Went to Garage on Friday

[Dan T]

was at the garage on friday for the following.

Service - new oil filter, new air filter, new diesel filter, oil change (5w/30), top up all coolents/fluids.

Ended up getting these too.

New window wipers
Adjust handbrake
Oil all doors and hindges
Brake inspection
Top up air in tyres

Total £73 including VAT and Labour

Do you recon this is a fair price

[MrMPuk]

Seems a fair price to me.

[xbox360]

Sounds fair to me. Mines in on tuesday for its second service and the brakes sorting out, im hoping my squeeky fan belt is nothing too expensive.

[rover]

Yep sounds alright to me, its similar to what I would charge if the van were brought to me

Rover.

[transitgeoff]

all the service parts and especially the oil must be crap, thats far to cheep

[gemini]

all the service parts and especially the oil must be crap, thats far to cheep

wipers, filters & oil would come to that

[mrgasoil]

I would have said £73 + vat + labour does seem a bit cheap Drop that oil out and put some good stuff in

[motorwise]

all the service parts and especially the oil must be crap, thats far to cheep

I agree I charge more than that just for the labour if it's a full service

[transitgeoff]

the garage will have to hand over £10.87 vat out of that so will be left with less than £63 to buy all the service parts and still be expected to earn a living impossible, i would now go and get it serviced because for that price theyve prolly done nothing

[licinius]

New window wipers
Adjust handbrake
Oil all doors and hindges
Brake inspection
Top up air in tyres

Ok the handbrake is a little more involved but surely you could do the rest yourself?

[motorwise]

the garage will have to hand over £10.87 vat out of that so will be left with less than £63 to buy all the service parts and still be expected to earn a living impossible, i would now go and get it serviced because for that price theyve prolly done nothing

I see it like this:-

about £6 oil filter (ish)
about £8 air filter (ish)
about £15 fuel filter (ish)
oil 5/30 about £15 (ish)

£44 (ish)

labour £90

£134

+VAT £23.45

£157.45

more than twice what you paid

[motorwise]

New window wipers
Adjust handbrake
Oil all doors and hindges
Brake inspection
Top up air in tyres

Ok the handbrake is a little more involved but surely you could do the rest yourself?

all this is included in the service anyway

[transitgeoff]

the garage will have to hand over £10.87 vat out of that so will be left with less than £63 to buy all the service parts and still be expected to earn a living impossible, i would now go and get it serviced because for that price theyve prolly done nothing

I see it like this:-

about £6 oil filter (ish)
about £8 air filter (ish)
about £15 fuel filter (ish)
oil 5/30 about £15 (ish)

£44 (ish)

labour £90

£134

+VAT £23.45

£157.45

more than twice what you paid

thats better

[motorwise]

the garage will have to hand over £10.87 vat out of that so will be left with less than £63 to buy all the service parts and still be expected to earn a living impossible, i would now go and get it serviced because for that price theyve prolly done nothing

I see it like this:-

about £6 oil filter (ish)
about £8 air filter (ish)
about £15 fuel filter (ish)
oil 5/30 about £15 (ish)

£44 (ish)

labour £90

£134

+VAT £23.45

£157.45

more than twice what you paid

thats better

I like my price better as well

[motorwise]

Yep sounds alright to me, its similar to what I would charge if the van were brought to me

Rover.

no wonder you're still in a mark three


only kidding