Noonster
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Just found out my first service is due....
Rang dixons and they said its from when the car was born and not when i bought it.
So basically its due NOW (march)
Dixons Vauxhall want £124.80 for the 1st service is this about right??
Aparently they dont do much sounds like a lot of money 
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cdcool1
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me and my dad service our cars, much cheaper 
but if you do want FSH, thats the kinda price you pay i'm afraid.
sure you could get it cheaper, try a few places
you only needs FSH for selling, but if you keep all your receipts when you service it, you can prove thats its been well maintained
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Noonster
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The aparently through another years aa cover in so that will save me over £80 so its got to be worth it for that??
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Fad
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yeah do it yourself, keep all recipts in a folder or book and date it all so when u do go to sell it u can say it has been maintained to a high standard and that you dont trust garrages anyways  that way it looks like the car has been maintained well
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Noonster
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mmm dunno
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cdcool1
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its up to you mate, its not hard to do, change oil, oil filter, air filter spark plugs if needed etc etc
if your not sure what to do i'm sure good old mr haynes will tell you
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Noonster
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Right the only thing im thinking is that..... if i service it my self i will have to pay £85 to extend my breakdown cover but if dixons service it then i get another year breakdown cover for free.....
so that meens the service is only really £40.
Does that make sence??
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cdcool1
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yea, makes SENSE, but i thought you could get breakdown cover for a lot cheaper than that? if thats your situation, you might as well, new oil (40/10), filters and plugs will prob come to more than £40 anyway
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BlueCorsa
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When I bought mine in October, the dealer told me that as long as the 1st and 2nd services are done by main dealer, you get 2nd and 3rd year warranty and AA cover at no cost.
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Noonster
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cdcool1 - yeah thats what im thinking mate.....
BlueCorsa - thanks for the info 
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Paul H
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yep if you want to keep your warranty daz you have to have it done by vauxhall and the ammount of faults these cars have i know where i would have it serviced
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AdiSRI
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get it done at vaux as said at least for the first couple of times.
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paul_spurrell
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i paid £85 for my first sevice. £120 for second
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Noonster
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£85 is that it how come mine will be £124.80 then?
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nik
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mine is 400 squid so count yourself lucky  I'd rather get it done by a garage purely for sell on values
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si_reading
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Mine 1st service was £110 and a few pence at my local garage and rang around to see who could do it cheapest. Bet then when the produced the invoive it was even cheaper than they said they could do it for on the phone Think they said about £125-35 something like that on the phone.
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si_reading
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Correction just checked my invoice it was £102.31 in total
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Noonster
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Noonster
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So do different vauxhall garages charge different prices then??
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si_reading
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quote:
Originally posted by Noonster19
So do different vauxhall garages charge different prices then??
The couple I rang did different, then just went to my local dealer as couldn't be arsed driving too far away and they did it for £102 which was better price than everywhere else and including them quoted.
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Noonster
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Yeah may as well take it to the one i bought it from near my work...... drop off on the way and pick up on way home
Not getting it done untill end of April though as I need all my marchs pay 
Whats another month and 1000miles 
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vibrio
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you don;t have to get the servicing done at a dealer to keep your warrenty all you need to do is get everything in the schedual done at a garage thats all.
normal services are around £100 in most garages
[Edited on 25-03-2004 by vibrio]
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si_reading
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quote:
Originally posted by Noonster19
Whats another month and 1000miles
Thats what I kept thinking when mine was due! Started flashing up service on dash about 3/4 months before I finally got it booked in
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Noonster
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nah defo take in in at end of april when the wages are in - i cant afford it right now
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Kerry
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quote:
Originally posted by AdiSRI
get it done at vaux as said at least for the first couple of times.
i agree 
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