SW London Saab specialist?
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Hi all! Just wondered if anybody knew of any Saab specialists in SW London - need to get my 9-5 serviced, and I need a new wing mirror, plus a headlight stopped working last week. ...
There's a Saab dealer in SW6, but I'm wondering if it would be cheaper getting it services at a specialist somewhere instead.
Thanks in advance!
There's a Saab dealer in SW6, but I'm wondering if it would be cheaper getting it services at a specialist somewhere instead.
Thanks in advance!
Ouch.
Went to Saab dealer as I only bought the car 8 months ago, and it was a regular service. Quoted £300 for the service, which I thought was pretty favourable for a main dealer. Nice.
Dong! Needed new brake pads and discs (front AND back), 2 new front tyres, new rear exhaust section (+ joints), new headlight bulb, new gearbox oil, had excessive play in steering, headlamp washer not working, etc etc.
And a new wing mirror was quoted as £371 for compete kit plus fitting! Will keep hunting around the breakers then...!
Did all work except tyres and exhaust, which I had done at local garage. Equivalent tyres were £109 each, rather than £242 as quoted by Saab. Exhaust supplied and fitted for £175 rather than £270 as quoted by Saab.
Most expensive service I have ever had (and I've had a Chimaera and a Griffith). Still, the car feels great now, and I'm hoping that the MOT in August will be cheap as chips.
It feels so much tighter now - and stops better too. Thanks God, after all that £.
The Saab guys did clean it all over through, which was nice of them.
Went to Saab dealer as I only bought the car 8 months ago, and it was a regular service. Quoted £300 for the service, which I thought was pretty favourable for a main dealer. Nice.
Dong! Needed new brake pads and discs (front AND back), 2 new front tyres, new rear exhaust section (+ joints), new headlight bulb, new gearbox oil, had excessive play in steering, headlamp washer not working, etc etc.
And a new wing mirror was quoted as £371 for compete kit plus fitting! Will keep hunting around the breakers then...!
Did all work except tyres and exhaust, which I had done at local garage. Equivalent tyres were £109 each, rather than £242 as quoted by Saab. Exhaust supplied and fitted for £175 rather than £270 as quoted by Saab.
Most expensive service I have ever had (and I've had a Chimaera and a Griffith). Still, the car feels great now, and I'm hoping that the MOT in August will be cheap as chips.
It feels so much tighter now - and stops better too. Thanks God, after all that £.
The Saab guys did clean it all over through, which was nice of them.
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