MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: monte on March 11, 2010, 11:19:06 pm

Title: 2nd service and MOT time.
Post by: monte on March 11, 2010, 11:19:06 pm: Well my car needs its first MOT doing before April, and the 2nd service is due next week (23K). I was going to get a few quotes for the service and then see if Lincoln VW will beat my lowest.
Should I get the MOT done at VW too? Any ideas on prices for both the service and the MOT? (its been a long time since I MOT'd anything).

Also I have a loyalty voucher worth Â£75, and another voucher for 15% off my 2nd service.

If VW price match my lowest quote for the service, do you think they will still let me use the vouchers? and will I be able to use both at the same time?

Sorry for all the questions :ashamed: Ideally I would like to get the service and the MOT done at VW. If they can give me a good quote and then let me have 15% off and then let me have Â£75 off I'll be well happy :smiley:

Any ideas? Any advice? Do you think I am expecting too much, or does it sound feasible?
Title: Re: 2nd service and MOT time.
Post by: Aldo on March 11, 2010, 11:35:27 pm: I've actually been phoning around today for similar. Mine is 3 yrs old at end of March so is due it's first MOT and it's 3rd service at 26k (previous 9k, 18k)

VW Cambridge quoted me Â£54 for the MOT and Â£192 for the service. Basically just the lubrication service and a visual check. Sounded steep to me so I phoned AMD Essex and they quoted me Â£120 for the service, or Â£205 for a full service which includes oil, oil filter, pollen filter, air filter, fuel filter, plugs and the visual inspection.

I've decided to go for AMD as I have read good things about them on here, and they seemed really helpfull on the phone. They are also fitting cruise control for me for Â£150.

It's a bit of a tough choice to sway away from a VW dealer as some people might be a bit funny about that when I come to sell it, but as I see it, it's probably going to be better looked after at AMD judging by all the tales of woe I keep reading about VW dealers cocking up various things and doing stuff like ~~swirling~~ washing your car even after being told not to.

Let me know how you get on.
Title: Re: 2nd service and MOT time.
Post by: monte on March 11, 2010, 11:53:08 pm: I know what you are saying Aldo but I was hoping to use the vouchers and get around Â£100 knocked off. Also If I get the MOT done and they find a problem, they can maybe fix it through the warranty.
The warranty runs out in April. I presume I can get the MOT done early?
Title: Re: 2nd service and MOT time.
Post by: Nasir on March 12, 2010, 12:50:26 am: Quote from: monte on March 11, 2010, 11:53:08 pm
I know what you are saying Aldo but I was hoping to use the vouchers and get around Â£100 knocked off. Also If I get the MOT done and they find a problem, they can maybe fix it through the warranty.
The warranty runs out in April. I presume I can get the MOT done early?

Yes you can get the MOT done early. JCT600 have an offer for an MOT and service for Â£99, or that might be kwik-fit but JCT definitely do the service for under Â£100. There's a thread about it at the moment uswel.
Title: Re: 2nd service and MOT time.
Post by: nc35 on March 12, 2010, 06:26:23 am: JCT is just for cars over 4 years old. Sorry.
Title: Re: 2nd service and MOT time.
Post by: 182_blue on March 12, 2010, 07:30:07 am: I think they will let you use the loyalty voucher but i doubt they will allow the 15% discount on a price matched quote
Title: Re: 2nd service and MOT time.
Post by: ub7rm on March 12, 2010, 08:00:26 am: My local stealers is doing a half price MOT offer at the moment. Not sure if its a national thing or dealer specific. Fiancee's polo sailed though so its not a 'get em in and rip them off deal either'.
Title: Re: 2nd service and MOT time.
Post by: monte on March 12, 2010, 11:14:56 am: can anyone tell me, if the dealer is doing a t&d service, should they be using longlife oil?
Title: Re: 2nd service and MOT time.
Post by: 182_blue on March 12, 2010, 11:16:35 am: Quote from: monte on March 12, 2010, 11:14:56 am
can anyone tell me, if the dealer is doing a t&d service, should they be using longlife oil?
You need to ask them what there are using, mine do use longlife
Title: Re: 2nd service and MOT time.
Post by: monte on March 12, 2010, 11:19:31 am: cheers blue, just spoke to a woman that says they definatley wont use longlife :confused:
Title: Re: 2nd service and MOT time.
Post by: monte on March 12, 2010, 11:29:01 am: I just kicked up a bit of a fuss, and I said I will go elsewhere where then can do longlife. She then came back to me and said that I was right and that longlife was used on GTi's.
They will now do my 2nd service with longlife oil and MOT for Â£175. I can use the loyalty voucher, so it will cost Â£100 all in.
Title: Re: 2nd service and MOT time.
Post by: Nasir on March 12, 2010, 12:14:51 pm: Quote from: monte on March 12, 2010, 11:29:01 am
I just kicked up a bit of a fuss, and I said I will go elsewhere where then can do longlife. She then came back to me and said that I was right and that longlife was used on GTi's.
They will now do my 2nd service with longlife oil and MOT for Â£175. I can use the loyalty voucher, so it will cost Â£100 all in.

Wow not a bad deal
Title: Re: 2nd service and MOT time.
Post by: FamilyDub on March 12, 2010, 12:32:10 pm: Â£100 after Â£75 discount? That's a bit more like it. :happy2: