1st Service - Cost Breakdown Please.

[kenl]

Hi All,

Our Aygo will need a service in the next month or so. I have emailed 3 dealers for prices and was shocked to hear the first quote.

The first dealer to respond, Western Toyota (Sighthill, Edinburgh) quoted £134 for what is basically an oil change.

I asked how much labour (time) was charged and what their hourly rate was. She said 0.7 hours and that they were £70 + VAT per hour. This is only £58 in total for labour.

So, how can the parts for a first service come to £76?

If anyone has the cost breakdown for their service, I would be very grateful to know.

Thanks

[Jan van de Wouw]

DAMN! They're ripping you off!

In The Netherlands the services basically have fixed prices;

1st (15.000km), 3rd (45.000km) and 5th (75.000km) service or year are €99,-

2nd (30.000km) service or year is €189,-

4th (60.000km) service is €195,- but if you bring it in for its 4th YEAR it's €229,-

6th (90.000km) service or year is €235,-

With current exchange rates that would roughly

come to £67, €128, £132 or £154 and finally £159

I know there's a possibility for some PARTS being more expensive

for RHD-cars due to supply and demand principles, but an Oilfilter

and Oil don't really care about which side of the road you're driving on...

[daveyjp]

Depends how much the oil is. £15 a litre is not an uncommon charge by dealers (nearly £50 for an Aygo, plus filter), but the handbook tells you the spec required so you could always supply your own.

[Jan van de Wouw]

Had to serach, but here's what the services involve

according to the Dutch Toyota Aygo Service Pricelist:

What's done/checked according to the brochure:

Small Service:

• Oilchange including Filter (not on a Diesel)
  
• Tyres and Tyrepressures
  
• Horn
  
• Engine Diagnostics are read
  
• Hood, Bootlid and Doors are checked on the Latches, Hinges and Switches (if applicable)
  
• Front Brakerotors, Brakepads and Brakelines (hard and soft)
  
• Window Washers and Wipers, fluid topped up if needed
  
• Seatbelts front and back
  
• Lights (including courtesylight and instrumentlighting)
  

A Large Service includes everything in the Small one PLUS the following;

• Oil and Filter (Diesel too; needs one every 30.000km)
  
• Driveshafts
  
• Battery
  
• Sparkplugs (Petrol only (DOH!))
  
• Fuellines, Fuelfillercap and all connections
  
• Body, Chassis beams, Bellypan and Subframes
  
• Interior Filter (for the blower)
  
• Coolant level (Diesel only)
  
• Clutch fluid
  
• Aircleaner
  
• Brakepedal annd Emergency/parkingbrake
  
• Brakedrums, Brakepads and lines rear
  
• Hoses and lines in enginebay
  
• Steering
  
• Exhaust
  
• Suspension front and back and balljoints
  

Extra changes:

• Sparkplugs (Petrol only)
  Every 60.000km or 4 years
  
• Fuel Filter (Diesel only)
  Every 60.000km or 4 years
  
• Timing belt (Diesel only)
  Every 240.000km
  
• Coolant
  After 150.000km or 4 years,
  every 90.000km or 2 years from that time on
  
• Air cleaner
  Every 60.000km or 4 years
  
• Brake fluid
  After 30.000km or 2 years,
  every 60.000km or 4 years from that time on
  
• Active Carbon filter (Petrol only)
  Every 90.000km
  

Extra changes included in pricing for regular services

Extra inspections:

• Airbags
  After 10 years, every 2 years from that time on
  
• Valve Clearances (Petrol only)
  Every 90.000km or 6 years
  
• Gearbox fluid
  Every 60.000km or 4 years
  
• Belts (alternator annd such)
  Affter 105.000km or 6 years,
  every 15.000km (Petrol) or
  60.000km (Diesel) from that time on
  
• Exhaust smoke (Diesel only; sooth)
  Every 30.000km
  

Extra Inspections included in pricing for regular services, actual exchange or repair not included

[Boro Sera]

DAMN! They're ripping you off!

Welcome to Britain !

[XtraStuff]

Here in France,

service cost for the 1st at 15000KM was 200€ in Paris Area (including a NON wanted pollution filter for 20€ )

[jdavtz]

Hope this is of some help:

(Lindop Bros, Queensferry, Chester)

10000 mile intermediate service, 0.4 hours, £29.00

Visual safety report, 1 hours, free

Engine oil, 3.1 litres, £20.12

Consumables, £8.65

Oil filter, £7.00

GSKT, Drain plug, 78p

Screenwash, 89p

Net £66.44

+VAT £11.63

Total £78.07

[daveyjp]

jdavtz - great post. I'll be printing it out and keeping it for future reference. Always useful to have some info when asking for quotes.

I'd be interested to know what consumables are. If it's gloves for the mechanic and a seat cover I'll provide my own and save another £10, screenwash will be topped up so that's another £1. It could be done for less than £70!

[kenl]

Thanks for the replies - I wish I lived in Chester

Both Edinburgh dealers quoted the same (£134) - no surprise there as they are in the same group - I got them down one of them down to £100.

Their price of £134 included things that are not part of Toyota's service schedule, such as, flushing the engine and injectors. The £100 is basically a basic service as outlined by Toyota, plus a wash & vac, which I won't allow them to do, even though they say it is free.

I plan on topping up the washer fluid and scrutinising the bill and questioning any dodgy items