Yeeehhaaaaa Service time again

GorgeousGeorge · Apr 2nd, 2003, 09:13

mornin all

so the little orange service light popped on again the other day so following advice on other posting i thought go independent !!

yeah right, Lex in birmingham quoted £190 ish minus the oil that i will supply, so then called the local non-franchise garage off the member pages and they quote £190.

so the cost of any extra's will be more expensive cause of the labour charges to fit them but i intend to do the pads myself next time, so if the non-franchise garages charge so much less in labour how come the quotes are so close, does it take them twice as long ???

oh, and dont ask Lex for a C70 Convertible for a courtesy car, the lady on the phone burst out laughing and couldn't stop for the rest of the call, i wonder why :P

and we shall see if they have caught up with the towbar recall situation yet, its still in my garage awaiting replacement.

also, anybody else noticed that GTX has gone from 10w40 to 5w40 , wonder why ??

well thats my essay over with

cheers

scott

Dan F · Apr 2nd, 2003, 10:38

Perhaps that is just the castrol you looked at. I know you can get it in several grades.

What service are you having done by the way?

Later,
Dan.

GorgeousGeorge · Apr 2nd, 2003, 10:43

dan

maybe, i'll check when i get home, not that i'm stock pilling it cause of the war :-)

and this is the 50K one..

thats what living in birmingham and working in coventry does, nearly 20k since i bought it....

and its booked in for this friday, final quote £157.00, so thats not to bad.

later

scott

Apr 2nd, 2003, 09:13	#1
GorgeousGeorge Bostin !!! Last Online: Aug 22nd, 2019 19:07 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Monkhopton	Yeeehhaaaaa Service time again mornin all so the little orange service light popped on again the other day so following advice on other posting i thought go independent !! yeah right, Lex in birmingham quoted £190 ish minus the oil that i will supply, so then called the local non-franchise garage off the member pages and they quote £190. so the cost of any extra's will be more expensive cause of the labour charges to fit them but i intend to do the pads myself next time, so if the non-franchise garages charge so much less in labour how come the quotes are so close, does it take them twice as long ??? oh, and dont ask Lex for a C70 Convertible for a courtesy car, the lady on the phone burst out laughing and couldn't stop for the rest of the call, i wonder why :P and we shall see if they have caught up with the towbar recall situation yet, its still in my garage awaiting replacement. also, anybody else noticed that GTX has gone from 10w40 to 5w40 , wonder why ?? well thats my essay over with cheers scott

Apr 2nd, 2003, 10:38	#2
Dan F Premier Member Last Online: Apr 7th, 2008 13:05 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Worcs	RE: Yeeehhaaaaa Service time again Perhaps that is just the castrol you looked at. I know you can get it in several grades. What service are you having done by the way? Later, Dan.

Apr 2nd, 2003, 10:43	#3
GorgeousGeorge Bostin !!! Last Online: Aug 22nd, 2019 19:07 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Monkhopton	RE: Yeeehhaaaaa Service time again dan maybe, i'll check when i get home, not that i'm stock pilling it cause of the war :-) and this is the 50K one.. thats what living in birmingham and working in coventry does, nearly 20k since i bought it.... and its booked in for this friday, final quote £157.00, so thats not to bad. later scott

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