how much for your first service/15k?

[Flighter]

Just to be clear. Wangara only recommended you come see them for the first service ie 15k kms. But obviously if you wanted to see them earlier then no problem.

Osborne Park on the other hand "recommended" to get the car serviced at 7500 kms. I asked what the manufacturer service schedule stated (knowing full well in advance) and was told that it was 15k kms but this way you can split the cost. Go figure hey I was told it was relatively cheap for the 15k service so why would you need to split it?

The answer is simply to make more money. In the process of negotiations they even told me that they make money on the servicing not selling cars. So I know that when I take my car there for a service I'm not going to get ripped off

I bought mine from Wangara, and it was delivered with a service sticker stating 7,500 kms. I've since had a letter reminding me the service is due, and a few weeks later, an SMS to the same effect.

[hooba]

Are these dealers really charging for a 7500km service? Has anybody been given a quote?

[emuexport]

I bought mine from Wangara, and it was delivered with a service sticker stating 7,500 kms. I've since had a letter reminding me the service is due, and a few weeks later, an SMS to the same effect.

Must be an AHG thing then. I was told by the salesperson a few months back that they didnt expect to see me for 12 months or 15000kms whichever came first.

Also isnt an SMS such a friendly service reminder!

[Flighter]

Must be an AHG thing then. I was told by the salesperson a few months back that they didnt expect to see me for 12 months or 15000kms whichever came first.

Also isnt an SMS such a friendly service reminder!

And by coincidence, within a day of writing my previous comment, I got a phone call asking when I was booking it in. I've got no issues with 7500km services given my driving scenario (lots of stop & start), but there's been a lot of recent talk (in another thread) about break-in oil that shouldn't be changed until 15000km etc., which has me wondering what the correct thing to do is. So I asked the lady at the other end of the phone to get someone to call me to explain the disparity between the 15k recommendation in the manual and the 7.5k the dealer recommends. No call yet, but I'll post again if anything new comes up.

[emuexport]

Would love to know what they have to say.

Since I bought my motorbike in December they have been sending me service reminders every other month. Even though it isnt due till Jan 2011 now. It is purely for business.

[guest12345]

european autotech quoted me $280 for 1st service

[pologti18t]

One thing to remember... when you take it in tell them to service it by the book schedule.
Dealers have a sneaky reputation for overservicing vehicles.

As far as I can see in the 15K km service the only major items are engine oil and filter.

[Flighter]

Would love to know what they have to say.

I haven't heard back from them yet, and given the amount of time that has passed, I am beginning to wonder whether I will.

[Frankenstrat]

My 103TDI is due for its first service, 7500km as stamped in the service schedule log-book. The dilemma I'm in is that Wangarra is 45 minutes up the freeway from where I live and considerably further from where I work, which is in the opposite direction. There's are two much closer VW dealerships to where I live, one's in Victoria Park and one's in Melville so I wonder if it would be unethical of me if I went to one of those instead?

[hazamatic]

My 103TDI is due for its first service, 7500km as stamped in the service schedule log-book. The dilemma I'm in is that Wangarra is 45 minutes up the freeway from where I live and considerably further from where I work, which is in the opposite direction. There's are two much closer VW dealerships to where I live, one's in Victoria Park and one's in Melville so I wonder if it would be unethical of me if I went to one of those instead?

No not unethical at all. If you wanted you can even take it to a non-dealer!