MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: stevie_p on January 22, 2010, 03:29:14 pm
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soooo my 3rd service is due had a drive round a couple garages today. 1st one quoted £265!! :surprised: which seems pretty steep 2 me as im sure its only a oil/filter change. anyway i asked does that price include longlife oil, & was met with a confused looking girl and said 'but yours is time & distance service'.
2nd quoted me £125 which seems more like it. was told doesnt include longlife oil just the 'standard' vw oil. but i got the same reply - 'but yours is time & distance'!
should i be asking for longlife oil as it seems to be confusing the vw desk girls!! & is it worth paying the extra for it??
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Yes. pay the bit extra. :happy2:
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They seem to get confused very, very easily. That's all the workers in general. My car was serviced in September and I still haven't found out what oil was used, the service girl said 10w40 (on T&D) but she kept avoiding what make. The parts guy said 5w30 long life and the VW computer seems to think I'm on longlife servicing but my car says it's 8700 miles to the next service. It's all a mess :signLOL:
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I do this; I get mine serviced once a year (I only do about 6000 miles) but I ask for (and get) a longlife service. I think the extra cost is worth it for the better oil as the car does get used pretty hard for those miles.
I don't confuse the service receptionist by saying that the car 'doesn't need a service but it does need a service even though the car doesn't think it needs a service' :stupid:
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My local dealer says they only use long life oil on gti's and r32's regardless of whether on t&d or Longlife.
I use a specialist now it's out of warranty and they do the same. It's amazing how inconsistent all these franchise dealers are.
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hhmmm i suppose i will just insist on longlife oil. :happy2:
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My local dealer says they only use long life oil on gti's and r32's regardless of whether on t&d or Longlife.
I use a specialist now it's out of warranty and they do the same. It's amazing how inconsistent all these franchise dealers are.
..........my mate is a tech at the local VW & he only uses the long life on my GTI.
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Does anyone use VWR for normal servicing? I am thinking of getting my third service done there instead of at main dealer.
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^^^ Yes I have had two services done my them, they offer a slightly discounted price for forum members :happy2:
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Does anyone use VWR for normal servicing? I am thinking of getting my third service done there instead of at main dealer.
............me but it's saturday mate's rates.
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Does anyone use VWR for normal servicing? I am thinking of getting my third service done there instead of at main dealer.
....Yes I do. I'm still very happy with my local VW dealer though. It's horses for courses and VWR are more familiar with my mods and can get VW parts very quickly. Proper stamp in the Handbook too.
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Does anyone use VWR for normal servicing? I am thinking of getting my third service done there instead of at main dealer.
............me but it's saturday mate's rates.
..........sorry should have posted local main VW dealer (a few too many coors light beers). :drinking:
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....Yes I do. I'm still very happy with my local VW dealer though. It's horses for courses and VWR are more familiar with my mods and can get VW parts very quickly. Proper stamp in the Handbook too.
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They won't turn me away for having an un-modded car will they :signLOL:
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mines up for serv also, on 26k so having the 30k serv
so called lc charles crewe for quote, £245 plus £49 for brake fluid swap.
then called a indi dealer barbers of northwich used to be vw dealer but so much now, £197 plus £42.50 brakes.
so called back the main dealer and asked if they could price match, i was put on hold for a min, then he came back and said yes fine we will do it at that price. :happy2:
billy
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mines up for serv also, on 26k so having the 30k serv
so called lc charles crewe for quote, £245 plus £49 for brake fluid swap.
then called a indi dealer barbers of northwich used to be vw dealer but so much now, £197 plus £42.50 brakes.
so called back the main dealer and asked if they could price match, i was put on hold for a min, then he came back and said yes fine we will do it at that price. :happy2:
billy
I know you have managed to get a good deal at Crewe VW (LC Charles) and are using them but please don't ever consider using Barbers!!!
I run a VW approved bodyshop, also in Northwich, and know 1st hand how poor Barbers have become recently. We have had to collect vehicles from them as they cannot afford to purchase the parts to repair them :ashamed:
Also, when we dropped an 07 Passat off last week to have a key coded it was there for 3 days as the only technician that could do it was off sick!!!!!!!
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Ive also heard bad things about them, i think if Vw couldnt of matched the price (which i think was cheap to get people over the door) i wanted a saturday service, woman on the said they dont do sats no more, but offer a collect/drop off of my choice, i said no thanks i dont want anybody driving the car. She said 'oh dont worry we have a team of LADS that do it all day' no thanks thats what i mean i said. i dont want any young pup in my motor.
id of tryed votex, as many use and carnt fault them,
billy
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I'm new on here & to GTI ownership...
I know the VW Wrexham dealer is currently offering a 3yr servicing + MOT for £250 - they've emailed me to let me know. It's on used cars (mines a 58 plate) not sure if there's a limit as to how old though? Sounds a very good deal to me, does anyone have any experience with them?
Alternatively it sounds as though LC Charles in Crewe are decent, they may have a similar "fixed deal" perhaps?
thanks