Polo GTI - 30000km service costs

**Grant** · 15-10-2008, 09:07 PM

is this liverpool Lora?

**MissVuks** · 15-10-2008, 09:08 PM

Yeah it is Grant.. LOLL does that price sound familiar?

**Grant** · 15-10-2008, 09:37 PM

Originally Posted by MissVuks

Yeah it is Grant.. LOLL does that price sound familiar?

not yet

... but I will be getting my 1st service there in 6 months. Only reason I'm going there is because of their in-house 6 year warranty. I'm guessing your the same?

**MissVuks** · 15-10-2008, 10:02 PM

Well at the moment their pricing isnt desireable enough to warrant me taking my car there. Unless they miraculously drop their price i will be looking to take my car elsewhere - even if that means having it serviced out of the area.

**NickZ** · 16-10-2008, 07:36 AM

Originally Posted by MissVuks

Fair enough NickZ but $100-120 price increase is beyond me..

Oh I totally agree - the prices are a complete rip off regardless of which state, but you won't get more than $50 off that price in NSW from what I have seen.

The same thing happens at my work - we are all over Australia and someone in Brisbane who costs $150 an hour will be 20% more in Sydney.

If you want to save money but keep it serviced at a dealer, you can supply your own oil as that usually makes up about $80 - $90 for 4.5L and you can get 5L of Castrol Edge 0w-40 (VW Approved) for about $70 i think.

**MissVuks** · 16-10-2008, 07:46 AM

Originally Posted by NickZ

Oh I totally agree - the prices are a complete rip off regardless of which state, but you won't get more than $50 off that price in NSW from what I have seen.

The same thing happens at my work - we are all over Australia and someone in Brisbane who costs $150 an hour will be 20% more in Sydney.

If you want to save money but keep it serviced at a dealer, you can supply your own oil as that usually makes up about $80 - $90 for 4.5L and you can get 5L of Castrol Edge 0w-40 (VW Approved) for about $70 i think.

That may be another alternative if i do decide to take it to a dealership for servicing.

**MissVuks** · 17-10-2008, 04:51 PM

Rang around to most vw service centres in the sydney area to evaluate their pricing in comparison to Liverpool.

Surprisingly, Liverpool was the most expensive with Penrith being the cheapest. If my dad doesnt object to me using an independant mechanic, that might be my course of action. Only thing is i lose that "extended warranty" but the service manager said theres no problem with servicing my car as long as they use vw parts that are up to their specifications then warranty is still valid for those first 3 years.

Now its just a matter of deciding...