30,000km Service

[VRS-Vic]

i remember Pollen filter was mentioned as well.

Any suggestions on where to get other quotes from?

[brad]

i remember Pollen filter was mentioned as well.

Any suggestions on where to get other quotes from?

oh yeah. pollen filter too.

Try the other Skoda dealers? i know Skoda hinted that VW or Audi dealers could do the service too but i found my local dealers less than interested in looking at the Skoda.

Alternatively, try an independant VW specialist.

[K1W1]

Just booked my 30k serivce next week for DSG Rs TDI - got quoted $560. Extra $99 to rotate wheels and a wheel alignment.

am i being ripped off?

I would say so.
That's nearly double the cost of the post that started this thread and way more that what I was told it would be when I had my 15k service done. I'd be shopping with my phone dialling fingers first and also asking the dealer who quoted for a breakdown and justification of the quote in case there is something in there that may be "optional" or a mistake.

[woofy]

I paid $750 all up last week. Not very happy to be honest, I asked what the first few services would be, and it was nowhere near that last year. That was 30k/2yrs on the mark exactly in both counts. The wheel alignment and balancing was an extra $100, I actually was going to ask for that to be done anyway, factoring that the last service was around $300 so thought it might be $450 all up. To find I got gouged $350 worth of brake fluid change and pollen filter, I think not. The oil itself was more too, after I complained how much they overcharged last time. I've had a few dealer serviced cars for many years now, and expect to get price gouged, but $135 worth of $50 oil is pure Audi profiteering.

I asked what the 4yr/60k service was after my jaw dropped with this one, $2k, as they do the timing belt. I had a vague memory of the belt being done earlier, but the warranty/servicing guide says to inspect it at 60k, and replace at 180k, what happened?

The thing that peeves me, is that I suspect that service is more than a GTi, would love to hear back from some Golf owners, since when did the cheaper cousin become so expensive to service?

In the spirit of all things fair, this was Richmond Skoda who I am fast becoming annoyed with.....

[K1W1]

They are charging you Audi S3 service prices. I know I have the invoices.

My 30K service will come up at 14-15 months and there is no way in hell they will be changing the brake fluid that quick and if I want a wheel alignment or balance I'll take it to the guys down the road I have been dealing with for 20 years. Even if it costs $100 there I know it's being done by somebody who knows wheels and tyres not the work experience kid.

[woofy]

I was going to get the wheel alignment and balancing done while I had some Michelin PS3s fitted on our 6, but ran out of time, so thought they can do it. Funny enough none of the outside weights have been changed which makes me really suspicious as to whether they were balanced at all. I can tell as the black brake dust has not been disturbed one iota. And last year when I had my Octy in for its 15k service, at the same time an S3 was there and his was double mine, which made me suspect something is really up. I think I might have another word to them, an RS shouldn't come with the same price tag as the Audi service, I'm not paying for the extra "experience" that they sell with the Audi.

[brad]

I paid $750 all up last week. Not very happy to be honest, I asked what the first few services would be, and it was nowhere near that last year. That was 30k/2yrs on the mark exactly in both counts. .....

You can see what i paid for mine. feel free to print & use.

The dealer service schedule appears to have no correlation with what is written in our Service Schedule books. They have a 'tick & flick" list that they apply to all models regardless of engine type.

As you stated, 2.0T toothed belt is in the book at 180,000km (no time period stated).

Also:

• they appear to do brake fluid every 30,000km rather than 2 years.
• they want to change 2.0TSI & 1.8TSI spark plugs at 60,000km instead of the 90,000km in the book
• Air Filter at 45,000km instead of 90,000km
• pollen filter at 30,000km instead of 60,000km

I can understand the airfilter change as Australia does suffer from dust-plugging (we have more dust than most other countries).
I can understand the pollen filter due to our high pollen count & humidity.
Neither of the above are excessively priced at $31 for the air filiter & $15 for the pollen filter (paid $40 at the VW specialist the other day).

Wanting to do the belt every 4 years/60,000km seems OTT. I thought only Astras/Vectra had to get done that often?

Ask Skoda for a full service schedule - I bet they fob you off to the dealer & won't answer properly.

[VRS-Vic]

Called Mentone Skoda for a price on 30k. they quoted me $400 (they didn't include the brake fluid) when i asked if that could be included they mentioned that would be an extra $150. So Mentone $450. Richmond $460. Not much difference there.

[brad]

try bayford or morwell or go to an independant like volkswerk

[woofy]

Ok something is seriously wrong here, I paid $750 for the same service, (or take off the $100 for the wheel alignment and its $650). Time to call them again.