Hyundai I10 servicing?

r2015

I bought a new Hyundai I10 3 years ago and with it came 3 years servicing and it's first MOT.


It also has a 5 year warranty from Hyundai.


Now I have to pay for the servicing and MOT and of course the dealer is not cheap for the servicing and charge the max for the MOT.


I can go to a local 2 man garage and get it done for half the price the dealer would charge.




I used to go there with my old banger,


I don't intend buying another car, this was my retirement present to myself.


Given that I am not concerned about the resale value and that I only drive about 7,000 miles a year should I abandon the dealer and go with my local garage or wait another 2 years until the manufactures's warranty runs out?

Ebe_Scrooge

This question comes up time and again. Legally, you don't have to use a main dealer in order to preserve the warranty ( the law was changed some time ago to prevent the main dealers having such a monopoly ). You do need to use a proper vat-registered garage, and they must fit genuine parts. So keep all receipts. So long as this is the case, the dealers are *supposed* to honour the warranty.

But there is a school of thought that says if you stick with a main dealer, then they have absolutely no basis for quibbling over any warranty claims, so it could save you some hassle should you ever need to make a claim. How much extra are you prepared to pay for the avoidance of potential hassle ?

Wh05apk

I have a Hyundai, and have never used main dealers, except for warranty work, my local dealer was brilliant for this, on the few occasions it needed work, they never quibbled.


You might want to have a look on : http://www.hyundaiownersclub.co.uk/forum/index.php

Mankysteve

Ebe_Scrooge wrote: »

the law was changed some time ago to prevent the main dealers having such a monopoly

Thanks to the EU same rules behind OMBII Diagnostics all come from EU legislation. I too have a i10 coming up to 3rd service I no intention of having my car serviced at mail stealers. It going to my amazing local mechanic.