Repair costs- Main dealer or not

brazilianwax

studentphil wrote: »

GM Corsa 4 years old.

Vauxhall Corsa. If you aren't aware with any problems with it, I'd get it MOTd and serviced at an independent garage.

The main thin is that you trust the garage. Just cos it's a dealership doesn't mean you can trust them, and just cos it's a backstreet garage doesn't mean they won't treat you well.

Even with a major service and MOT it shouldn't cost you more than about £120.

If you want to reduce the cost further, supply your own fluids (oil, brake fluid etc).

Need_More_Money_2

Nelski wrote: »

Except if you have a warranty on the car then you have to take it to the main dealer

I think it's now illegal for main dealers to insist that warranty work is done at the main dealer. If you go elsewhere though, you have to make sure that they use genuine parts

aurora_borealis_2

studentphil wrote: »

Yes, it needs a service and naturally my family wish to get it done at the cheapest cost.

What do they normally do?

studentphil

aurora_borealis wrote: »

What do they normally do?

Go to the dealer where the labour can run to Hundreds.

poppy_f1

i have a corsa and take it toa independant mechanic

brazilianwax

studentphil wrote: »

Go to the dealer where the labour can run to Hundreds.

no warranty for them to protect, so shop around!

epz_2

can i vote for do it yourself, i grant you i like older cars which chan need a little more care but after years of paying garages over the odds for poor service i had enough and just do all but the most major stuff myself. the real straw that broke the cammels back was being told my electic window wasnt repairable and my abs was fine when i fixed the window with 1/2 hour research and an hors work and tracked down the abs fault to a sheared earth wire.

i mean seriously unless you are swapping engines or need heavy duty lifting machinery cars are pretty simple to get at and at least you will know its been done right.

movilogo

Though most of the time main dealers are prohibitively expensive, sometimes they can be cheaper too!

My car's cambelt change, independent garages quote from £125 to £200. Main dealer quoted £140.
In the end I did from independent for £125 though.

So, just shop around before committing. There are some complex, you have to go to main dealers!

plane_boy2000

Need_More_Money wrote: »

I think it's now illegal for main dealers to insist that warranty work is done at the main dealer. If you go elsewhere though, you have to make sure that they use genuine parts

I think the point was that you need to take your car to a main dealer to have warranty work carried out rather than the servicing

saintjanet

There have been loads of threads about this and loads of opinions about the the pros. and cons have been discussed.why not do a search and find even more opinions?.