IainJBC

Subaru quoted 450.53 pounds for the 45k service. This is high considering they only change the cam belt which they say takes two hours and then the only other changes are the oil plus filter and the power steering fluid. The rest are just checks. Please advise anywhere cheaper.....PLEASE

sherlock

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Iain i don't know if this is any help but look under "MY95 wrx a few questions" and Dave Fairhurst suggests someone.
I hope this is of use to you.If not try your local Formula one i paid £79.99 for a service inc plugs,air filter,oil £10 extra for synthetic and a complete check.That did inc the platinum sparkplugs

ScoobyJawa

Hi Iain

Which dealer was it? I just had my 37,500 done and rang around all the dealers within a 30 odd mile radius of Bracknell. Mill Lane in Basingstoke were the cheapest followed very closely by Cheam, the most expensive being SGT Maidenhead and Lancaster Reading.

Hope that helps...

Cheers
Neil.

ChrisB

Neil,

If you don't mind telling me, how much did you pay for the 37.5k?

I'm approaching 36k miles, hence I'm interested what the going rate is before I start ringing around.

Cheers,

Chris.

geoffn

I was quoted £399 by Waldonway Maidstone and £460 by Lancaster Sevenoaks.

IainJBC

Scoobyjawa,
You hit it on the head. This quote was from Lancaster Pangbourne. Thanks for the help, I'll try Mill Lane.

Simon Insull

It might be too far for you, but I have just been quoted £352 by Showells in Lye, West Mids. Mine's booked in for next week.

Cheers
Simon

TonyBurns

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If i remember correctly the 45k service is actually the largest service that they do to your car.
Yes they do change your belt but they also do everything else too.
At 3 yrs you should have your radiator flushed, the brakes should have already been done at 2yrs (fluid change) along with the spark plugs, but its a part of scoob ownership, the 30 and 45k services have always been expensive (300+ for the 30 and 400/450 for the 45k).
Sorry if its a shock for you but its one of the things i checked out when i bought my scoob, anyway you should see how much peugeot charge for a 30k service on a 106gti, around 230quid!! its the cost of motoring

Tony

spider

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Iain, you can always try haggling with them.

My 45000 mile service at Lancaster cost 380 quid back in March. As soon as I told them what others were quoting they dropped the price.

Hope this helps,
Steve

The Saint

You could try getting it done at Falkland

Chris Bond

Evening All

It may be a bit far to travel, but I've been quote £370 which includes VAT for my 45K service. Plus I get a courtesy car whilst the service is being carried out.

Also I paid £263 which included the VAT for my 30k service. Plus this also included fitting a power lead from the battery to the boot (for the amp), plus a few odds and sods that needed doing round the car like some door trim that was lose. Sorting out a rattle in the boot. etc..

So as Spider said shop around or haggle with them, see what u can get.

Chris

WRXsteve

As no Subaru dealer will touch a jap import I went to a independent garage called AWD Motorsport engineering in Perth. For £450 (£270 is the actual price of the 45k service)they carried out my 45,000 service which included all the usual plus front and rear genuine subaru brake pads! They made a superb job of the car, as they are ex-subaru dealer mechanics and they have all the scooby tools and a select monitor! 10 out of 10 for their friendly service!

Tim Bomford

Try getting a quote from Dave West of Risborough 4wd on 01844 274 652. A lot of us around here use him as he is very good and a friendly bloke. I think my 45k was about £370 but could be wrong. The 45k or 3yrly service is the biggest you will have done on your scoob.

Tim

ScoobyJawa

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by ChrisB:
<B>Neil,

If you don't mind telling me, how much did you pay for the 37.5k?

I'm approaching 36k miles, hence I'm interested what the going rate is before I start ringing around.

Cheers,

Chris.[/quote]

Hey Chris, how ya doing? (found a new curry house yet? )
Don't mind at all mate. Mill Lane quoted 103 quid (ish) and actual cost was a smidgen over 104, so pretty damn good IMHO. Lancaster, who seem to be most expensive in my area quoted 140 quid Thats quite a bit of difference!!!!!

See ya
Neil.

ScoobyJawa

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by IainJBC:
<B>Scoobyjawa,
You hit it on the head. This quote was from Lancaster Pangbourne. Thanks for the help, I'll try Mill Lane.[/quote]



Iain, can you let us know how you get on, as its my next service (due just after Xmas ) it would be interesting to have some advance warning!!!!

Cheers
Neil.

IainJBC

Scoobyjawa,
I'll let you know. I will certainly play them off each other and see how I get on.

Thanks all for the tips. I was aware of a high price but I'm always interested in saving some pennies if possible.

Cheers