Service prices

somech

one thing never have an mot and service together they will mot it first and find things to repair during the service (past experience proves this)
try and spread them apart

kolin_2

I used to have a 2000 1.2 Renault Clio, and at 70,000 miles-ish a full service (non-dealer) cost around £160

lambo28

UPDATED:
I had the car serviced at the dealers for £260 including MOT, Brake fluid change and coolant change. (supposedly my car doesn't have a cabin filter).But anyway, I have a few questions...again.

How do you know whether the brake fluid and coolant change was done properly? Apart from looking out for obvious leaks around the reservoir, what else?

Rolandtheroadie

lambo28 wrote: »

UPDATED:
I had the car serviced at the dealers for £260 including MOT, Brake fluid change and coolant change. (supposedly my car doesn't have a cabin filter).But anyway, I have a few questions...again.

How do you know whether the brake fluid and coolant change was done properly? Apart from looking out for obvious leaks around the reservoir, what else?

Check the car stops when you brake and it doesnt overheat. Apart from that, you've no way of telling.
At some point in your life, you will have to trust someone that is doing something you have no knowledge of. Until proved otherwise, you will have to take them at their word.

waynedance

somech wrote: »

one thing never have an mot and service together they will mot it first and find things to repair during the service (past experience proves this)
try and spread them apart

This is bollox, I work at a garage and we only fail cars on items that are fail able, we want customers to return and give us praise not dish us for making failures up. We offer a free MOT with all full services.

[Deleted User]

lambo28 wrote: »

How do you know whether the brake fluid and coolant change was done properly? Apart from looking out for obvious leaks around the reservoir, what else?

Same with any service, unless you watched them carry out the service, you never know for sure what has actually been done/changed.

somech

waynedance wrote: »

This is bollox, I work at a garage and we only fail cars on items that are fail able, we want customers to return and give us praise not dish us for making failures up. We offer a free MOT with all full services.

not bollox at all i could list garages that i have worked in that turn advisorys into fails and make stuff up.
plus the customer would have the work done with the service
i comend your garage for being honest as loads are'nt

ps i have also left garages that rip people off

Zanzibar

lambo28 wrote: »

UPDATED:
I had the car serviced at the dealers for £260 including MOT, Brake fluid change and coolant change. (supposedly my car doesn't have a cabin filter).But anyway, I have a few questions...again.

How do you know whether the brake fluid and coolant change was done properly? Apart from looking out for obvious leaks around the reservoir, what else?

You can get cheap testers for both brake and coolant fluids. Testing before and after servicing may give you some idea - though what you had in before the service may have been fine anyway.

A sure check is a change in colour.

lambo28

Well, I checked before the service the brake fluid and coolant were grubby. Now they are definitely cleaner. I'm just curious of the tale-tell signs for an unbled system. So i guess: look out for over-heating, whether the car can stop and leaks around the hoses.

lambo28

scotsman4th wrote: »

Check the car stops when you brake and it doesnt overheat. Apart from that, you've no way of telling.
At some point in your life, you will have to trust someone that is doing something you have no knowledge of. Until proved otherwise, you will have to take them at their word.

You can't trust yourself let alone someone else! lol:)