how much for your first service/15k?

[gldgti]

I'm with Transporter - if you want to compare chalk and cheese and talk about toyota servicing - a Yaris might take 3L of oil maximum, more like 2.5, with a filter change. The filter costs less than $10, the oil is not synthetic, and because the toyota dealership does huge turnover, they probably do actually only allow a half hour labour charge.

The VW dealer service is much lower turnover, the oil capacity is more like 4.5L if its a diesel and it wouldnt surprise me if the 1.2 takes more than 3L (VW's have always had large oil capacities). The oil is fully synthetic, the dealer turns over half the cars and it really does take an hour. In todays world, thats easily over $200. If you expect to pay less, your living in the past.

Servicing my mk3 diesel by myself costs me $50 in oil, $25 filter and more than half an hours work because you still have to wait for the oil to come out, and its good practise to go over the car while your waiting and check out some other stuff too, for safety's sake. I very much doubt that the overworked toyota man hasa lot of time to check the car over for other problems at $110/service.

[REXman]

Sorry dude this almost sounds like some sort of scare tactic for people reading this, or self justification for over-priced servicing. The services cost $110, and thats that. If you think an oil change really involves $200, thats fine, just dont shoot down other dealers who are obviously able to provide that, and its obviously provided reliably because they also offer the warranty on the car for 6 years.. Maybe you should use common sense

PS ITs actually $120, sorry about that. I just asked her and got confirmation of the price. Just to be correct.

[REXman]

I'm with Transporter - if you want to compare chalk and cheese and talk about toyota servicing - a Yaris might take 3L of oil maximum, more like 2.5, with a filter change. The filter costs less than $10, the oil is not synthetic, and because the toyota dealership does huge turnover, they probably do actually only allow a half hour labour charge.

The VW dealer service is much lower turnover, the oil capacity is more like 4.5L if its a diesel and it wouldnt surprise me if the 1.2 takes more than 3L (VW's have always had large oil capacities). The oil is fully synthetic, the dealer turns over half the cars and it really does take an hour. In todays world, thats easily over $200. If you expect to pay less, your living in the past.

Servicing my mk3 diesel by myself costs me $50 in oil, $25 filter and more than half an hours work because you still have to wait for the oil to come out, and its good practise to go over the car while your waiting and check out some other stuff too, for safety's sake. I very much doubt that the overworked toyota man hasa lot of time to check the car over for other problems at $110/service.

Its a 1.8 ltr car, the corolla, so bigger in capacity than any of the polo's and similar to the GOLF's.

Maybe the Oil is a bit more expensive in the better golf's.. It really doesnt change that much. And what you think the Polo has some mad air filter in it? How much better would a 77kw Polo's air filter be than a 100kw Corolla's? Just being real about it..

[Brendan_A]

Maybe the Oil is a bit more expensive in the better golf's..

What do you mean by this? I'm pretty sure all new Golf's use the same oil.

[masev]

We're all aware that dealerships make very healthy profits from servicing, parts and post-sale accessories.......aren't we?

[Transporter]

I 100% agree, every sucsesful busines makes heathy profit.

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[Corey_R]

PS ITs actually $120, sorry about that. I just asked her and got confirmation of the price. Just to be correct.

It's $120 2007 to 2008 compliance Corolla's, and $130 on 2009 complianced Corolla's onwards. Also, it's not for life, it's only for 6 services. Since they're serviced twice a year (if <=20k per year) then that means only your services during warranty are $130 and then it reverts to ?? whatever they'd normally charge I'd guess. This information is straight from the Toyota Servicing website.

Prior to this deal starting, even the Yaris was costing around $180-230 per service at Toyota Pennant Hills or Castle Hill. Putting it around the cost of the MKV GTI to service (due to 6 month vs 12 month).

[Corey_R]

I 100% agree, every sucsesful busines makes heathy profit.

Exactly. Dealerships are businesses, not charities. People would do well to remember that. All this constant whinging from people (in multiple threads) about the price of things is really starting to make coming to this site a miserable experience. If you don't like the price someone quotes you for something, then stop whinging and go elsewhere. If a particular business is really charging unreasonable prices, then the market will sort that out in time.

Using Toyota's subsidising of fixed price servicing is a poor example. It's a marketting campaign meant to try and keep Toyota in the #1 spot as they are losing sales to many other brands. For all we know, they're adding the "reduction" in servicing cost to the price of the cars (which if you've compared the base model Corolla recently to the Golf 77TSI is a very probable case), or to the servicing costs after your "fixed price" servicing count is up.

They're now also subsidising finance packages. 2.9% p.a. for car loans when the RBA cash rate is 4.75%...

[masev]

Completely agree again! I know I won't be loosing sleep over servicing prices and just want to enjoy the car for what it is!!.....once I finally get it.

Unfortunately, this site is a very negative place to be at times....C'mon people, we only live once! More positives!!!!

[simonn]

$355 Burwin VW