Huge variation in servicing costs
25 June 2003, 03:40 PM
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Booking in my MY02 for a 22,500m service (minor on an belgian import) struck by the massive variation in cost in the cambs/herts/essex area, with prices quoted by four dealers ranging from £105 to £145, with costs of supplying and changing front brakepads varying from £127 to £170! As with all things it pays to phone around...
And also the costs vary between dealers on the services themselves - the cheapest dealer on the £15k service ws the most expensive on the 22.5k.....
And also the costs vary between dealers on the services themselves - the cheapest dealer on the £15k service ws the most expensive on the 22.5k.....
26 June 2003, 01:52 PM
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You don't need to have the car serviced at a Subaru dealership to keep your Subaru warranty anymore. There has been an EU law change at the start of 2002 that means you can have it serviced at any recognised garage (this is normally defined as VAT registered), provided they use genuine and/or approved parts and fluids, plus good practise. If the specialist has the special tools, Select Monitors and official manuals (and can work them/read
) and they service in accordance with the factory schedule, they would be deemed as using good practise.
It can save you quite a bit of money over the time you own the car and many specialists are rated at least as highly as the dealerships for such work.
This has always been the case for year one of the warranty but Subaru UK used to provide years two and three of the total warranty. They insisted that it was serviced at a dealer during the top up years but now the entire three years are provided by the factory and you are free to shop around.
*edit for pur spoling*
[Edited by Pete Croney - 6/26/2003 1:54:33 PM]
You don't need to have the car serviced at a Subaru dealership to keep your Subaru warranty anymore. There has been an EU law change at the start of 2002 that means you can have it serviced at any recognised garage (this is normally defined as VAT registered), provided they use genuine and/or approved parts and fluids, plus good practise. If the specialist has the special tools, Select Monitors and official manuals (and can work them/read
) and they service in accordance with the factory schedule, they would be deemed as using good practise.It can save you quite a bit of money over the time you own the car and many specialists are rated at least as highly as the dealerships for such work.
This has always been the case for year one of the warranty but Subaru UK used to provide years two and three of the total warranty. They insisted that it was serviced at a dealer during the top up years but now the entire three years are provided by the factory and you are free to shop around.
*edit for pur spoling*
[Edited by Pete Croney - 6/26/2003 1:54:33 PM]
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28 June 2003, 09:35 AM
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I know that it affects all cars bought after 31 Dec 01, but don't know if it applies retrospectively. It may not.
The warrnty dept at Subaru UK would be able to advise.
I know that it affects all cars bought after 31 Dec 01, but don't know if it applies retrospectively. It may not.
The warrnty dept at Subaru UK would be able to advise.
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