Fiesta Service

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HI Guys

just had my 51 reg fiesta for a full service, no problems hurrah!

My dad has used this guy for years as he knew him at school, was just wondering if the price seems good? I know we keep with him as my dad knows him but is he doing us any favors in price?

change engine oil and filter element
fit new spark plugs
new air and pollen filters
check elecy equip and bat condition
top up windscreen wash resevour and add screen wash
top up anti freeze coolant level
check brake fluid level
heck PAS oil level
Check condition and tension of fan drive belt
lubricate bonnet catch, battery terminals, door and tailgate hinges
remove road wheels and check steering and suspension
check condition of front break pads
check gearbox oil level
remove rear brake drums, clean and adjust brakes and handbreak.
lubricate break mechanisms, handbreak cables and wheel bearings.
checkk general under vehecile condition
checj tyre positions frnot to rear best wear pattern
check and adjust tyre pressures inc spare
check exaust emision levels
road test levels

Engine oil £24.4
oil filter £8.38
spark plugs £26.4
air filter element £9.70
pollen filter element £11.79
screenwash 95p
antifreeze coilant £9.91
Lubrications and break cleaner £4.53

Parts - £90.06
Labour - £82

£197.87 inc VAT

That sound good guys, sorry im new to this and just wanna check i aint been ripped of!
 
Sounds about right really. Thats what a garage would charge for simple things. You could do half of that yourself and save yourself some money
 
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what?

he changed the oil and filter, spark plugs and pollen filter. (£50 for the bits, at the very most, so just prey they put the right bits in)

topped up screen wash/ coolant/ brake fluid if necessary (cost = nothing)

then glanced at a load of things for you

thats a rip off, big big style
 
very expensive, i've paid £160 at a dealer before and my friend with a zetec S diesel pays about £120 for a full service. Ring around some dealers.
 
G/f just paid £175 for a full service on a 1.25 05 plate MK6 at a dealers and I thought that was a rip off. So does sound expensive.

My Focus ST3 is getting serviced on Monday for £20 more that what you have been quoted to put it in perspective :)
 
If he actually did all that work, there's nothing wrong with that price. A full service to most means changing the oil, filter and air filter.

Of course, you coulda done it all yourself for about 70 notes but who wants to **** about with brake drums on their driveway in the snow?
 
Spark plugs honda give you for S2000 service are priced at 90quid a set! :eek: Can find them for much cheaper if you look around :P

Personally for all that lot from a mate i wouldnt expect to pay more than 100quid for a fiesta, depending on price of oil that is, can easily spend 50quid on good quality oil alone!
 
Matt82 said:
for whats being done and lots of simple work? they only did 4 things and then glance over the car
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there is very little glancing. a lot of thing have to be checked, cleaned and adjusted. Setting up the adjustment of the rear brakes and resetting the handbrake can take upto a hour to get perfect on its own.

many people think they are doing the services themselves on there own car but in reality they are just changing a few items and have no idea what a real service entails and completely miss the many things that have to be checked in a service.

a emissions check isnt required by the service schedule and is often a additional charge, a ecu regulated injected engine doesnt need the emissions adjustments that carb cars do on servicing.

around £180 is near enough correct with a pollen filter.
 
dalin80 said:
there is very little glancing. a lot of thing have to be checked, cleaned and adjusted. Setting up the adjustment of the rear brakes and resetting the handbrake can take upto a hour to get perfect on its own.



around £180 is near enough correct with a pollen filter.
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ill bet good money that they didnt even touch the handbrake other than to apply it when they parked the car on the lift.

£180 is near enough correct with a pollen filter? a pollen filter makes sod all difference money wise, they cost about £3. have you ever had a car serviced?
 
Matt82 said:
£180 is near enough correct with a pollen filter? a pollen filter makes sod all difference money wise, they cost about £3. have you ever had a car serviced?
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you really have no idea what your talking about have you.

yes i have had a car serviced, i service all my own cars which makes sense considering its part of my job.

btw a fram pollen filter RRP is £12.50
 
Matt82 said:
ill bet good money that they didnt even touch the handbrake other than to apply it when they parked the car on the lift.
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lol what a coincidence, my handbrake needed adjusting when i had my service on my fiesta.

AGAIN do NOT pay more than £150 unless something is way wrong, and that is at a Ford Dealer.
 
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