First Service Cost - MY09 4.7 V8V
Discussion
Can anybody give me an idea of what a main dealer will charge for a first 12mth service on a 4.7 V8 Vantage. I dont want to have to call around loads of dealers to haggle out the best price if I can avoid it, but I certainly dont intend to get ripped off by accepting the initial price from my local dealer if its off the mark.
No office to the great Indi's out there but I am only interested in main dealer prices, thanks.
No office to the great Indi's out there but I am only interested in main dealer prices, thanks.
£900-1200 I reckon
..depends on where you live as to what the labour rate is
if its a 5.5 hour service @ £100+vat per hour or 5.5 x £150+vat per hour
just over 2 gallons of oil - £100 ish
filters/disposal - £30
thats about it really - its mostly labour
there used to be a website that reported main dealer labour rates, you put the manufacturer in, your location and it brought up your nearest 5 dealers and their rates....buggered if I can find it though
...I remember being in the same boat with mine back in 2007, found this site and the central London dealer was £150 ph and my local in Brentwood (at the time) Grange were £90 odd ....
..depends on where you live as to what the labour rate is
if its a 5.5 hour service @ £100+vat per hour or 5.5 x £150+vat per hour
just over 2 gallons of oil - £100 ish
filters/disposal - £30
thats about it really - its mostly labour
there used to be a website that reported main dealer labour rates, you put the manufacturer in, your location and it brought up your nearest 5 dealers and their rates....buggered if I can find it though
...I remember being in the same boat with mine back in 2007, found this site and the central London dealer was £150 ph and my local in Brentwood (at the time) Grange were £90 odd ....
bogie said:
if its a 5.5 hour service @ £100+vat per hour or 5.5 x £150+vat per hour
just over 2 gallons of oil - £100 ish
filters/disposal - £30
thats about it really - its mostly labour
What gets done that's significantly different to, say, a top end Mercedes, or any other modern car? First services are pretty well just oil & filter changes, and a spray of the door hinges, on most cars these days, and usually take under an hour.just over 2 gallons of oil - £100 ish
filters/disposal - £30
thats about it really - its mostly labour
MarsellusWallace said:
That's right.The first service is essentially an oil and filter change and a few checks over the car-probably an hour max to do the lot.
dunno exactly, only what I was charged ...cheeky buggers even wanted to charge an hours labour for a "tyre check" ...id had a new pair of rears on, the "tyre check" told me how many mm I had left ...on the brand new rears they had just fitted LOL 
actually just found a bill from 3 years ago - only got charged £110+vat for oil, so not too bad...even if I had to buy it myself its still £45 ish and Id need 3 containers of it...it was other stuff bumping the bill up to the £800 mark
depends on which dealer it is I guess ...even 3 hours labour is £540 inc vat at some expensive places
depends on which dealer it is I guess ...even 3 hours labour is £540 inc vat at some expensive places
ok got a quote today from my local main dealer.
Their first offering was £715 inc oil, parts, labout and vat, which I swiftly rejected. They called back within 15mins and reduced the price to £608 (inc oil reduced from £164 to £129) or £479 if I bring my own oil.
A quick google for the Castrol Edge sport 10W60 shows it can be bought at halfords (on special offer at the moment - buy 4ltrs get 1lrt free) for a total of £90.97 inc vat for 11ltrs).
So price now stands at £479 + £91 = £570 all in (with my own oil).
breakdown is as follows :
£300 labour (includes a 20% discount apparently)
£80 "parts" - err what parts are needed besides an oil filter!?!?!?!?
£28 service pack - im guesssing this is no more than some wd40 and some screenwash!
£71 vat on all of the above
£91 own oil from halfords on promo
Thoughts?? Whilst £570 seems good compared to the postings above its clear a quick haggle can save considerable money. I reckon there might be more to be saved if I dig into the "parts" and the service pack costs... Cant possibly be £108 of goods in there...
I know its an Aston but this just feels like they are taking the p*ss because they can. I will feel no shame in taking my own oil in and whats more I shall be asking for the 0.5ltrs back after the service is done as they quoted only 10.5ltrs in the service.
Their first offering was £715 inc oil, parts, labout and vat, which I swiftly rejected. They called back within 15mins and reduced the price to £608 (inc oil reduced from £164 to £129) or £479 if I bring my own oil.
A quick google for the Castrol Edge sport 10W60 shows it can be bought at halfords (on special offer at the moment - buy 4ltrs get 1lrt free) for a total of £90.97 inc vat for 11ltrs).
So price now stands at £479 + £91 = £570 all in (with my own oil).
breakdown is as follows :
£300 labour (includes a 20% discount apparently)
£80 "parts" - err what parts are needed besides an oil filter!?!?!?!?
£28 service pack - im guesssing this is no more than some wd40 and some screenwash!
£71 vat on all of the above
£91 own oil from halfords on promo
Thoughts?? Whilst £570 seems good compared to the postings above its clear a quick haggle can save considerable money. I reckon there might be more to be saved if I dig into the "parts" and the service pack costs... Cant possibly be £108 of goods in there...
I know its an Aston but this just feels like they are taking the p*ss because they can. I will feel no shame in taking my own oil in and whats more I shall be asking for the 0.5ltrs back after the service is done as they quoted only 10.5ltrs in the service.
Adam2S said:
I know its an Aston but this just feels like they are taking the p*ss because they can.
They have to pay for that shiny showroom somehow!I suppose only a few years ago the car would have been in every 6 mths and needed a load of warranty work. Now they (hopefully) run pretty fault-free so there's little chance for the dealer to extract revenue from customers.
youd be surprised how exepensive the OE filters are...they are not £6.99 from halfords
that sounds fine to me ...certainly no more expensive than most premium German saloons these days
...Ive had Audi dealers charge more than that for a routine service
thats if you want the dealer stamp in your book of course - you could save more in labour using an indy
that sounds fine to me ...certainly no more expensive than most premium German saloons these days
...Ive had Audi dealers charge more than that for a routine service
thats if you want the dealer stamp in your book of course - you could save more in labour using an indy
Guys you are right the are savings to be had , but remember the dealers are given a set time by the factory to carry out the service , the parts are order from the factory , that are not cheap and make very little mark up .
The Service is the one of the only times the dealer can make a profit , what about all those problems you have had with the cars that are covered under warratny ,Aston pay very little plus never really pay enough time for the repair , so most of the time, the dealer comes and picks your car up , spends hours on it to sort a rattle out lets say , then gets it cleaned then gets it delivered back to you.
Now how much do you think the dealer gets paid for that. about £25 , but that rattle has cost the dealer massively a drivers wages to collect and deliver, a chase car,fuel,running cost,a valeter,plus a highly skilled cost a small fortune trained tech , spending ages trying to find those rattles.
So just remember those times , when ringing into to your dealer , because if you start haggling to much, or all go to indpendance for cheap servicing , guess what , the dealers will start shuting down.Belive me you dont what that because the knock on effect is massive.
The Service is the one of the only times the dealer can make a profit , what about all those problems you have had with the cars that are covered under warratny ,Aston pay very little plus never really pay enough time for the repair , so most of the time, the dealer comes and picks your car up , spends hours on it to sort a rattle out lets say , then gets it cleaned then gets it delivered back to you.
Now how much do you think the dealer gets paid for that. about £25 , but that rattle has cost the dealer massively a drivers wages to collect and deliver, a chase car,fuel,running cost,a valeter,plus a highly skilled cost a small fortune trained tech , spending ages trying to find those rattles.
So just remember those times , when ringing into to your dealer , because if you start haggling to much, or all go to indpendance for cheap servicing , guess what , the dealers will start shuting down.Belive me you dont what that because the knock on effect is massive.
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