How much should I pay for a service?
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How much should I pay for a service?
Hiya!
My 2005 Blobeye STi is on 38005 miles at the moment, and whilst it had a full service approx 2500 miles ago, I need to get it serviced (6 monthly interval) to keep the warranty up to date.
I also need a cam-belt change, but I'm going to worry about that next month.
For the meanwhile, how much should I be paying for an oil change service at a main dealers, roughly?
Thanks for any advice, in advance!
Cheers,
Chris
My 2005 Blobeye STi is on 38005 miles at the moment, and whilst it had a full service approx 2500 miles ago, I need to get it serviced (6 monthly interval) to keep the warranty up to date.
I also need a cam-belt change, but I'm going to worry about that next month.
For the meanwhile, how much should I be paying for an oil change service at a main dealers, roughly?
Thanks for any advice, in advance!
Cheers,
Chris
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Thanks Tony, its not a JDM its a Type UK, but the bloke I bought the car from said part of the warranty terms specified that it needs to be serviced every 6000 miles/6 months, whichever comes first. I wouldn't mind getting a decent oil, so I'll budget £120 for it then :-)
I know it doesn't specifically need a main dealer service, but around where I live (Cardiff), I don't think there are any Subaru Specialists, so Main Dealer is the next best thing I think. At least if they bugger my car up I'll be able to go in and have a rant and they'll have to be professional about it, if I go to Daves Backstreet Garage and they bugger it up, if I moan at them, theyre response is likely to be "Nothing I can do about it mate, mustve been like it when I got it!".
You get the idea!
Thanks for the replies so far guys, much appreciated :-)
Chris.
I know it doesn't specifically need a main dealer service, but around where I live (Cardiff), I don't think there are any Subaru Specialists, so Main Dealer is the next best thing I think. At least if they bugger my car up I'll be able to go in and have a rant and they'll have to be professional about it, if I go to Daves Backstreet Garage and they bugger it up, if I moan at them, theyre response is likely to be "Nothing I can do about it mate, mustve been like it when I got it!".
You get the idea!
Thanks for the replies so far guys, much appreciated :-)
Chris.
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Surely it is well out of warranty being a 2005 car? Oil change every six months is certainly a good idea, but if it was just done 2500 miles ago.........UK car service intervals are annual or every 10,000 miles.
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Yeah the warranty is from the Re-seller. My parents were kind enough to purchase me the warranty as a present when I got the car, so I'd like to keep the it current by servicing the car in accordance with the warranty company regulations.
I also don't drive a huge amount of miles, maybe 5 or 6 thousand a year, so servicing it slightly more than is actually necessary isn't a massive cost consideration (which it would be if I did loads of miles!).
In an oil change service, do they do anything else, or is it literally just changing the oil?
Chris
I also don't drive a huge amount of miles, maybe 5 or 6 thousand a year, so servicing it slightly more than is actually necessary isn't a massive cost consideration (which it would be if I did loads of miles!).
In an oil change service, do they do anything else, or is it literally just changing the oil?
Chris
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If it is due cam belt service ( 50,000 miles or 5 years ) I would get it all done together and ring around for prices. Might even be worth travelling to a specialist as it is expensive service and the dealer will put a big big hole in your wallet. Oil change is oil and filter but still needs to be done by someone with some knowledge of Subarus in my opinion.
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Yeah I agree that the oil needs to be done by someone with a bit of Subaru savvy, hense wanting to go to the main dealer to get it done as they should (and I emphasis should!) have the required knowledge to do a proper job.
I dont want to particularly pay a main dealer for the cambelt as I bet they'd charge through the nose for that. But again, at least they'd have the knowledge and tools to do it properly.
Any idea how much a cambelt service would be at the a main dealers? The normal oil service looks like it should be £120 or so, and I've heard a cambelt change is about £200, so would I be right in assuming it would be approx £350 all in, or am I way out here?
Cheers!
Chris
I dont want to particularly pay a main dealer for the cambelt as I bet they'd charge through the nose for that. But again, at least they'd have the knowledge and tools to do it properly.
Any idea how much a cambelt service would be at the a main dealers? The normal oil service looks like it should be £120 or so, and I've heard a cambelt change is about £200, so would I be right in assuming it would be approx £350 all in, or am I way out here?
Cheers!
Chris
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I've been quoted £365 for a cambelt and minor service all in at a specialist.
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Cambelts with us are £189.99+vat fitted including the belt
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