A family friend is going to do a full service on our 42, spark plugs, oil filters etc... for 180 pounds, does this seem good value?
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Re: Full service 180 pounds
Does your fiend own a garage ? does he specialise in smarts ? And should heavens forbid it go tits up is he going to put things right or say .... look I was doing it as a favour , get your own engine replaced.
After all getting a builder to service your car may seem a great deal cheaper than a garage , but he don't know **** all about how to do it.
I like to keep my friends as mates , and get people I'm not too bothered about falling out with to work on my car.Last edited by phildperv; 19-02-09, 09:27 AM.
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Re: Full service 180 pounds
No! If he's a friend who's doing you a favour I'd expect to pay only for the parts and maybe £20 beer money as a thankyou.
2 of my friends on here did it for nothing (I did offer something but they wouldn't take it!)
Servicing prices are mostly made up of labour charges.
You can get everything you need for about £80 from wellsmart meaning he's probably charging you about £50 an hour labour!
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Originally posted by MrPoo View PostNo! If he's a friend who's doing you a favour I'd expect to pay only for the parts and maybe £20 beer money as a thankyou.
2 of my friends on here did it for nothing (I did offer something but they wouldn't take it!)
Servicing prices are mostly made up of labour charges.
You can get everything you need for about £80 from wellsmart meaning he's probably charging you about £50 an hour labour!
£20 spark plugs
£4 oil filter
£12 fuel filter (C service or every two years)
£10 air filter
£62 probably in total from GSF (service parts) and Countrywide (oil)
Buy a decent air filter and save a tenner every service
The parts for a B service come to about £45 for me - labour free!
You need a few basic tools, nothing more. Will he check the hygroscopy of the brake fluid or the pads/discs/shoes/drums?sigpic
DO NOT FEED THE TROLLS
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Originally posted by messerschmitt owner View Post£16 4 litres fully synth oil
£20 spark plugs
£4 oil filter
£12 fuel filter (C service or every two years)
£10 air filter
£62 probably in total from GSF (service parts) and Countrywide (oil)
Buy a decent air filter and save a tenner every service
The parts for a B service come to about £45 for me - labour free!
You need a few basic tools, nothing more. Will he check the hygroscopy of the brake fluid or the pads/discs/shoes/drums?
Erm you keep quoting how cheap it is to service your car and how easy etc, yet you get Wellsmart to do it for you?
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Originally posted by messerschmitt owner View Post£16 4 litres fully synth oil
£20 spark plugs
£4 oil filter
£12 fuel filter (C service or every two years)
£10 air filter
£62 probably in total from GSF (service parts) and Countrywide (oil)
Buy a decent air filter and save a tenner every service
The parts for a B service come to about £45 for me - labour free!
You need a few basic tools, nothing more. Will he check the hygroscopy of the brake fluid or the pads/discs/shoes/drums?
I'm guessing as with most services after the oil/plugs/filters all you are really paying for are visual checks? I'm guessing the most difficult part of the service is pumping out the oil but the more I read I'm tempted to try it out myself, I've changed oil and brakepads before on other cars.
Unless anyone knows someone in the London area that does servicing at your home? How cheapskate am I :p
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Originally posted by madDan View PostErm you keep quoting how cheap it is to service your car and how easy etc, yet you get Wellsmart to do it for you?
Look it's a smiley
Are you sure? Do you have a tracker fitted to my car? Was that private eye hired by you? Are you using the spy satellites to track my movements? If so, I suggest a new tack cos my car hasn't been in any garage for any work since last April's new clutch. I have done three B services on my car myself since then. It passed its MoT too in that period. The reason I know the parts prices is cos I've gone off and bought the parts to service my car!
Oh, it needs a service again - guess where it's going for it? I Bet you won't get the answer right!
Oh, yes, it seems to be my driveway again!sigpic
DO NOT FEED THE TROLLS
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Re: Full service 180 pounds
Originally posted by des_pd_ tdi View Post
I'm guessing as with most services after the oil/plugs/filters all you are really paying for are visual checks? I'm guessing the most difficult part of the service is pumping out the oil but the more I read I'm tempted to try it out myself, I've changed oil and brakepads before on other cars.
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Originally posted by des_pd_ tdi View PostThanks for the replies everyone. I already have an aftermarket filter so a tenner saved there
I'm guessing as with most services after the oil/plugs/filters all you are really paying for are visual checks? I'm guessing the most difficult part of the service is pumping out the oil but the more I read I'm tempted to try it out myself, I've changed oil and brakepads before on other cars.
Unless anyone knows someone in the London area that does servicing at your home? How cheapskate am I :p
Have a look at http://www.fq101.co.uk for servicing guides and buy some nice stuff for the car with all the money you save!
The pumping out of the oil is no more difficult that pumping up a bike tyre
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