I am still kind of shocked that new buyers do not find out what the service costs are prior to shopping/buying, especially if this is your first purchase of a German manufactured car
If you think this is expensive, the 3 year service will leave you in tears.
No probs buddy.Thanks for the link @pburv
I spoke to my local garage but they said the rules about Indies doing service work when a car is still under warranty have changed and are no longer clear cut. He said if it was his car he would "suck it up" just to avoid potential warranty issues in the future.
My A3 2.0TFSI Quattro is due it's first oil service in 30 days according to the dash display. I've just rang my local stealer and they want £253! Is this typical?
I think you may have misunderstood. This was my local village non-Audi garage telling me this. They service my wife's car so I was asking them about doing mine.I'd be contacting Audi and trading standards to complain about this.
I was quoted a similar price with my nearest dealer but ended up paying £170 at my next closest dealer, which was oil and inspection.
Ah, OK.I think you may have misunderstood. This was my local village non-Audi garage telling me this. They service my wife's car so I was asking them about doing mine.
Just had my 2nd service done by an Indy using genuine Audi parts and keeping the warranty in place, it cost me £198, Audi stealer wanted over £400!!! Before I did it I checked with Audi finance as I'll be handing the car back next year, this was their answer:I spoke to my local garage but they said the rules about Indies doing service work when a car is still under warranty have changed and are no longer clear cut. He said if it was his car he would "suck it up" just to avoid potential warranty issues in the future.
When I had my S3 I had an Indy service that, sold it to a sports car specialist for £1,500 more than Audi were offering px, I asked "If it had a main dealer history would you have given me more for it?", he said "No" He was happy just to see the paperwork I had been given listing what had been done and when.IMO it shouldn't be legal to have purely digital service records that only a dealer can access. It effectively rules out like for like Indy servicing, which is presumably why it was introduced.
I agree with you on the digital records servicing. It's extortion in my mind.The Indy quote came in at £205. Still seems expensive to me and they also can't access the digital service record to update it, so I've got back to Audi asking them to price match and I'll just have to try to drink £50 worth of free coffee while I'm there to make it seem better value!
IMO it shouldn't be legal to have purely digital service records that only a dealer can access. It effectively rules out like for like Indy servicing, which is presumably why it was introduced.
My eyes were opened when I took my 'at the time' just under 2 year old S3 in for a possible px, at that point I'd 1) Bought the S3 from them, 2) Had it serviced by them, 3) Taking it back to them to buy another Audi. I was shocked when they gave me the lowest px price of anyone/anywhere and that was before we even started to look at the price/model etc of the new car. After that I thought I'd just save a fortune and have it looked after elsewhere for half the price.I am just not willing to be ripped off by main dealers again.
'Ditto' mate.My eyes were opened when I took my 'at the time' just under 2 year old S3 in for a possible px, at that point I'd 1) Bought the S3 from them, 2) Had it serviced by them, 3) Taking it back to them to buy another Audi. I was shocked when they gave me the lowest px price of anyone/anywhere and that was before we even started to look at the price/model etc of the new car. After that I thought I'd just save a fortune and have it looked after elsewhere for half the price.
I just don't get Audi's thinking on this. This service might well be my only interaction with Audi during the 3 year warranty period and my normal timespan of car ownership. It is their chance to give me a warm feeling towards Audi to increase the likelihood of me buying another one. Instead they won't pick the car up as we are "outside the area" (We are 20 minutes away and the VW dealer next door to Audi offered that service from the same address), and charge £15 insurance if we want a courtesy car. Then they charge an outrageous amount for an oil change unless you battle with them to price match. Way to impress Audi.
I just don't get Audi's thinking on this. This service might well be my only interaction with Audi during the 3 year warranty period and my normal timespan of car ownership. It is their chance to give me a warm feeling towards Audi to increase the likelihood of me buying another one. Instead they won't pick the car up as we are "outside the area" (We are 20 minutes away and the VW dealer next door to Audi offered that service from the same address), and charge £15 insurance if we want a courtesy car. Then they charge an outrageous amount for an oil change unless you battle with them to price match. Way to impress Audi.
Yep I learned a long time ago to take with a pinch of salt what dealer salesmen know and say about the cars they sell.Nothing like knowing what you sell is there???
Don't be stupid just go to 3rd party garage and they will change oil cheap like mine max £100 ... if u will go with full service..I would expect to pay a bit of a premium to get it serviced at a Main Dealer, but to me that is just a ridiculous figure for probably well less than an hour's work. I've asked an Indy for an email quote and will decide what to do when I get that. Even if the dealer will price match, it leaves a bad taste that having bought the car from them with my own hard-earned, the first chance they get, they try to rip me off. Do they think I won't remember that when it comes time to change the car?