been quoted £205 from a dealer for 2nd service for my 56 1.2 12v includes parts, labour and vat.

it also includes changing the brake fluid.

i've also been quoted £150 from an ex skoda dealer.

do these prices seem ok ?

Yeah thats pretty good.

I had my second service 2 months ago.

Would have cost me £205, but they had messed me around with some warrenty issues and so gave me 10% off. So got it for £180ish.?

I wouldnt go to the ex-Skoda dealer, it may seem a little cheaper, but if you did have a warrenty issue Skoda may not pay out as you wouldnt have a full Skoda service history.

And its easier to sell your car if you have a full dealer history.

Dont worry you havnt got long until your car is out of warrenty, then you can service it your self.!! (CHEAP.!!)

Michael

Yep, those prices are perfectly reasonable, a brake fluid change would normally be in the region of £60 I would think too, and thats technically an extra I think.

Is that price from D. M. keith in Bradford? If so i might take mine there?

Alex

Yeah thats pretty good.

I had my second service 2 months ago.

Would have cost me £205, but they had messed me around with some warrenty issues and so gave me 10% off. So got it for £180ish.?

I wouldnt go to the ex-Skoda dealer, it may seem a little cheaper, but if you did have a warrenty issue Skoda may not pay out as you wouldnt have a full Skoda service history.

And its easier to sell your car if you have a full dealer history.

Dont worry you havnt got long until your car is out of warrenty, then you can service it your self.!! (CHEAP.!!)

Michael

As long as the car is serviced by a VAT registered garage , and they use equal quality or OEM parts and stick to the service schedual , then warranty is not a problem

This was all done back in 2000 IIRC , Block Excemption it is called

Sarah

As long as the car is serviced by a VAT registered garage , and they use equal quality or OEM parts and stick to the service schedual , then warranty is not a problem

This was all done back in 2000 IIRC , Block Excemption it is called

Sarah

true but you've got to be careful, we've had some people who had used a garage like what your talking about and the garage messed up and used the wrong skoda parts, or just didnt do the work properly, and there goes your warranty!

if the proper skoda garage has a good rep for service, then i would go and spend the extra for peace of mind. oh and the prices seem reasonable too!

Is that price from D. M. keith in Bradford? If so i might take mine there?

Alex

yeh it is !!

it's booked in for September and hopefully get the new superb has loan car ( got Octavia 1.6 fsi last year) !!

true but you've got to be careful, we've had some people who had used a garage like what your talking about and the garage messed up and used the wrong skoda parts, or just didnt do the work properly, and there goes your warranty!

if the proper skoda garage has a good rep for service, then i would go and spend the extra for peace of mind. oh and the prices seem reasonable too!

As with most things , there is good and bad in everything we do and buy

That is where the trick is

I must admit , I have seen quite a few shocks in the past few garages that I have worked at with dealer services

So to anyone , check up on the garage that you use

Sarah

As long as the car is serviced by a VAT registered garage , and they use equal quality or OEM parts and stick to the service schedual , then warranty is not a problem

This was all done back in 2000 IIRC , Block Excemption it is called

Sarah

Really.? Well thats good, I might go else where. I know someone that can do it for MUCH cheaper. In that case then, I would shop around, see if you can get it cheaper.

I always thourght that you had to have it serviced at a Skoda dealer.?

Sorry I wasnt accurate.

Michael