EV maintenance: where do you go?

ididgetwhereiamtoday

born_again said:

ididgetwhereiamtoday said:

Servicing EVs is a nonsense to keep the dealers happy. 

£250 to kick the tyres. That’s why Kia give a 7 year warranty. 

That’s one thing I applaud Tesla for, not having the BS of full service history for the warranty. 

With Kia eniro it’s every 10000 miles so for someone who actually uses their car means I have to pay them to kick the tyres every 8 months and then go separately to get an MOT. 

Once a year or 20k servicing would be more than enough for an EV. 

Only pay £179 for mine, get tyres rotated, brakes cleaned.
Always decline the "Free" wash 

It is in the service schedule to rotate the wheels on a ‘major’ service but I knew they hadn’t done it because I checked the tyre pressures on the onboard computer and they were in the exact same position. They don’t even plug the car in to check for software updates. Didn’t even top up the washer fluid. A very poor service from a franchised dealer. 

According to Kia EVs forums this is not a thing that main dealers do now. £250 to keep the warranty going. Not sure why it was a major service. 

Looking forward to see what they do for the next ‘minor’ service. Probably won’t even move it from the carpark. 

born_again

Don't need washer fluid topping up, always use the same brand & do not want garage messing it up.
I know wheels were rotated, thanks to marks on them.

All depends on the dealer. Thankfully I have a good one.
There are good & bad. Sadly as franchises, manufacture has little control over them.