Tom J
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Been quoted £100 for an oil, oil filter and air filter change, does this sound reasonable? Its an 05 plate Corsa C SRi 1.8 16v
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Shane
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most of that will be labour, new filter aint much neither is oil
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B3KAN
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Location: Inverness, Highland
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Id expect a full sevice for that
That sounds far to much mate
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DYL
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national tyres £20
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B3KAN
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quote: Originally posted by DYL
national tyres £20
I wuddnt even let them put air in my tyres
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DYL
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lmao! crap air?
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Tom J
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Location: Bridgend
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may just do it myself, better to get genuine parts from vauxhall (££) or parts from motor factors?
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B3KAN
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quote: Originally posted by Tom J
may just do it myself, better to get genuine parts from vauxhall (££) or parts from motor factors?
Best check with vaux as iit may use a special oil as my bros vectra needed and could only get from vaux
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broster
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genuine wont be that mush more than motor factors, infact i bet its cheaper! where quoted you £100
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.dean.
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Location: Hindley, Wigan Drives: Like Its Stolen!
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famous oil??? £100!
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Superlite Ltd.
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I'll do it for £30
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Fro
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I just use genuine vaux bits, they are not expensive.
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SAL
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Location: Radlett, Hertfordshire
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cheaper to buy the bits from vaux and fit them really, but if your car has FVSH it will miss a stamp due to diy even though your using there parts
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mattk
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5 litres of GM 10/40W was a tenner last time I changed the oil on my Saxo,
Do it your self its piss easy
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B3KAN
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quote: Originally posted by mattk
5 litres of GM 10/40W was a tenner last time I changed the oil on my Saxo,
Do it your self its piss easy
Vaux oil in a french car
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SAL
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quote: Originally posted by B3KAN
quote: Originally posted by mattk
5 litres of GM 10/40W was a tenner last time I changed the oil on my Saxo,
Do it your self its piss easy
Vaux oil in a french car
make's the car hold together better
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loo_goblin
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tad pricey, must be silly labour hourly rates
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Jakey
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Location: Sandbach
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Oil £20
Oil filter £2-£3 from motor factors
Air filter £3-£4 from same place.
Then get a mate to do it or yourself
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loo_goblin
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quote: Originally posted by CorsaSriLad
Oil £20
Oil filter £2-£3 from motor factors
Air filter £3-£4 from same place.
Then get a mate to do it or yourself
cheap motor factors you got
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Jakey
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Registered: 4th Jun 07
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quote: Originally posted by loo_goblin
quote: Originally posted by CorsaSriLad
Oil £20
Oil filter £2-£3 from motor factors
Air filter £3-£4 from same place.
Then get a mate to do it or yourself
cheap motor factors you got
Well its £20 for 5litres of halfords 10w/40 and then less than a tenner for both filters.
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Superlite Ltd.
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quote: Originally posted by CorsaSriLad
Oil £20
Oil filter £2-£3 from motor factors
Air filter £3-£4 from same place.
Then get a mate to do it or yourself
oil £6.52
filter £0.94
air filter £4
+vat
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bieransri
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dont know if you have an arnold clarke near by but we do a 32 point check, oil filter air filter and oil change for £79 i think it is or £98 with a mot
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TomWilly
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I will do it for £80
haha, no seriously just do it yourself,
I think you will need a T45 torx for the sump bung/plug and 32mm socket or similar if its a paper oil filter?
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lozarus
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Location: Walderslade, Kent
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were are you? i will do it all inc for £50 full service.
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Joe
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£100 is scandalous just for an oil+filter change, we would do a full service at work for less than that.
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