Servicing and entended warranty? Mail dealer want £620.28
11 October 2004, 01:37 PM
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Servicing and entended warranty? Mail dealer want £620.28
Car is due for a 60,000 mile service including cambelt change so I phoned subaru warranty and they said I MUST have it service at a mail dealer cuz its an extended warranty.
Subaru want £620.28 inc VAT
scooby specialist want £325 inc VAT
I just over one year left of my warranty do I take my chances and save £300 and loose the warranty or just bend over and take it like a man?
I was under th impression I could get it done at a VAT reg garage using OEM parts.
Ray
Subaru want £620.28 inc VAT
scooby specialist want £325 inc VAT
I just over one year left of my warranty do I take my chances and save £300 and loose the warranty or just bend over and take it like a man?
I was under th impression I could get it done at a VAT reg garage using OEM parts.
Ray
11 October 2004, 01:41 PM
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I think the Eu thing only applies to a new car warranty first year etc.. after that its an agreement between you and the manufactuer, so no joy nabout using oem parts ... surely a post in dealer and 3rd part forum would maybe reduce that price from a stealer?!?!
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Ray,
Pop up north a little, have a days shopping in Stockport and put your car in at ProSport, they will charge you considerably less than that main dealer and they are subaru uk authorised too
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Pop up north a little, have a days shopping in Stockport and put your car in at ProSport, they will charge you considerably less than that main dealer and they are subaru uk authorised too
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11 October 2004, 02:39 PM
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just phone another one in Brum. £686.22
I would expect them all to be the same price.
Really want to keep the warranty but saving £300 has really got me thinking. Whats an expensive job that the warranty will pay out?
I would expect them all to be the same price.
Really want to keep the warranty but saving £300 has really got me thinking. Whats an expensive job that the warranty will pay out?
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Originally Posted by Ray_li
Car is due for a 60,000 mile service including cambelt change so I phoned subaru warranty and they said I MUST have it service at a mail dealer cuz its an extended warranty.
Subaru want £620.28 inc VAT
scooby specialist want £325 inc VAT
I just over one year left of my warranty do I take my chances and save £300 and loose the warranty or just bend over and take it like a man?
I was under th impression I could get it done at a VAT reg garage using OEM parts.
Ray
Subaru want £620.28 inc VAT
scooby specialist want £325 inc VAT
I just over one year left of my warranty do I take my chances and save £300 and loose the warranty or just bend over and take it like a man?
I was under th impression I could get it done at a VAT reg garage using OEM parts.
Ray
11 October 2004, 04:29 PM
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ray the 99/00 cars are suseptical to MAF failure. this leans the mixture out with leads to detination (pinking) which then buggers your main bearings. there have been a number of main bearing failures on here that have been traced to a faulty maf - e.g. Puff the Magic Moderator.
this will cost you the best part of 4k (at a guess) at a dealers.
this will cost you the best part of 4k (at a guess) at a dealers.
11 October 2004, 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by jjones
ray the 99/00 cars are suseptical to MAF failure. this leans the mixture out with leads to detination (pinking) which then buggers your main bearings. there have been a number of main bearing failures on here that have been traced to a faulty maf - e.g. Puff the Magic Moderator.
this will cost you the best part of 4k (at a guess) at a dealers.
this will cost you the best part of 4k (at a guess) at a dealers.
11 October 2004, 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Ray_li
If I had the money to waste on a £23k Maserati I might just have the money to for a service and not cry about £4000 but I dont.
11 October 2004, 06:40 PM
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Ray,
just double checking that you have an unlimited mileage extended warranty - otherwise i think that it only applies to to 60,000 miles. I have just extended mine, and the unlimited was almost twice the price of the 60K version!
mb
just double checking that you have an unlimited mileage extended warranty - otherwise i think that it only applies to to 60,000 miles. I have just extended mine, and the unlimited was almost twice the price of the 60K version!
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11 October 2004, 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Ray_li
If I had the money to waste on a £23k Maserati I might just have the money to for a service and not cry about £4000 but I dont.
My STi cost that and I would cry if my service cost anywhere near that. Thats just stupid. Know the Mac F1 was ~15K for a service but you would expect that on a 700K car.
11 October 2004, 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by boomer
Ray,
just double checking that you have an unlimited mileage extended warranty - otherwise i think that it only applies to to 60,000 miles. I have just extended mine, and the unlimited was almost twice the price of the 60K version!
mb
just double checking that you have an unlimited mileage extended warranty - otherwise i think that it only applies to to 60,000 miles. I have just extended mine, and the unlimited was almost twice the price of the 60K version!
mb
11 October 2004, 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Gary C
4K on a 23K car !!!
My STi cost that and I would cry if my service cost anywhere near that. Thats just stupid. Know the Mac F1 was ~15K for a service but you would expect that on a 700K car.
My STi cost that and I would cry if my service cost anywhere near that. Thats just stupid. Know the Mac F1 was ~15K for a service but you would expect that on a 700K car.
11 October 2004, 11:00 PM
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Ray,
so if you are going in for your 60,000 mile service, and your extended warranty does not apply when your mileage exceeds 60,000 miles, then why are Subaru insisting that you get it serviced at an "official garage"?
Now if they were to honour your warranty for a further year - then it would probably be worth it
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so if you are going in for your 60,000 mile service, and your extended warranty does not apply when your mileage exceeds 60,000 miles, then why are Subaru insisting that you get it serviced at an "official garage"?
Now if they were to honour your warranty for a further year - then it would probably be worth it
mb
12 October 2004, 12:13 AM
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Ray,
aha! I see where you are coming from now
Which dealer(s) have you tried?
Cutlers (now in Aldridge) are very reasonable pricewise, and do the SIDC discount (so it is worth joining just for the savings!).
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aha! I see where you are coming from now
Which dealer(s) have you tried?
Cutlers (now in Aldridge) are very reasonable pricewise, and do the SIDC discount (so it is worth joining just for the savings!).
mb
12 October 2004, 10:04 AM
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Hi Ray, how's life ??
What MY is your car then, my RB5 had it's Cambelt at 45K
Did the cambelt service change mileage or something ??
What MY is your car then, my RB5 had it's Cambelt at 45K
Did the cambelt service change mileage or something ??
12 October 2004, 10:12 AM
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Life is going sweet but not much luck since Iv had a scooby. Got rear ended after a month of ownership. had it repaired and for rear ended again. 2 months later still waiting for insurance to sort out the second one but its not looking good.
Where have you been?
Got a MY00 and they changed it to the later mileage for the cambelt. What a bummer. WOuld have had it done b4 I had it if they didnt change it.
Where have you been?
Got a MY00 and they changed it to the later mileage for the cambelt. What a bummer. WOuld have had it done b4 I had it if they didnt change it.
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Can anyone give me a link to ProSport?
Good to see a few 'Midlanders' here!
Boomer, howmuch (%) is the discount for SIDC at Cutlers? Their probably my nearest main dealer.
Cheers
Jason
Good to see a few 'Midlanders' here!
Boomer, howmuch (%) is the discount for SIDC at Cutlers? Their probably my nearest main dealer.
Cheers
Jason
12 October 2004, 10:19 AM
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Good good.. I've seen that you hadnt been having a great deal of joy 
.. I have been really busy at work and have only been on here in an observational capacity..
I always have my work done at Carstins in Balsall common on the outskirts of Coventry.. They are pretty reasonable and always do a good job on my car.. ( Give it a damn good clean for you as well )
.. I have been really busy at work and have only been on here in an observational capacity..I always have my work done at Carstins in Balsall common on the outskirts of Coventry.. They are pretty reasonable and always do a good job on my car.. ( Give it a damn good clean for you as well
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Originally Posted by Ray_li
Life is going sweet but not much luck since Iv had a scooby. Got rear ended after a month of ownership. had it repaired and for rear ended again. 2 months later still waiting for insurance to sort out the second one but its not looking good.
Where have you been?
Got a MY00 and they changed it to the later mileage for the cambelt. What a bummer. WOuld have had it done b4 I had it if they didnt change it.
Where have you been?
Got a MY00 and they changed it to the later mileage for the cambelt. What a bummer. WOuld have had it done b4 I had it if they didnt change it.
12 October 2004, 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by jasonius
Can anyone give me a link to ProSport?
Good to see a few 'Midlanders' here!
Boomer, howmuch (%) is the discount for SIDC at Cutlers? Their probably my nearest main dealer.
Cheers
Jason
Good to see a few 'Midlanders' here!
Boomer, howmuch (%) is the discount for SIDC at Cutlers? Their probably my nearest main dealer.
Cheers
Jason
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12 October 2004, 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by RB5 Paul
i had my 60k service last year and it was £400 at the main dealer.
Well 406 if you want to be picky lol,
Westaways in Northampton
Well 406 if you want to be picky lol,
Westaways in Northampton
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Originally Posted by RB5 Paul
i had my 60k service last year and it was £400 at the main dealer.
Well 406 if you want to be picky lol,
Westaways in Northampton
Well 406 if you want to be picky lol,
Westaways in Northampton
My 60K was about the same as that..