1.2 Fabia 2 estate due 2nd year service. The dealer, Allams of Epsom, have quoted about £150 for service plus parts etc, and say that they have also booked it in for air-con regassing as a Skoda recommended precaution about £75 (nothing wrong with aircon), and disinfecting and deodourising the heater for about £30.

 

I am rather septical of the reagassing and heater treatment but would appreciate any comments.

 

Thanks

 

Ian

2 year / 19,000 mile (30000km) service is the major one so £150 labour probably typical for a dealer. If rear drums rather than discs as post 2010 update drums should be removed, cleaned and adjustment checked. A new pollen filter should be fitted but the heater treatment and aircon regas sound like they are making work, trusting of course they actually do these at all. You haven't said what year or past history as coolant and brake fluid should be changed periodically.

 

Have you got a reputable VAG independent fairly local. A quote from them would at least be an indication of all that is really required.

2 year / 19,000 mile (30000km) service is the major one so £150 labour probably typical for a dealer. If rear drums rather than discs as post 2010 update drums should be removed, cleaned and adjustment checked. A new pollen filter should be fitted but the heater treatment and aircon regas sound like they are making work, trusting of course they actually do these at all. You haven't said what year or past history as coolant and brake fluid should be changed periodically.

 

Have you got a reputable VAG independent fairly local. A quote from them would at least be an indication of all that is really required.

 

It's just 2 years old, so first 30 000k service. Rear drums rather than discs. Pollen filter change is included.

 

Ian

2 year / 19,000 mile (30000km) service is the major one so £150 labour probably typical for a dealer. If rear drums rather than discs as post 2010 update drums should be removed, cleaned and adjustment checked. A new pollen filter should be fitted but the heater treatment and aircon regas sound like they are making work, trusting of course they actually do these at all. You haven't said what year or past history as coolant and brake fluid should be changed periodically.

 

Have you got a reputable VAG independent fairly local. A quote from them would at least be an indication of all that is really r

 

1.2 Fabia 2 estate due 2nd year service. The dealer, Allams of Epsom, have quoted about £150 for service plus parts etc, and say that they have also booked it in for air-con regassing as a Skoda recommended precaution about £75 (nothing wrong with aircon), and disinfecting and deodourising the heater for about £30.

 

I am rather septical of the reagassing and heater treatment but would appreciate any comments.

 

Thanks

 

Ian

Having poked aroind on this, I find the Halfords and Kwikfit offer preventative aitrcon service and also heater cleaning. I am still sceptical he need and value of these, but Halfords offer combined package at nearly half the cost of Skoda dealer.

 

Nearest VAG independent I can find is Tutts of Dorking. Anyone have anything to say about them?

 

Thanks

 

Ian

 

Ian

Best avoid Halfords touching stuff they can break that did not need them touching in the first place. You want a pollen filter replacement, and you are a year or 2 away from needing to do more or letting qualified and trained technicians loose.

Tell them to get lost over the air con and heater work.  They either work or they don't and if they don't, get them looked at then.  They are trying to rip you off.

There are a million threads already on the merits of servicing the air con system.

Fact of the matter is any system, working or otherwise will always benefit from being maintained. Gas levels naturally drop so they are less efficient and oil is not distributed around the system. Is £70 every two years really that much? I keep mine serviced and although I'm trained to do it I don't have the equipment so it's one of those jobs I pay a main dealer to do.

But why the main dealers? They only state that pollen filters, spark plugs, air filters ect are changed "if required" go to a trusted specialist and get them to do it instead. And forget the air con service.

I'd always go to a main dealer for air con service. That way you can be sure they use the correct oil for the system and have the recommended equipment for your vehicle.

2 year / 19,000 mile (30000km) service is the major one so £150 labour probably typical for a dealer. If rear drums rather than discs as post 2010 update drums should be removed, cleaned and adjustment checked. A new pollen filter should be fitted but the heater treatment and aircon regas sound like they are making work, trusting of course they actually do these at all. You haven't said what year or past history as coolant and brake fluid should be changed periodically.

 

Have you got a reputable VAG independent fairly local. A quote from them would at least be an indication of all that is really required.

Ive never seen drums being removed, or indeed any brake cleaning/stripdown being done at any Skoda dealer minor/major service. All they do is check the brakes work and a quick visual check on pads/disc condition. If the handbrake requires adjustment, my dealer wants £35 extra, and on querying what they do, they do not remove the drums, but just adjust the cable at the handbrake lever end.

As part of a 20k/annual inspection we were always expected to check, clean and adjust the rear drum brakes at both the Skoda dealers I worked at.

xman,  You have said this before several times, but some Dealerships and technicians do remove the Rear Wheels and the Drums and clean them out and do maintenance and an inspection.  ie Clean and Re-grease and then adjust if required.

 

So you ask, and ask what you are paying extra for with a 'Major Service; and ask if they think all customers are DIY'ers and have to just go year after year without safety checks and maintenance.

 

So you ask, and ask what you are paying extra for with a 'Major Service; and ask if they think all customers are DIY'ers and have to just go year after year without safety checks and maintenance.

Not sure what you are saying,(my Scottish is not up to scratch)

All I can say is the Dealer located in South Yorkshire has refused on more than one occasion to remove drums, carry out adjustments etc as part of any scheduled service. When requested they have demanded £35 to adjust a handbrake cable and £60 to remove drums. They charge the skoda fixed menu price for the service. They insist the only requirement to check rear drum brake is to check shoe thickness which they claim they do by removing a rubber plug.

They also reuse incorrect rusty old sump plugs pulled from completely different models which they deny even though I hold the evidence in my hand.

I no longer use them.

My dealer wanted to do a drum brake service with 2 year service. I can't recall the price but it was significant.

 

At the first service I wanted the handbrake adjusting which was done FOC within service of counted as warranty work. I know they had the drums off then because I had painted then silver within 6 months and after the service there were marks / chips on the paint.. I told then this, should have been on their records of course if they had looked, so wasn't due for another year.

 

At the 3rd service & first MOT rear brakes were not mentioned.

 

At 4th service by an independent the brake fluid was changed and again drums off.

xman, Simples really.  as i said last time, you go to dodgy dealerships or garages and you get crap service and servicing.

 

Not everyone has time to search out good garages and it is a shame you can not trust VW Group Main Dealerships to do proper servicing for 

the prices they charge.

 

If you want work doing it does cost though.