Getting Your Car Serviced

[AKILYA666]

Hey everyone just wanted a quick basic answer in regards to where everyone gets thier car serviced.

IE
Dealer/Mechanic/Perfomance workshop?
How much you pay on average?

I bought my car 2nd hand from a dealer and had to get it serviced by them to keep my warrenty. Going to get it done by a honda dealer now but just after general in

[gheybo]

mechanic :thumbsup:

[aimre]

me...

[ACTI0NMAN-1]

the price at a dealer is also usually worked out on your milage

[NeRV]

i would recommend doing the little jobs yourself but then leave the major ones to a reputable mechanic

[aaronng]

I bought my car 2nd hand from a dealer and had to get it serviced by them to keep my warrenty. Going to get it done by a honda dealer now but just after general in
They will rip you off if they know that you have to service with them to keep the warranty. So when you call them, ask for a quote first but don't tell them your plate number. Once you get the price and you like the numbers, book it in there and then so they don't have a chance to jack it up later.

[Kiki]

Honda could charge around $300 for a minor service but for a major anywhere up to $700 like above depends on your K's...but yeah get your quotes first then book it!! and stay with Honda till ur warranty is up

If u have a little knowledge on cars do the service yourself or what u can!!
If u want performance...then go to a performance place and get service done there too,,,.. its good to build a relationship with a mechanic or performance joint as well

[aaronng]

For a minor, it's usually about $250. That was the retail price in Sydney. Melb should be slightly cheaper.

[ZeForce]

The dealerships charge you $70-80/hr for labour and pay the apprentices who do all the work less than $10/hr

[AKILYA666]

yeah well i do all the stuff i can reach, like spark plugs, air filter and fuel filter. I got the car serviced at a Honda dealer today and it only cost me $140.00 for oil and oilfilter change. The problem being is that i cant get under the car(No chassis stands, too low for car ramps). But it was cheaper then the previous dealer where i bought the car from. They used to charge me about $180 and they screwed up my alloy sump twice when they over-tensioned the sump plug.

[Simmo2302]

do what u can urself, saves heaps of $ in the long run.

if u dont have ANY car knowledge, like i used to,

get a car manual and read up and talk to ppl in the know.

it is very easy to pick up.