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Nathan1.5td

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3rd Mar 08 at 18:23

What is involved in a service??

Like
Oil change
Filter change
ect....?

mwg

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3rd Mar 08 at 18:24

Depends on the service. Cambelt will need to be done at certain intervals. Spark plugs, pollen filter etc.

Jakey

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3rd Mar 08 at 18:25

Oil and filter change
Fuel filter
Pollen filter
Plugs
Air filter

Then just a general check over the tyres, brakes, lights etc.

Nathan1.5td

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3rd Mar 08 at 18:27

How much u reckonn for the full jobby

i know quick fit want like £139 [nuts to that]

what wud u say is a reasonable price?

Timbaland

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3rd Mar 08 at 18:28

Depends.

What colour are your sidelights?

mwg

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3rd Mar 08 at 18:28

Prices might have changed by now but my local Vauxhall used to charge about £120 for a service on a Corsa 1.2 or 1.4 Corsa. This was a year or 2 ago.

Nathan1.5td

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3rd Mar 08 at 18:30

My side lights are ice blue [look white/blue]

Timbaland

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3rd Mar 08 at 18:30

quote:
Originally posted by Nathan1.5td
My side lights are ice blue [look white/blue]

Jakey

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3rd Mar 08 at 18:31

Anything between £110 and £140 for a 1.2, 1.4, 1.6 corsa is good imo.

Thats how much it is at the garage i work at.

Mattb

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3rd Mar 08 at 18:32

Prices vary greatly dependant on whats actually done..

For example:

Our cheapest service comes in at £99, that involves and oil and filter change and an 'express visual check' which is a quick look over the car, and tyre pressures set.

The most expensive is a 40k at around £350 which involves oil, filter, diesel filter / spark plugs, air filter, pollen filter, all levels topped up, tyre pressures done and a look over the car

Those are main VW dealer prices, things like cambelts, brake fluid changes, aircon services are extra.. obviously

Nathan1.5td

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3rd Mar 08 at 18:34

Ahh cheers

i need 1 done soon

gonna cut down the cost by doing a few things me self tho

S@M

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3rd Mar 08 at 18:35

quote:
Originally posted by Nathan1.5td
How much u reckonn for the full jobby

i know quick fit want like £139 [nuts to that]

what wud u say is a reasonable price?

Thats about right at a garage... but thats why most of us do them ourselves

Mattb

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3rd Mar 08 at 18:44

quote:
Originally posted by Nathan1.5td
Ahh cheers

i need 1 done soon

gonna cut down the cost by doing a few things me self tho

To be honest its very easy to service a car my advise would be this..

(1) Have the car MOT'd (when its due obviously)- The checking over of a car on a service is pretty much the same as the checks on an MOT test.

(2) Change the servicable items that you need to - oil, filter, sparkplugs / diesel filter, air filter, pollen filter etc etc very easy to do your self

(3) Top up all your levels

(4) Adjust your tyre pressures - although that should really be somthing you do regularly anyway..

Thats pretty much it, there will be a few things that would have been missed out if it were done properly at a garage eg. Antifreeze strength etc but that would be a service carried out to a reasonable standard at a fraction of the price anywhere would charge

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3rd Mar 08 at 18:45

sssshhhhh matt

Mattb

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3rd Mar 08 at 18:48

Just some helpful advise

However with me being in my position i would not trust anyone to service my own cars exept myself, and i would not trust any independant round my way (i cant speak for other areas) as i have seen the 'quality' of their work when it comes into us to be rectified correctly...

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3rd Mar 08 at 18:49

same with us matt

John G

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3rd Mar 08 at 18:58

quote:
Originally posted by Nathan1.5td
How much u reckonn for the full jobby

i know quick fit want like £139 [nuts to that]

what wud u say is a reasonable price?

yes very reasonable, next week im gettin mine done and it £135 after vat

Rob H

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3rd Mar 08 at 19:10

quote:
Originally posted by Mattb
The most expensive is a 40k at around £350 which involves oil, filter, diesel filter / spark plugs, air filter, pollen filter, all levels topped up, tyre pressures done and a look over the car

Shit the bed!?! That was a leisurly 2 hours work on my old corsa, and about £50 worth of parts (at trade club prices from Vauxhall).

I'm not looking forward to having to take the astra in. It'll have already had two oil and filter changes (every 5k) by the time it goes in. Oil was about £50 for 4 gallons of fully synthetic, and the filter was about £3 - Vauxhall want about £135 for the same work i've done

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[Edited on 03-03-2008 by Rob H]

Nathan1.5td

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3rd Mar 08 at 19:15

I dont know how to change the; oil filter, diesel filter, pollen filter and glow plugs....

Advice?

Rob H

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3rd Mar 08 at 19:29

Buy a haynes manual - they are actually really good, and helped my mate out a few times when he was a bit clueless with his nova

Nathan1.5td

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3rd Mar 08 at 19:35

Alredi on it
Checked out halfors but they seemed a bit expenisve

Any ideas for cheap1s?

Mattb

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3rd Mar 08 at 19:36

ebay..

John G

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3rd Mar 08 at 19:37

quote:
Originally posted by Nathan1.5td
Alredi on it
Checked out halfors but they seemed a bit expenisve

Any ideas for cheap1s?

you really dont like sticking your hand in your pocket do you

corsa_rob

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3rd Mar 08 at 19:39

get a haynes manual and do it all ureself...its piece of piss mate, saves u money and u learn things...all explained well...haynes at like £16.99ish i think...can get them on ebay and places 2nd hand...but just go buy it and get it all done

Nathan1.5td

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3rd Mar 08 at 19:41

will do

and yes

im well tight

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