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I always do my own work on my cars, so I haven't a clue what is considered reasonable.

So what would you guys say is a fair price for a basic service (e.g. oil and filter, plugs, air filter) and front brake discs and pads on a 5 year old medium hatch (e.g. Mondeo/Vectra sized)? All in price including parts and labour?

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Well I can tell you that my local garage will do a basic service for 60 quid, but that is real basic. Just oil and filter change, not even an air filter. You are looking at more like £120 for all filters and plugs, then brakes on top of that, which I don't really know.

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£90 plus parts tom
which will be around £65 ish.............

Well I'd love to know where you lot get your bits.
I've done this work today for a guy I know, parts came to £125, I've charged £45 labour.

Discs were £40+VAT, Pads £25+VAT, Synthetic Oil £20, I didn't think either of those prices were out of the way either.

Edited by Tom Fenton on 10th Apr, 2008.

sounds like fair prices for parts Tom,

yes you can get cheap discs and pads, but theyre shite lol.

I think thats fair for labour too, how long did it take? 2hrs? thats still half what a dealer would charge.

Yeah just over 2hrs work, but then there is the running about to the factors to get the parts etc etc. Fingers crossed he'll be happy with it, well, hes not really got a choice LOL

Ah forgot petrol money,

more than fair in that case.

tom discs £22, pads £12, oil £13, air filter £6, oil filter £3, plugs £6
3 miles from where i live
thes prices are based on the above cars you mentioned

My local "small" garage charges £32 an hour, no doubt dealers will charge more than that.

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Just had porsche serviced @ 112 an hr at porsche .

They had my pants down.

Local garage is £35 an hr tho.

Rick

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Just dont come to our place for a service... £130 +vat per hour labour

Paul

Edited by paul wiginton on 10th Apr, 2008.

I seriously doubt it!

why use porsche dealers Rick. or do you get some kind of perverted gratification from being shafted of you hard earned ?.


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I wont from now on, Only done it for re-sale value tbh

Rick

for me, parts £25 oil filter plugs airfilter break fluid minus the oil and total service i charge my mates about 50-60 in total, other people a bit more :)

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i only service friends cars i charge them £20 per hour, including going to the local motor factors, and for parts,

normally about £100 in total for plugs, leads, oil, oil filter, air filter and fuel filter, then finally top up the fluids.

If required i will do the power steering and fan belts, but thats not very often lol

They also all think you have to go to quick fit for the brakes, so i never do them either, but thats their choice lol

the local garages here can do a 'service' from £49 but i think that extends to moving the car into the workshop and back out again - I would be surprised if they even opened the bonnet!

I would expect around £110 for the basic service and, depending on the car, another 1hr - 1.5 hrs for the disc and pads

I charge £40 an hour.

Most dealerships are about £100 and London BMW dealers are about £180!!

Also remember most places charge vat.

Alex

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my local ford place charge around £180 for a basic service, including parts obv.

I've seen the future and tbh its Pie

£45 for a service as a foriegner is spot on tom imo.

no longer a series, but still 1.3 turbo.

1-1.5 hours to change disks and pads... front and rears on the cars i have done w/o airtools is about 40-50 mins with air tools about 30or less w/o bleeding

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