing every 20,000miles or 2 years ( I knew this) and replied so justify this cost. I was told the oil is very expensive, almost twice as much as any other car!!
Is this stuff gold plated or are Skoda making a money making scam out of bi-annual servicing.
I've lodged a personal complaint to the director of our dealer who has said he will investigate as it sounds very steep....no s**t
What is this oil business and has anyone else experienced this?
Incidentally, the only jobs done were an oil and filter change + pollen filter

Wardy · 14-12-2006, 02:03

Does sound excessive! Did you get a breakdown of where the money has gone?

Amount of labour, cost of consumables etc....

Steve

Shifty · 14-12-2006, 02:06

Oil and filter change should be less than £100 on its own, about £70 if i remember right.

**TaviaRS** · 14-12-2006, 05:20

Yours is only that cheap Dave cos you make them use the (old chip) oil wot you provide

ItsOnlyMe_vRS · 14-12-2006, 08:04

i phoned up my skoda garage inquiring about an oil change and they quoted me 120. This was for oil, plug, filter, and disposal of the old oil.

steviec · 14-12-2006, 08:21

The Super Long Life Diesel Oil is about £10 a Litre.

& don't get me started on Stealer Servicing Costs mine was due a 40K Service, I was quoted between £220 & £330 at various Stealers around the NW. I ended up going to a local independent and mate of mine who did the service for just over a ton and used the SLL oil of my choice.

MrkyMrk · 14-12-2006, 08:42

That sounds like standard dealer prices to me. Retail for the oil is circa £60 for 4L on it's own. So parts will be oil, filter, pollen filter, sump plug (if they still do things this way?) and washer fluid (even if you brimmed it just before you went - which I tried once). You're probably looking at a minimum of £80 just for the bits. You'll also be lucky to find a dealer that charges less than £50 an hour labour and a basic service will be (guessing again) minimum 2 hours via menu pricing.
That you were quoted £120 but then charged £185 is the scary bit. I think I'll be switching to fixed intervals at my first service, if only for cheaper intermediate oil top-ups...

Makefish · 14-12-2006, 08:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrkyMrk

.....Retail for the oil is circa £60 for 4L on it's own

Christ Mark where are you buying your oil from, Harrods?. Castrol Edge for my Octy is £43 from Halfords, still dear but no where near sixty quid!!.

MrkyMrk · 14-12-2006, 08:49

I'm just extrapolating the cost of the 1l of Shell Helix Ultra VX I had to emergency buy a couple of days ago. Didn't have the opportunity to shop around :o

Fabia 12v · 14-12-2006, 08:56

Could be worse.. VW have quoted £261.07 inc VAT for my service on the golf.... Me thinks i'm going to be taking it else where (Doing it myself!!)

And on top of that £50.25 for MOT

(They charge £105 p/h for labour!!)

Just thought it would be interesting to enquire though and find out how much i'm saving doing it myself!

lozgti · 14-12-2006, 08:59

Its great only taking your car in once every two years.

Worth every penny

Fluffmeister · 14-12-2006, 09:41

When mines due next year, I will be doing what I did in Germany, and thats take my own oil in and tell them to use that. If they grumble they can stick it up their *rse and I will go to an independant.

btw, I was quoted £90 for an oil / filter / plug using vag parts from an independant who is also a site sponsor.

ednmra · 14-12-2006, 10:08

Depends a bit on mileage and usage but, like I said before, my local Skoda specialist dealer charged me £105 for annual service [only 8500 miles] and used a good class (50/50) semi synthetic oil - said for my kind of usage the gold dust oil was a waste of money and he didn't much like the look of the oil or the engine anyway, when drained after 2 years/20k on the stuff.

**mannyo** · 14-12-2006, 10:43

I think £180 for a 2 year service is good value, its more than just a basic oil service. The special longlife oil is £12 a litre, then the other bits and bobs plus labour.

My old Boxster cost £300 for the equivalent of a VW 10K service, and it would need 2 of those to the octavia's 1.

Lady opposite me in the office had her Kia Picanto 1.1 serviced 2 weeks ago, cost to her for the annual service was £250.

cheezemonkhai · 14-12-2006, 10:53

The MK I Octy costs between £250 and £300 per service so i'd consider myself lucky at only paying £185 for a service.

20VLIL · 14-12-2006, 21:31

But my Octy MK1 diesel only cost £150 for a full service at the same dealer a while back and that was OK
I got rid of the vRS when the service was due as I couldnt cope with the shock!!
God knows how much the Superb will be then

dan123 · 14-12-2006, 22:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fluffmeister

When mines due next year, I will be doing what I did in Germany, and thats take my own oil in and tell them to use that. If they grumble they can stick it up their *rse and I will go to an independant.

btw, I was quoted £90 for an oil / filter / plug using vag parts from an independant who is also a site sponsor.

I've always fancied sourcing the oil my self but have found I can't find the dear stuff needed for variable servicing (is that the technical term?) that I need much cheaper than at the dealer, Skoda charged me £14 for a litre (to use for top ups between services)...it seemed to be the same price everywhere.

Dan

Bigw2069 · 15-12-2006, 07:22

Try Opie Oils hes on here as 'oilman' not sure but there may be a forum discount, A friend uses him for the lubricants for his Evo and has no problems, Infact a lot of folks from MLR do and he's well spoken of.

**robmawer** · 15-12-2006, 09:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fluffmeister

When mines due next year, I will be doing what I did in Germany, and thats take my own oil in and tell them to use that. If they grumble they can stick it up their *rse and I will go to an independant.

I've supplied my own oil to Horners Bury for the last couple of services and they made absolutely no fuss about using it...I even had a trim-to-fit windscreen wiper in the car that was on my to-do list which they fitted for me at no additional charge...
Hopefully the other NW dealers will be similarly accommodating!

Rob.

uncle bulgaria · 04-01-2007, 08:03

Service light has just come on on my vRS at nearly 16,000 (was quite happy with that figure!). As my work takes me all over the North East of England I phoned half a dozen dealer for an "all inclusive fixed price quote" for a "first variable service".

Price ranged from £171 in York (the cheapest) to £229 in Sheffield (the most expensive)

Both offered either a free loan car or ability to sit and wait. So go figure what the extra £58 gets you!

Oh by the way both told me that "that was the price from the Skoda fixed price menu"?!?

So I guess either the Sheffield dealer is running low on customers and therefore making the remaining ones pay, or they just don't want the custom! So as it has been said before, shop around!!

14-12-2006, 01:22	#1
20VLIL Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Isle Of Wight Posts: 800 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	How f*g much for a service!! Stealers would be the right word. The Octy 2 went in for a basic service today. We originally were quoteed £120. Still a bit I thought especially as Christmas is coming. Got an FSI Octy as courtesy car...which got clamped! Anyhow, when picking our car up we were told it was £185. Exsqueeze me said I very bewildered!! I was told the car only needed servicing every 20,000miles or 2 years ( I knew this) and replied so justify this cost. I was told the oil is very expensive, almost twice as much as any other car!! Is this stuff gold plated or are Skoda making a money making scam out of bi-annual servicing. I've lodged a personal complaint to the director of our dealer who has said he will investigate as it sounds very steep....no st What is this oil business and has anyone else experienced this? Incidentally, the only jobs done were an oil and filter change + pollen filter __________________ NIGHTFIRE BLUE SUPERB COMFORT 2.5TDI V6!!! NOW SOLD** Last edited by 20VLIL; 14-12-2006 at 01:33.

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ItsOnlyMe_vRS Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Berkshire Posts: 314 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: How f*g much for a service!! i phoned up my skoda garage inquiring about an oil change and they quoted me 120. This was for oil, plug, filter, and disposal of the old oil. Last edited by ItsOnlyMe_vRS; 14-12-2006 at 08:06.

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steviec Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Warrington, Cheshire Posts: 751 Thanks: 10 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: How f*g much for a service!! The Super Long Life Diesel Oil is about £10 a Litre. & don't get me started on Stealer Servicing Costs mine was due a 40K Service, I was quoted between £220 & £330 at various Stealers around the NW. I ended up going to a local independent and mate of mine who did the service for just over a ton and used the SLL oil of my choice. __________________ Cheers Steve Skoda Octavia vRS 2.0T FSI - Black Magic, 18" Alloys, Dual Zone Climate Control, Jumbo Box, Rear Electric Windows, Xenon Headlights, MaxiDot, Light Assist, Front & Rear Parking Sensors, Rain Sensing Wipers & Dipping Rear View Mirror. Pentagon SupaGlass in Midnight, Parrot 3400LS GPS Bluetooth Car Kit.

14-12-2006, 08:42	#7
MrkyMrk Briskodian Join Date: May 2003 Location: Reading, UK Posts: 912 Thanks: 3 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: How f*g much for a service!! That sounds like standard dealer prices to me. Retail for the oil is circa £60 for 4L on it's own. So parts will be oil, filter, pollen filter, sump plug (if they still do things this way?) and washer fluid (even if you brimmed it just before you went - which I tried once). You're probably looking at a minimum of £80 just for the bits. You'll also be lucky to find a dealer that charges less than £50 an hour labour and a basic service will be (guessing again) minimum 2 hours via menu pricing. That you were quoted £120 but then charged £185 is the scary bit. I think I'll be switching to fixed intervals at my first service, if only for cheaper intermediate oil top-ups... __________________ *Mark*

14-12-2006, 08:49	#9
MrkyMrk Briskodian Join Date: May 2003 Location: Reading, UK Posts: 912 Thanks: 3 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: How f*g much for a service!! I'm just extrapolating the cost of the 1l of Shell Helix Ultra VX I had to emergency buy a couple of days ago. Didn't have the opportunity to shop around :o __________________ *Mark*

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Fabia 12v RICHARD Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Twickenham - Middlesex Posts: 4,931 Thanks: 5 Thanked 17 Times in 15 Posts	Re: How f*g much for a service!! Could be worse.. VW have quoted £261.07 inc VAT for my service on the golf.... Me thinks i'm going to be taking it else where (Doing it myself!!) And on top of that £50.25 for MOT (They charge £105 p/h for labour!!) Just thought it would be interesting to enquire though and find out how much i'm saving doing it myself! __________________ First Car: Skoda Fabia MK1 1.2 12v Comfort Replaced with: Volkswagen Golf MK4 GT 1.9TDI Replaced with: Seat Ibiza MK4 Sport 1.9TDI Replaced with: Volkswagen Polo MK5 Ltd. Edition Sport 1.4 16v Last edited by Fabia 12v; 14-12-2006 at 08:57.

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lozgti Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: midlands Posts: 5,614 Thanks: 9 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts	Re: How f*g much for a service!! Its great only taking your car in once every two years. Worth every penny

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Fluffmeister So rectum roots Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: North West UK Posts: 3,114 Thanks: 54 Thanked 111 Times in 90 Posts	Re: How f*g much for a service!! When mines due next year, I will be doing what I did in Germany, and thats take my own oil in and tell them to use that. If they grumble they can stick it up their rse and I will go to an independant. btw, I was quoted £90 for an oil / filter / plug using vag parts from an independant who is also a site sponsor. __________________ All you need in life is HERE* The path to enlightenment lies before you ..... HERE Briskoda Bikers social group > Clicky

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ednmra Briskodian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: south east Posts: 1,150 Thanks: 2 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: How f*g much for a service!! Depends a bit on mileage and usage but, like I said before, my local Skoda specialist dealer charged me £105 for annual service [only 8500 miles] and used a good class (50/50) semi synthetic oil - said for my kind of usage the gold dust oil was a waste of money and he didn't much like the look of the oil or the engine anyway, when drained after 2 years/20k on the stuff. Last edited by mannyo; 14-12-2006 at 10:46. Reason: oops

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mannyo BRISKODA Staff Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Stevenage Herts. Posts: 10,758 Thanks: 27 Thanked 266 Times in 249 Posts	Re: How f*g much for a service!! I think £180 for a 2 year service is good value, its more than just a basic oil service. The special longlife oil is £12 a litre, then the other bits and bobs plus labour. My old Boxster cost £300 for the equivalent of a VW 10K service, and it would need 2 of those to the octavia's 1. Lady opposite me in the office had her Kia Picanto 1.1 serviced 2 weeks ago, cost to her for the annual service was £250. __________________ Manny 2005 Octavia 2.0TDi Elegance combi my skoda website http://www.octaviars.co.uk Join the briskoda.net folding team click Here for more info Last edited by mannyo; 14-12-2006 at 10:46.

14-12-2006, 10:53	#15
cheezemonkhai Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 13,915 Thanks: 77 Thanked 352 Times in 326 Posts	Re: How f*g much for a service!! The MK I Octy costs between £250 and £300 per service so i'd consider myself lucky at only paying £185 for a service. __________________ Cars make CO2 and trees absorb CO2. By driving your car you're feeding a tree and helping the environment.

14-12-2006, 21:31	#16
20VLIL Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Isle Of Wight Posts: 800 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: How f*g much for a service!! But my Octy MK1 diesel only cost £150 for a full service at the same dealer a while back and that was OK I got rid of the vRS when the service was due as I couldnt cope with the shock!! God knows how much the Superb will be then __________________ NIGHTFIRE BLUE SUPERB COMFORT 2.5TDI V6!!! NOW SOLD

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Bigw2069 Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Rosyth,Scotland Posts: 5,152 Thanks: 195 Thanked 182 Times in 148 Posts	Re: How f*g much for a service!! Try Opie Oils hes on here as 'oilman' not sure but there may be a forum discount, A friend uses him for the lubricants for his Evo and has no problems, Infact a lot of folks from MLR do and he's well spoken of. __________________ Last edited by Bigw2069; 15-12-2006 at 10:10.

04-01-2007, 08:03	#20
uncle bulgaria Briskodian Join Date: May 2006 Location: S Yorks Posts: 301 Thanks: 6 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	Re: How f*g much for a service!! Service light has just come on on my vRS at nearly 16,000 (was quite happy with that figure!). As my work takes me all over the North East of England I phoned half a dozen dealer for an "all inclusive fixed price quote" for a "first variable service". Price ranged from £171 in York (the cheapest) to £229 in Sheffield (the most expensive) Both offered either a free loan car or ability to sit and wait. So go figure what the extra £58 gets you! Oh by the way both told me that "that was the price from the Skoda fixed price menu"?!? So I guess either the Sheffield dealer is running low on customers and therefore making the remaining ones pay, or they just don't want the custom! So as it has been said before, shop around!!

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