First service cost !

[goggs]

Car is booked in to have its oil/filter and brake fluid change carried out next week, and I thought Audi were expensive for dealership work ! [emoji2960]


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[MINI William]

How much is the first? I’ve always had TLC, they’ve now done away with it but didn’t think a service would be all that.

[goggs]

£380 for oil and filter and brake fluid ! It’s only done just over 6k


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[MINI William]

It’s not great is it, but on the same hand not horrendous

[goggs]

Sadly I’m tied in to the dealer for servicing whist it’s a leased car, if it’s a keeper it’ll be going to a good indie


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[Crombers]

£380 for oil and filter and brake fluid ! It’s only done just over 6k


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If that's not horrendous .......... :thud: ........... I'm missing something! WTF!

To put this into context (for yer average punter) I've just had the R50 MOT'd, independently

Work done :
New fuel tank strap
New NSF wheel bearing
ABS sensor & clear codes
New alternator belt (my choice, as getting squeaky)
Service - oil, filter
2 brake pipes replaced
Top strut mount replaced
MOT

£646.37 inc VAT (labour £182.25)

[goggs]

Exactly, main dealer prices of course!

II just hope that includes VAT


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[Crombers]

Can you imagine the cost if I'd gone to MINI for service & MOT ........ WOW!!

Treble it!! ..... (or write the car off ....... unthinkable)

[goggs]

Yeah that’s would be a heart stopping bill !
puts you off any long term use of main dealers, I get I don’t really have a choice whilst it’s leased/pcp but I didn’t expect that price !
a decent indie is the way to go if I keep the car


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[Crombers]

If that's the cost of new car ownership then 'bugger me'

Do they still do TLC servicing packages?

[MINI William]

MINI done away with TLC last year and have opted for a pay monthly scheme for servicing.

[badwolf340]

TLC was great but sadly gone :yes nod:

[goggs]

I don’t recall TLC being an option during the discussions for the car tbh


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[badwolf340]

I don’t recall TLC being an option during the discussions for the car tbh


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How long ago did you get your car?

[goggs]

Sep/Oct 2018


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[MINI William]

TLC was still offered then, I’m 99% sure

[goggs]

Not something I recall being offered, there was talk of a service plan iirc


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[MINI William]

Not something I recall being offered, there was talk of a service plan iirc


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Would have been a one off payment of a few hundred pounds.

[goggs]

I think there was talk of a service plan and that it didn’t save much from just paying at each interval so maybe


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[Crombers]

MINI done away with TLC last year and have opted for a pay monthly scheme for servicing.

Out of interest is this model dependent & how much are we talking?

[MINI William]

Out of interest is this model dependent & how much are we talking?

No it’s the same for each mode so doesn’t matter if it’s a ONE, D or JCW. It’s around the £15-18 per month I’m sure. I never took it for the GP as with the mileage it’ll do, it would make it more expensive than just getting it serviced.

[marchutch]

£15-18 pm doesn’t sound too bad tbh. What does that cover? All required standard services up to a certain age/mileage?


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[MINI William]

£15-18 pm doesn’t sound too bad tbh. What does that cover? All required standard services up to a certain age/mileage?


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It’s not bad at all Mark if you use your car enough to meet the mileage requirements of the servicing but for me with the GP I don’t/ won’t use it enough to warrant the £432 it would equate to (based on the £18pm)

[marchutch]

Ah so the servicing agreement would last two years I see. Can you extend it? I guess if I had a GP3 I probably wouldn’t justify spending that either. I’ve done 100 miles a month in 0636 for the last 18 months.


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[MINI William]

Ah so the servicing agreement would last two years I see. Can you extend it? I guess if I had a GP3 I probably wouldn’t justify spending that either. I’ve done 100 miles a month in 0636 for the last 18 months.


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Honestly couldn’t say Mark. I only looked at it enough to make my decision and then left it there. I would imagine that it could be extended but don’t quote me on that.

[goggs]

Had the car in for it’s service today, £314.42 without vat, items listed as being done on the invoice are :

1: Standard Service Scope: £22.47

2: Engine oil service: £155.37
Set Oil filter
Castro’s Oil 5.24 ltrs

3: Microfilter Service: £74.53
Microfilter

4: Brake Fluid Service: £62.05
Brakedlu500

5: Vehicle Health Check £0.00

My question, what is the standard scope cost and microfilter service cost?


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[badwolf340]

I think service scope is checking for service errors and reset service indicators, the micro filter service is the cabin/pollen filter

[goggs]

That makes sense, they could have been clearer what they were including when I booked mind you


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