I got offered £18 pm for two years for a 3 year service plan or £29 inc tyres upto 5 new tyres and unlimited punchers

Edited 3 December, 201510 yr by skoda1982

Keep your money in your pocket and negotiate a discount for each service.  Always works for me.  Call me a cynic but my starting point is always that these 'deals' are for someone else's benefit and not mine.  The dealer has your money up front and you are loosing interest on it (agree it isn't much though but that's not the point.  If you want to pay/save by instalments, just put the money in a bank account until you need it.

Agree

A Kia 7 year warranty means 7 years of expensive servicing for the dealership.

VW?

How do you negotiate a discount within the first three years, when they know they 'have yah'!  Does going to a VW dealership count during the first three years without negating the guarantee?

you can get you car done as any reputable garage (and by that I think they just need to be VAT registered).

As long as they use approved materials they you are covered.  

 

Every single time asked about a service price they've hit me with the book figures but always comedown to match my local fella (who gets the work any way a I trust him)

But I was under the impression that the guarantee only covers you if you have used a Skoda dealer during the guarantee period.

NO!

Have a read of this:

http://www.thecarexpert.co.uk/new-car-warranty-servicing/

 

Jim

But I was under the impression that the guarantee only covers you if you have used a Skoda dealer during the guarantee period.

That's what the dealerships hope you and the rest of their customers will believe.

We have a limited time offer of 1.2% finance with 2 years extended factory warranty and roadside assist.

VW should make it for all without provisos........might do something for their image.

lifted from the link in post #31

 

OFT archive

It's true to say that in terms of trade in value for at least the first few years you will be at a distinct advantage with a dealer service history. Also, come an expensive failure out of warranty you are far more likely to see a 'good will' gesture (although you may still pay more than an independent using used parts).

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I never bothered with servicing other than doing it myself.

They were Japanese cars and they were just so reliable.......of course they were fairly conservatively engineered.

And I never had a problem selling privately.

It's true to say that in terms of trade in value for at least the first few years you will be at a distinct advantage with a dealer service history. Also, come an expensive failure out of warranty you are far more likely to see a 'good will' gesture (although you may still pay more than an independent using used parts).

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+1, especially as I opted for the additional warranty.

I doubt you will see a distinct advantage at trade in time with a dealer service history.

 

Most franchised dealers chip you down on price as low as they can get you at trade in time.

 

Independent car sales lots will quite happily quote a full serivce history at an independent workshop as a sales point and will often pay more for a well maintained vehicle than a dealer.

 

A good reputable independent specialist technician working for a committed Skoda independent is often more concientious in his work than a dealer tech being pushed for bonus times on his daily workload.

 

Some dealer techs are excellent, but many are just making up the numbers & have little job satisfaction in what they do.

 

I've worked on both sides of this fence & found most modern dealerships run by large accounts driven management teams care little for their customers or the quality of service they receive. This has a knock on effect in the workshop where technicians feel undervalued & get driven into an uncaring frame of mind.

 

Just a personal slant on the current state of dealerships & the lack of worth they hold for seasoned experienced technicians - it's a national epidemic covering even high value marques such as BMW & Porsche.

My neighbour recently had his Kia MOT'd and it passed with one advisory, front brake pads. On it they quoted £75 to do.

 

So, because he is towing in Europe in February, he decided to have them do the work now. He phoned them to arrange the work quoting their quote. Ahhhhh, that's for the parts only and + labour will be $$$$$$$.

 

He politely tells them he'll think about it. Did the job himself yesterday morning in 1 hour at a cost of £55 for the parts.

 

Ohhh yes, the old pads had only half worn.

Edited 22 December, 201510 yr by DonjSZ5

Don, under those circumstances he should revisit where he had the mot and show them the old brake pads.

This sort of thing continues too much.

How do you negotiate a discount within the first three years, when they know they 'have yah'!  Does going to a VW dealership count during the first three years without negating the guarantee?

Edited 23 December, 201510 yr by Anzio