Adge
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Registered: 28th Aug 04
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my car is due a service soon!
ive found not many local garage will do me a service???? too busy or they just do MOTs?
Is it worth going to vauxhall?
how much am i gona pay?
it had a full Majorservice at 50k (cambelt etc)
and its now nearly on 60k so just a minor service
Car is a 51 reg Astra Cab 1.6 16v
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Mobby
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do it yourself??? plugs oil filter and a change of oil, pretty easy, but dont forget to screw the sump plug back in 
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Brett
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Maybe he wants it stamped so he has history?
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Charlotte
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Registered: 30th Jun 08
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its around 250 at vauxhalls
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Adge
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Registered: 28th Aug 04
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yeah the car has full service history so dont wana do it my self! £250 wow ill look around!!
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John
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quote:
Originally posted by Charlotte
its around 250 at vauxhalls
Thats what you were quoted, it's also Vauxhall. not vauxhalls.
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Charlotte
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alright spell checker
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John
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It's nothing to do with spelling, it's not written or said as vauxhalls, it's vauxhall.
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Charlotte
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who gives a crap?
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Brett
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John clearly does.
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John
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Me, do you say fords?
Best way to find out prices is to phone your local garage btw, why does nobody do this?
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Gareth F
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Is it bad to get a garage to service the car properly with a vauxhall service pack but get it stamped by someone who works at vauxhall? 
The work will be done by an ex vaux mechanic but i prefer the price of £80 tbh not £250 if i took it to the dealership garage.
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Adge
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no thats fine aslong as i get my booked stamped i am bothered, i would just do it my self if i had a stamp! well actually i wouldnt but i need the stamp for my full service history?!
no1 know the price of a vauxhall service then?
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Jakey
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Registered: 4th Jun 07
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I know a lad at a local garage so what i do is service the car myself then nip down with the book and he stamps it for me.
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JinThaMC
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quote:
Originally posted by John
Me, do you say fords?
Best way to find out prices is to phone your local garage btw, why does nobody do this?
j444444444444444444444hn
why is your name spelt like that then? 
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John
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Are you a complete idiot, j444444hn is timbaland as you point out to him every time he comes on, find something relevant to take the piss out of me for if you want to do it you retard.
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Dione J
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all this over a service!!
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Andrew
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My mate did mine the other day. Bollocks to paying £425 to Peugeot when the parts cost £60 
That was for new front brakes too.
[Edited on 13-08-2008 by Andrew]
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cunningham
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buy the parts keep the receipts and it will have a date on it and keep it with your service items just write in the space wat was done maybe attach receipts to service book
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Adam_B
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Since when does it cost £250 for oil, plugs and filters?!?!!
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Gareth F
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Im thinking major service on everything, on Vauxhalls chart in their office its £225.
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Gareth F
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lush car adam 
Dont like them so much when they are 2ft off my bumper lol
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Colin
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I wouldnt bother/dont bother tbh.
On the age/value of the car youd be better forgetting the fsh & just keeping ontop of the maintenance either at a cheap independant garage or just yourself.
I get mines done in VW from a VW technician - £70 for a minor service (oil & filters etc, also checked over to see if anything else needs done!)
I'll save on the servicing & sell the car a few hundred quid cheaper when I come to sell.
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Colin
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quote:
Originally posted by munk3yrac3r
Is it bad to get a garage to service the car properly with a vauxhall service pack but get it stamped by someone who works at vauxhall?
The work will be done by an ex vaux mechanic but i prefer the price of £80 tbh not £250 if i took it to the dealership garage.
If they get causght the'll get their books!! It happened in my local VW recently!
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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quote:
Originally posted by Adge
no thats fine aslong as i get my booked stamped i am bothered, i would just do it my self if i had a stamp! well actually i wouldnt but i need the stamp for my full service history?!
no1 know the price of a vauxhall service then?
Your FSH wont be worth what its cost you to maintain when you come to sell the car!!
For example if I get my next 3 services done myself/cheapo i'll save around £400. When I come to sell my car its going to be old (2002) not worth a great deal, so i'll be happy to lower the price a few hundered because its not got FSH.......what it does have is a folder full of reciepts detailing whats been done & when.........ive saved money, the works been done!!
If the car was >6yrs old, worth <10k id move differently!!
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