I have just had a call off my dealers offering me three years fixed price servicing for £479.

Being new to all this new car malarky is this value for money for my new vRS ?

I would be interested to know how much the difference would be to paying for the services individually.

Any ideas ?

nobody ?

I took fixed price servicing on my be van, I do 22k miles a year approximately so had 2 services in the 3 years (25k intervals)

Took it for the 3rd service, that I had to pay for, and was told it had had 2 minor services..... Should have been minor, major, minor. So I had to pay £260 for a major.... Queried with vwfs and was told this was correct,

Basically I paid £380 expecting a £130 minor service and £260 major service and got £260 of servicing instead which was all ok with vwfs, and they also stated the service interval on an air filter is 80k miles so didn't need to be changed

I don't have my octavia yet, but won't be paying for a service plan again

Bit of a rant, sorry, but hth

John

Minor service cost is , I believe, £140. Major is twice that. The standard deal that was offered by SUK/_as an option with the car purchase (and was free on PCP for a while) is 3_services, minor, major, minor and a brake fluid change that is due at the time of the 3rd service iirc.  So pay up front and you avoid any increases in cost and you get the before fluid change for free. Your dealer may be offering their own package though, so check to see what's included....in fact I think the SUK package was something like £529.....I wonder if your deal doesn't include the brake fluid?  Just a guess.

I have a dealer tailored service plan to cover x3 variable services,this will take me from 30k to approx 85k. It follows on from the free servicing deal that I got when I purchased the car. Plan is £23 x 36 months so averages about £280 per service but I have a brake fluid change, air con service and one MOT included in the plan which would cost well over £100 if purchased separately so I thought the plan was a good deal and as mentioned above is fixed price so inflation proof and interest free on a monthly plan.

On new Octavias taken on PCP there's the offer of 3 years/10K miles servicing pack for £149 or £199 on vRS.

Isnt it FROM £149?

Isnt it FROM £149?

Yes, to £199 for the vRS.

 

Assuming that it's £199 for petrol and diesel vRS's, that means that the 184 Scout gets it for only £149.

Mine is a petrol vRS and it`s £199

I must have been one of the lucky ones got 3 years free service when bought my vRS a year ago ..

Its just had its first service on Monday, Would have cost me £138..

A 10,000 mile / 12 month service is £139.

 

3 years servicing therefore equals 3x £139 = £417.

 

What else is included?

 

Brake fluid change (due at three years old) @ £49.

 

First MOT @ £39.

 

So with the £479 service plan you'll save £26, and that's assuming the brake fluid and MOT are included.

 

Please note the extra parts covered under the £259 major / variable service (air, fuel and pollen filters) are not replaced before the car is three years old or has reached at least 60,000 miles so do not pay or calculate for a major service.

 

See here...

 

http://www.skoda.co.uk/owners/service-and-maintenance/national-pricing/servicing

Edited 21 January, 201511 yr by silver1011

Please note the extra parts covered under the £259 major / variable service (air, fuel and pollen filters) are not replaced before the car is three years old or has reached at least 60,000 miles so do not pay or calculate for a major service.

 

See here...

 

http://www.skoda.co.uk/owners/service-and-maintenance/national-pricing/servicing

 

Just reading the page carefully, and it states "† These items will be replaced, if required. This will be determined by the manufacturer's service regime data."

 

If I pay for a service to have those filters changed, I expect to have them changed, not for them to decide whether it's required. Cheeky buggers, it's not like I'll get a refund for the filters they don't use!

I am beginning to think it might me worth paying for the services as then come along. Especially as mine is on the variable plan and a three year pcp. Because in two and a half years time when i order my next car i would basically be getting the car serviced for its rerurn or missing ot out completely.

Just reading the page carefully, and it states "† These items will be replaced, if required. This will be determined by the manufacturer's service regime data."

 

If I pay for a service to have those filters changed, I expect to have them changed, not for them to decide whether it's required. Cheeky buggers, it's not like I'll get a refund for the filters they don't use!

 

Exactly, anyone who pays for a variable (long life) service before the car is 3 years old or has covered 60,000+ miles is wasting their money.

 

Pay for the £139 fixed service only and ask the dealer to set the car to variable, that's what I do.

 

Even when the other items are required it is often cheaper to have the £139 fixed service (oil and filter) and then add the fuel, pollen and air filter on top from their menu price list. It's still less than £259!

I am beginning to think it might me worth paying for the services as then come along. Especially as mine is on the variable plan and a three year pcp. Because in two and a half years time when i order my next car i would basically be getting the car serviced for its rerurn or missing ot out completely.

 

The 3 year service plan suits low mileage users the most. Those covering less than 10,000 miles per year will get all three free services in before the 3 years.

 

If the car is set to variable then you are going to be a long way off getting value for money. Variable is up to approx. 20,000 miles or two years so those covering higher mileages will only get one service in within the 3 year period. For the reasons mentioned in my previous post all you'll get is a £139 fixed service. Not good.

 

Funnily enough most dealers don't mention this, not sure why!

If the car is set to variable then you are going to be a long way off getting value for money. Variable is up to approx. 20,000 miles or two years so those covering higher mileages will only get one service in within the 3 year period. For the reasons mentioned in my previous post all you'll get is a £139 fixed service. Not good.

Funnily enough most dealers don't mention this, not sure why!

Not quite sure how that works as the fixed service plans are just that, one service every year or every 10k which ever comes first. If you want a variable service plan you have to get the dealer tailor make a plan for you which is what I explained in post #5. Also, as I cover a high mileage, 2k per month, I need a service every 9 months on variable so in 3 years I would get through 4 variable services, not sure how you worked out it would only be one service in 3 years?

Edited 22 January, 201511 yr by Matt Pez

Because very few people cover 2,000 miles per month. The average monthly mileage is half that.

 

If, as I mentioned, you are covering 10,000 miles per year and the car is set to variable then you'll only get one service in the 3 year period of the service plan.

 

You are paying a whopping £828 for three services!

 

See post #14. A variable service rarely includes anything more than an oil and oil filter. Only at 3 years or 60,000 miles does it get the pollen, fuel and air filter.

 

It is down to personal preference but if I were in your shoes:

 

At 48K - £139 minor service.

At 66K - £139 minor service + air, pollen and fuel filter (£110)

At 84K - £139 minor service

MOT - £39

Brake fluid - £49

A/C service - £75

 

Total - £690, or a saving of £138 i.e. the cost of another fixed service.

 

Also, you will have used all of your 3x services well before the 36 month plan ends? A service every 18,000 miles when you cover 2,000 miles/month means your third and last service will be in month 27, 9 months before you've finished paying for the plan.

 

As I said, each to their own, but there are savings to be had.

Because very few people cover 2,000 miles per month. The average monthly mileage is half that.

 

If, as I mentioned, you are covering 10,000 miles per year and the car is set to variable then you'll only get one service in the 3 year period of the service plan.

 

You are paying a whopping £828 for three services!

 

See post #14. A variable service rarely includes anything more than an oil and oil filter. Only at 3 years or 60,000 miles does it get the pollen, fuel and air filter.

 

It is down to personal preference but if I were in your shoes:

 

At 48K - £139 minor service.

At 66K - £139 minor service + air, pollen and fuel filter (£110)

At 84K - £139 minor service

MOT - £39

Brake fluid - £49

A/C service - £75

 

Total - £690, or a saving of £138 i.e. the cost of another fixed service.

 

Also, you will have used all of your 3x services well before the 36 month plan ends? A service every 18,000 miles when you cover 2,000 miles/month means your third and last service will be in month 27, 9 months before you've finished paying for the plan.

 

As I said, each to their own, but there are savings to be had.

Not sure if they will permit minor service at 18k intervals and maintain warranty which I have extended to 80k, so on your regime I think I would have to pay £139 every 10k which would work out at an extra x2 services over 54k. Also, I started paying for the plan when I took it for the 20k service so plan will be paid in full before 84k service is due and then I will probably sell on before next service due at 102k, so effectively saving a further minor service at 90k and poss even one at 100k if I time the new car switch carefully.

It's a valid point, some dealers will baulk at carrying out a fixed service and being asked to set the service indicator to variable.

 

Some basic knowledge on what is included in the £139 fixed service compared to the £259 variable service helps though as the dealer knows as well as you and I that there is nothing between them (on a car that has covered less than 60K or is less than 3 years old).

 

OK, they remove the wheels to check the brakes on the variable service instead of looking at them from behind the wheel when its up on the ramps but we are talking a difference of £120 here, a not insignificant amount of money, especially if you are having a service every 9 months.

 

A little knowledge can save a lot of cash.

...probably also why they no longer list what is carried out at each service in the service manual! I think your suggestion is OK if you are out of warranty but if anything goes wrong under warranty I don't want to give them any wriggle room!

Oh and I just checked, my service plan is actually being paid over 30 months, not 36, so its costing me £175 per service plus the other bits totalling an extra £165 factored in for its 3rd birthday pressie!