My S3 has popped up saying it needs an oil change in 800 miles so I gave my local audi a call and they quoted £304 for it?! That seems steep. What's the general consensus? This is my first Audi so i'm in the dark with service pricing...
Oil change/interim service cost??
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https://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threads/audi-s3-service.373453/
Can view that thread from a few days ago.
Can view that thread from a few days ago.
Shop around for the best dealer price in your area . . . then supply your own oil. Audi charge a fortune for the same stuff you can get off the shelf (or ebay) for a fraction of the cost.
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I did this with my last A3 on flexible service at 14000 miles but the S3 needs oil at 12 months/9000 miles then oil + inspection at 24 months/18000 miles.
Service is quoted/booked by a central function by the dealer group around here, - no doubt to keep the price high. They quoted £240 for oil/filter change but discounted it to £220 'best they could do'.
Contact your local dealer direct, ask for service dept and make them an offer of what you are willing to pay. We ended up at £190 which is still expensive for what they do.
Or get a price from an independent and try to get a price match from your main dealer.
Or get it done at a local indie, disadvantage is you'll not get dealer software updates or niggling warranty work don at the same time.
Or change it yourself using a genuine filter, quality oil, reset the service indicator yourself and hope for the best in the event of a big warranty claim.
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Flexible service is up to 19,000 miles for oil and inspection on S3 regardless. Dependent on oil quality of course, doesn't need to be done at 12 months
Booked it in with Audi Specialist centre in Harrow. Half the price compared to Audi dealer! Car is due it's first MOT in a month so booked that in for the same time. Fingers crossed is all good.
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Up to 19000 miles...
My last A3 on flexible asked for an oil change at 13500 miles at around 15 months old so I had the 19000 inspection done at the same time. The car was than asking for another oil change after another 16 months at 21500 miles (although the car did have a period where it only did around 500 miles in 6 months). If I'd had the next (major) done at the same time it would have cost ££££££ as the car was still under 3 years old.
It all seems to depend on how the car is driven. Flexible service length seems to be calculated on a number of parameters and is geared towards cutting overall ownership costs for high motorway mileage fleet markets.
On fixed service, the major can be done after the car is 3 years old when Audi main dealers can seem to suddenly provide a 'fixed price service' at a more affordable rate.
It's my opinion that leaving oil, whatever the quality, in a car that is driven stop/start and fairly hard for over 10000 miles is asking for trouble 5 or 6 years down the line.
If you can get anywhere near 19000 miles out of an S3 before it asks for an oil change you've bought the wrong car.
Kwik fit are much cheaper, and some Audi Centres will price match, however if they don't, kwik fit will maintain your Audi warranty due to law changes (etc) and they can still update your 'virtual' service book.
https://www.kwik-fit.com/servicing/information/vehicles/audi
https://www.kwik-fit.com/servicing/information/vehicles/audi
Carefree69
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Asked my local Audi dealer if they would price match local Kwik Fit for full service but said it wasn’t a like for like service. Owner is Vertu. Anyone else had the same problem?
Kwik Fit website says they use original equipment parts and can update the virtual service record.
Kwik Fit website says they use original equipment parts and can update the virtual service record.
Personally, I'd never take my car to Kwik Fit for ANYTHING.
However, if Kwik Fit are now doing 'proper' servicing of cars that you can use to get a price match with Audi Dealers then that has to be good for all of us .... so long as Audi play ball with their price matching that is.
.....don't hold your breath!
However, if Kwik Fit are now doing 'proper' servicing of cars that you can use to get a price match with Audi Dealers then that has to be good for all of us .... so long as Audi play ball with their price matching that is.
.....don't hold your breath!
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Don’t get how people are having issues with getting dealers to price match independent garages. It’s quoted on the Audi UK website and as all garages are franchises shouldn’t they be adhering to what has been said?
I think the main issue is getting the indy to give you a list of what is done that matches exactly what Audi will do?
Ended up going with Audi anyway for piece of mind. But will be looking to find an Indy Audi specialist for next time
My issue has been Cheltenham Audi only match within a certain radius and the local Indi wasn’t that much cheaper.
Do it the other way round.
Give the Indy a list , supplied by Audi UK, and ask them to quote on that basis.
I had mine done before Christmas and the best price that my local dealer would do was £270. She even believed herself when she told me the oil alone was £170 lol
I went to a main dealer 40 miles away and had it done for £170.
Thank God my cars 3 years old now as they can now suddenly do it cheaper apparently!
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I went to a main dealer 40 miles away and had it done for £170.
Thank God my cars 3 years old now as they can now suddenly do it cheaper apparently!
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Just booked both cars into Perth Audi for the Oil change service.
£201 incl VAT each.
£201 incl VAT each.
I just get quotes from Audi dealers from different franchises and always save money.
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am not due oil change for another 3k according to my car, but am having oil and filter changed this weekend ( putting in some millers 5w40 nanodriveNT+ oil) , how do you go about the setting on the audi MMI, just wait for it to flag up in 3k then reset it or... ?
just bought oil an filter meself and taking it audi specialist , get the stamp etc.
just bought oil an filter meself and taking it audi specialist , get the stamp etc.
Think you need VCDS, or similar, to reset the interval counter.
You can reset the oil change counter with the mmi in the FL, no idea about the PFL.
At the risk of becoming annoying, refer to my earlier post re supplying your own oil. The mark up at dealers is nothing short of daylight robbery.
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What temp, mine was about 108 today after a 40/50 minute drive? Think I remember it being about that last summer
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Yes, pretty much the same. Moves between 100-108 usually. In the winter it was sat at 100 almost all the time.
So I was reading this thread as I was on the phone to my garage for an interim service on my 2014 S3. The garage is a VAG approved dealer, is VW but does Audi's slightly cheaper than the main dealer. They just quoted me £329 for an interim... And £89 for a brake fluid change... I was shocked but they said due to their City of London location they have opted out of the price match and can't do it cheaper. I called my nearest Audi dealer(Bexley), Lovely young lady quoted me the Audi fixed price of £195 for the service and £110 for the brake fluid change... When I questioned it she slipped up and tried to tell me there were two types of brake fluid change, one with is "official Audi" and one which is "Audi approved"... I laughed a little and she flustered said you can choose whichever one I liked. I went for the £65 as quoted on the 'official' Audi website. It's silly really but you do need to be on the ball with this lot.
