Cost of Servicing

[gerhard]

I didn't look into this either until about a month after picking up our Passat. Not looking foward to it and probably will call around some other mechanics when the time comes for our 1st service.

According to this site HERE it's every 2nd year that hurts the most(for the TDI's anyway). I nearly fell off my chair when I read it!

When buying a new car, there are some essential pieces of information required -

What is the Insurance going to cost
What is the regular servicing going to cost
How often does the car need brake pads and rotors replaced
How long do the tyres typically last and what do they cost.
Can you extend the factory warranty (may not really be required for a Hyundai, but arguably essential for a high spec Euro)


If people did their due diligence before buying we wouldn't need BORING threads complaining about the running costs, especially ancient ones revived. To make things worse, the OP complains about the cost after doing a service that is not even required (6 months)

[passatpout]

I reckon it's a case of which dealer you go to. I've had 2 dealer services on my car. The 15,000km service was around $280-300, and the 30,000km service was about $380, both of which I thought were reasonable. Can't see where the $600+ price on the website came from.. the gullible??

Really, there's some thought that can be put into service costs, if you think about it. As a basic list:

Oil: 5 litres @ $20/l - $100.
Other materials (filters, sump plugs, etc): $50-100.
Labour - say 2 hours @ $80/hour (generous): $160
Disposal costs - $50.

Gives a total of $410.

There'll be some things I've overquoted, and some things I've missed.

For what it's worth, my wife's Mazda2 cost $380 for its 5 year service at 19,500km (she doesn't do high mileage). On that basis, I can't complain about VW service costs, considering that the Passat has a bigger engine, diesel, 6-speed box, larger car, more expensive, and driven harder (30,000km since I collected it 11 months ago, compared to 19,500km over 5 years).

If you really don't want to pay the costs, try doing it yourself.

[Cro]

Just wait till your 60k service guys...
I'm told the DSG component is $1200. Definitely rebudgeting the lease to include that one next year.

[Maverick]

When buying a new car, there are some essential pieces of information required -

What is the Insurance going to cost
What is the regular servicing going to cost
How often does the car need brake pads and rotors replaced
How long do the tyres typically last and what do they cost.
Can you extend the factory warranty (may not really be required for a Hyundai, but arguably essential for a high spec Euro)

If people did their due diligence before buying we wouldn't need BORING threads complaining about the running costs, especially ancient ones revived. To make things worse, the OP complains about the cost after doing a service that is not even required (6 months)

The ones who complain clearly have issues with comprehension and should have stopped at the Hyundai dealer.

Servicing makes up such a small part of car ownership that's it not worth worrying about but ask for a quote first and don't jump on the interweb and carry on when a service costs more than their old 1985 Ford Falcon.

Ask what they're going to do before they do the service so you don't have to whinge that the dealer charges you $20 for tyre rotation or $30 for a wiper blade.

Service costs are cheap IMO, I paid ~$150 for a oil change which included 504.00/507.00 oil, filter etc. The 15K service was only $300.50 and included a free loan car.

[Maverick]

Just wait till your 60k service guys...
I'm told the DSG component is $1200. Definitely rebudgeting the lease to include that one next year.

The DSG component isn't $1200.

The DSG oil change is only required at 60K (not time based) and costs ~$400.

If done at the time of the 60K service the total price will be ~$1000-1200.

[ron]

300-400 for lube service is pretty standard for most car dealers, even jap or even aussie brand car dealers.

Like others said earlier, these are Euro cars and require Euro running cost.

I remember one of my friend had a 1st clutch change in his 911 and it was like $4500. normal 15000K service is like 1500 bucks!!!!

Check this one out, I knew a gent who had a MacF1. the 5000k fuel bladder change was $15,000. faaarrrrrkkk!!!!

[gerhard]

The DSG component isn't $1200.

The DSG oil change is only required at 60K (not time based) and costs ~$400.

If done at the time of the 60K service the total price will be ~$1000-1200.

Correct.

It's also worth noting that most auto-shifting transmissions used over the last 10-15 years are claimed to last the "lifetime" of the vehicle without requiring any service. Many don't even have a dip-stick, so the fluid level is never checked. Don't be fooled there isn't a trannie that will do 500,000k without an oil/filter change.

At least VW is realistic and specifies a 60k service for the DSG. The price at $400 is not expensive by ANY auto transmission service standards.

If you believe in your "lifetime" filled transmission, and you run past 150,000k or so, you will spent the money you save on servicing on repairs instead. If you happen to have the excellent Ford 6 speed auto, it can't be repaired economically so you could be up for a repair bill bigger then the residual value....

[Rocket36]

What I don't understand about servicing costs is that people complain about them at all!!! You're buying a car that has thousands of parts all working together. Seriously, is it a surprise that servicing our ever increasingly complex (yet also ever increasingly comfortable, safe, refined and better performing) cars are getting a little bit more expensive to maintain. Not many people get to a scheduled service interval more than once a year. If it's an average of $500 a service that's about $1.90 per day ONLY COUNTING WEEKDAYS. Sure Petrol is on top of that, but seriously it's still bloody good value for the sorts of cars we have.

I spend more that two times that on Coffee! lol

[Benem]

300-400 for lube service is pretty standard for most car dealers, even jap or even aussie brand car dealers.

Like others said earlier, these are Euro cars and require Euro running cost.

I remember one of my friend had a 1st clutch change in his 911 and it was like $4500. normal 15000K service is like 1500 bucks!!!!

Ron, are those are "turbo" $$$?

[V6Passat]

What I don't understand about servicing costs is that people complain about them at all!!! You're buying a car that has thousands of parts all working together. Seriously, is it a surprise that servicing our ever increasingly complex (yet also ever increasingly comfortable, safe, refined and better performing) cars are getting a little bit more expensive to maintain. Not many people get to a scheduled service interval more than once a year. If it's an average of $500 a service that's about $1.90 per day ONLY COUNTING WEEKDAYS. Sure Petrol is on top of that, but seriously it's still bloody good value for the sorts of cars we have.

I spend more that two times that on Coffee! lol

Dead right!! My current Focus XR5 Turbo only 30,000k costs about $500 per service, the 30k service which i am avoiding before i hand it over to my dealer is $900 and this is for a ford focus!!!