HOWY

Newbie question I intend taking may eu wrx in for 1000mile service but can't find details of just what gets done. Is it just an oil change or do they check th eengine is running ok?

pslewis

Oil change and put your free PPP on if you got that deal

Pete

Ridge Racer

they give the car a good check as far as i can see , they adjusted the handbrake on mine , felt ok before i thought but what did i know ?

HOWY

[QUOTE=pslewis]Oil change and put your free PPP on if you got that deal

No PPP deal on Euro imports but I saved more than enough to get PPP if I wanted to, but don't fancy increased insurance and petrol costs yet!!

stilover

I'm getting the PPP on my STi on the 1000 mile service. Sadly though, the ECU has to be sent away which mean It will be off the road for 2-3 days. The agony !!

stilover

peterpeter

I got my PPP put on straight away from 0 miles.

Is this right????

Ive got the certificate of fitment

New_scooby_04

iTrader: (4)

Yep, thats ok AFAIK mate. The only criteria is that it has to be done after registration of the car. Most dealers seem to wait until the 1k service though, as you can't really use any of the cars performance before then, so the upgrade is kind of redundant

Do take care running it in though, as you've got more stress than std on the cars interals now, so no flogging it before everything has bedded in nicely.

NS04

stilover

Peterpeter

I think it just depends on the dealer. Obviously my dealer prefers do fit it at the 1000 mile service, although when I went to pick up the car I mentioned that some people were haveing theres fitted before pick up. He said if I wanted it, it could have been done before I picked it up. Never told me that when I ordered it.
Saying that, there is no advantage really in having it on straight away as you have to run them in, in any case. So there is no right or wrong for when there fitted

stilover

fgn

There is no 1000 mile service on a EU, its at 3000 and then only an inspection service...

pslewis

No 1000mile service?

No PPP?

Lower residuals on resale?

No decent Part Ex. price?

No warm feeling from the UK Dealer you bought from?

God, I'm glad I only buy proper UK cars!! Phew!!

Pete

peterpeter

Spoke to my dealer today

apparently the oil used for the first 1000 miles is thinner running in oil.
So you need to keep the revs below 4k. (Ive only crept over this a couple of times.)

Also the dealer says that the PPP though fitted isnt "activated fully" until the 1000 mile service...

Felt pretty quick to me anyway.

mickp

iTrader: (1)

No £700 more for insurance

Saved nearly £3000.00

Didnt buy to sell so who's worrying about re-sale values (live for today)

Warm fealing from the U.K dealer - You must be joking. He may have been smiling thats because he was taking an extra 3 grand off you !

God, Im glad i bought a UK spec import

patkin

Pete should be glad that there are some of us out there who refuse to pay over inflated prices to UK dealers. It is the fact that more and more people are wising up to the better value available from THE SAME CAR via EU that dealer offers such as free servicing and PPP are offered in a feeble attempt to try to redress the balance

mickp

iTrader: (1)

I'll definitely second that. Competition is a great thing when buying cars but i guess some people just cant see that.

This anti import nonsense is playing right into the hands of high charging UK dealers. If everyone just went out there and bought UK spec imported motors what would the UK dealers do ?

Would they sit there and go bust ?

Or would they perhaps compete ?.

Not thought of that Pete ?????????

pslewis

I live in the UK - I support UK dealers and UK businesses!!

Imports are shunned by the trade, public and dealers alike ..... no-one likes a cheap skate

Nah, I'll stick to my Proper UK Impreza, thanks all the same

Pete

pslewis

£3000 cheaper eh?

Lets see whats on offer in the UK Dealers then?

Part Ex. for my car = £9150 (thats about £1500 more than I could expect from a Private Sale)

PPP = £1600 on the WRX

Thats £3100 of benefits ................. why would I buy an Import with all the massive disadvantages????

Pete

mickp

iTrader: (1)

Pete

Youre digging yourself in a bit of a hole mate !!!. The buying British would be nice if we had built the car

Each to there own i suppose but its a very short sighted crusade youre on. I am quite sure the UK subaru sales staff rub there hands together when Mr Lewis walks in the showroom.

ZIPPY

I bought on MY01 as an import and i saved over £5k at the time and sold it 2 years later with some mods and lost £1500 in total, so where are the massive advantages of buying a UK car, my local dealer sorted all my servicing and warranty claims out just as quick as UK cars.

Unless the deal is exceptional i wouldnt touch a UK dealer with a dirty stick, buy from the EU and save cash, my car ran a full de-cat which the dealer fitted and then a custom remap (292 BHP) my dealer never once mentioned mods come servicing or warranty claims.

You may as well pull your pants down in the carpark of a main dealers if you buy from them because if you dont they will pull them down for you after you sign for one.

Zippy

patkin

Agree.....Just like they pulled down the pants of all the poor sods who bought a car a few days before the free PPP was announced. Oh and additionally, I got more in P.ex for my UK trade in from the importer than I was offered against a UK Subaru dealer or the car's franchise offered me against another car of the same make.