dies it matter if i dont take my car to the main dealer for a service

jaks111

had a quote from ford for a major service quote was £215 not sure if that includes vat or not on a ford ka (09) plate my local garage quoted me £140 if i go with my local garage who said they do replace with ford parts ( how do i know ) i still get my book stamped for the warranty
only there is a big difference in price does it matter who i go with

thanks

Inactive

As long as your local garage is VAT Registered and they carry out the service in accordance with Ford guidelines using Ford parts, then there should not be a problem.

LandyAndy

Inactive wrote: »

As long as your local garage is VAT Registered and they carry out the service in accordance with Ford guidelines using Ford parts, then there should not be a problem.

Is the theory.;)

However, if there are any warranty issues do you really want to be arguing the toss with the main dealer about the exact work done and parts used by your chosen garage.

My personal opinion is that independent servicing is better left until after the warranty period.

Why do people spend 5 figure sums on new cars and then take a chance for £75?

patman99

Might have something to do with the fact that a lot of main dealers make-up the majority of their shopfloor staff with tyre/exhuast fitters.
Lookers Colchester for instance, has 18 staff in their service area, but only 5 are proper mechanics, the rest have basic training only.

Hammyman

My local garage is marginally cheaper than main dealer however their service changes parts that don't need doing (air and fuel filter) and doesn't change parts that need doing annually (pollen filter).

Gandalfthesecond

Hammyman wrote: »

My local garage is marginally cheaper than main dealer however their service changes parts that don't need doing (air and fuel filter) and doesn't change parts that need doing annually (pollen filter).

So why do main dealers change these?