Hi All what is your thoughts on the £299.00 plan for used Skoda? my car is 7 months old not yet had its first service I am leaning to pay as I go. My local dealer offered me a plan for £651.31 for 3 services covering a period of 28 months rather steep Mitchell's Skoda the scheme is run by EMAC Ltd who I understand some people have had issues with other marques when I did some research. Is the Skoda plan at £299.00 worth it will not be taking up local dealership plan, just to be clear I was referring to EMAC not Mitchell's with respect to problems

Edited 15 July, 201213 yr by Mr Pegs

3 years on new roomster (under 40k miles in total) is 3 oil filters, 15l of oil, possibly brake pads and a half a can of silicone grease spray for the locks.

At retail prices about 150 quid total, plus ~4h work including checks. Hard to beat DIY...

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The only thing I would add is if is a new car, then you want to make sure the warranty is kept valid.

ie will DIY invalidate the warranty?

If the service is done correctly and using reputable parts (VW/Feb/Meyle/Bosch/MAN etc), there is no reason why Skoda could refuse warranty. Anything else is just BS from dealers.

Note it is best to keep oil and oil filter / brake pads etc. purchase receipts, and make a short note of what was done during servicing. Plus you need to reset service interval in the instruments cluster, easy if you have MFD, or follow car's manual if you do not. Make sure all parts/fluids are of correct spec, especially oil.

Also a sensible thing to do is to get a service manual for your (or similar, e.g Fabia 2, Polo) car, either online or get Haynes book. Make sure it does cover specifically your cars engine, though.

Note also that my brand new Roomster already required tasks that are normally done at inspection service, notably re-greasing pretty much every moving part in the cabin, most importantly all locks and gear lever ball. If it was done after 2 years, the locks would be worn out enough to start ratling.

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Edited 16 July, 201213 yr by dieselV6

Thanks for all the comments I would like to tease out further the questions on 'keeping service record valid' I am aware of block exemption' (

You must use a VAT registered garage, genuine manufacturers parts and carry out work to the manufacturers schedule to keep the warranty intact) I was intending to ring around my 3 local Skoda main dealers to see servicing costs so as to keep warranty good,,,, but it cross my mind to exercise my right under block exemption,,,, what do most people do on this Skoda forum? ,,, I'm not mean just dont like the **** taking out of me by some main dealers,,, (not all) in terms of cost!As for DIY I can grease parts but not much else I am poor on that score and like to leave to trained personal,,, a final thought for all to think about do you think when we PX our Roomster's without main dealers service record however by independent following per letter of 'block exemption' the residual would this be affected?,,comments please! Regards

If the service is done correctly and using reputable parts (VW/Feb/Meyle/Bosch/MAN etc), there is no reason why Skoda could refuse warranty. Anything else is just BS from dealers.

Note it is best to keep oil and oil filter / brake pads etc. purchase receipts, and make a short note of what was done during servicing. Plus you need to reset service interval in the instruments cluster, easy if you have MFD, or follow car's manual if you do not. Make sure all parts/fluids are of correct spec, especially oil.

Also a sensible thing to do is to get a service manual for your (or similar, e.g Fabia 2, Polo) car, either online or get Haynes book. Make sure it does cover specifically your cars engine, though.

Note also that my brand new Roomster already required tasks that are normally done at inspection service, notably re-greasing pretty much every moving part in the cabin, most importantly all locks and gear lever ball. If it was done after 2 years, the locks would be worn out enough to start ratling.

More on this here: http://www.briskoda....s/#entry2810399

Please excuse my lack of knowledge however what is the 'gear ball lever' is the part covered over by leather area below gear change thanks

Yes, that joint under gear lever, it was completely dry on my car, would lead to wear. But if you read the earlier link I posted, it looks like the entire greasing crew went on a break just when our car was being made :think:

VAT registered garage is again VW UK invention, remember warranty is VW/Skoda originated, VW UK is just a merchant.

While it may take more argument than usual to claim your warranty rights if you DIY servicing, the fact is that provided you use genuine parts, correct fluids and follow correct procedure, the warranty may not be refused.

Note that VAT registration is not proof of relevant garage skills, which makes it even more ridiculous. How about VAT registered pre-1920s Classic Car garage servicing your TSI engine? They probably have more experience than most dealership workshops, but it is not quite the right experience...

I do not know about effect of non main dealer stamps on residuals much, as I always plan on keeping my cars until they are dead, and buy new. But I can tell you that recently my wife's Mk1 Octavia has been written off (rear ended on a junction), and the insurance assessor had no problem with me servicing the car myself for the last 6 years, in fact we got the fair resale value, ie the amount of money for which we could buy comparable Octy in the area. Though on a 10yr old car the payout just about paid for all extras on the Roomster

Yes, that joint under gear lever, it was completely dry on my car, would lead to wear. But if you read the earlier link I posted, it looks like the entire greasing crew went on a break just when our car was being made :think:

VAT registered garage is again VW UK invention, remember warranty is VW/Skoda originated, VW UK is just a merchant.

While it may take more argument than usual to claim your warranty rights if you DIY servicing, the fact is that provided you use genuine parts, correct fluids and follow correct procedure, the warranty may not be refused.

Note that VAT registration is not proof of relevant garage skills, which makes it even more ridiculous. How about VAT registered pre-1920s Classic Car garage servicing your TSI engine? They probably have more experience than most dealership workshops, but it is not quite the right experience...

I do not know about effect of non main dealer stamps on residuals much, as I always plan on keeping my cars until they are dead, and buy new. But I can tell you that recently my wife's Mk1 Octavia has been written off (rear ended on a junction), and the insurance assessor had no problem with me servicing the car myself for the last 6 years, in fact we got the fair resale value, ie the amount of money for which we could buy comparable Octy in the area. Though on a 10yr old car the payout just about paid for all extras on the Roomster

Thanks for all you comments and information as a matter of interest I have sprayed locks on my car now with silicone spray as you mention my wife's Mazda 2 as well couldn't leave her out!!What product did you use for under gear area? may take a look, thanks in advance

I used urea grease as at the time I did not have thick enough silicone grease, but best to use thick silicone grease, or spray on silicone grease as a last resort.