VW Golf - £329 for an Oil Change

wgl2014

Edwood_Woodwood wrote: »

Every garage I've been to have big drums of oil, including National as mentioned out a few posts back.

That's a lot cheaper than piddling little 4 or 5l containers you get in Halfords and the like.

£25 quid is more than enough.

I call BS on that. Put a link to any garage that quotes less than £25 for a service.

macman

There is no requirement to use a main dealer to preserve your warranty. An independent is fine as long as they use VAG approved parts.
Though I'd concede that it weakens the goodwill if you later need some of that in order to get a warranty fix.

cb1979

Certain VW engines require the spark plugs changed on mileage as well as age
My wife has a 1.4 TSI, when that was serviced at 4 years and 32500 miles they did not change the spark plugs on a minor service

The next year it was just under 40000 miles,before I took it in for its major service i read the service book and found that the plugs should have been changed by age the year before, i asked when i booked it in if they would be changed, and they said it depended on what the computer system generated for the parts.
I then spoke to the service manager and pointed out that it stated the plugs should have been changed at 4 years, he agreed and authorised the spark plugs to be changed

When i collected the car there was an invoice for work done and it showed 4 spark plugs £107 for the set, that is the reason they do not change them the cost
We had a 2 year service plan in force at the time

Ebe_Scrooge

liltzero wrote: »

I took it to a VW dealership for a Major Service. So basically I paid £329 for an oil change and a VW stamp. Do you think I should complain?

That was your first mistake. A decent independent would have done it for a fraction of the price. Or learn to do it yourself - routine servicing is a piece of cake.

[Deleted User]

Or buy a VW service plan for £399 and get two MOTs, a minor service and major service as well as a bunch of other stuff...


Cheers

Edwood_Woodwood

wgl2014 wrote: »

I call BS on that. Put a link to any garage that quotes less than £25 for a service.

We're talking an oil change and £25 is more than enough for a VW petrol, dummy.

wgl2014

Edwood_Woodwood wrote: »

We're talking an oil change and £25 is more than enough for a VW petrol, dummy.

Still BS. Link to a garage that will do oil and filter for £25.

eset12345

cb1979 wrote: »

Certain VW engines require the spark plugs changed on mileage as well as age
My wife has a 1.4 TSI, when that was serviced at 4 years and 32500 miles they did not change the spark plugs on a minor service

The next year it was just under 40000 miles,before I took it in for its major service i read the service book and found that the plugs should have been changed by age the year before, i asked when i booked it in if they would be changed, and they said it depended on what the computer system generated for the parts.
I then spoke to the service manager and pointed out that it stated the plugs should have been changed at 4 years, he agreed and authorised the spark plugs to be changed

When i collected the car there was an invoice for work done and it showed 4 spark plugs £107 for the set, that is the reason they do not change them the cost
We had a 2 year service plan in force at the time

Yeah, because they pay £107 for 4 spark plugs

roddydogs

Changing spark plugs on time only is mad, no way does an unused spark plug deteriorate as unused oil can. Just another money spinner.

Edwood_Woodwood

wgl2014 wrote: »

Still BS. Link to a garage that will do oil and filter for £25.

You carry on paying mug prices and I'll carry on paying half what you pay in dream world.