GTI 30,000km service cost

[Maverick]

Though I might throw this in for those who are trying to save a few pennies like me.....

Has anyone considered purchasing OEM parts & oils from their local VW spare parts, and then taking their car to an approved mechanic for the repair, or even better a friend....
It will not void your factory warranty...

My 30K service, i was quoted $650 from my local VW service centre....
I questioned why so much, i was told that it will take the mechanic a long time to replace the Pollen Filter which cost $150, plus another $80 for labour since the job is time consuming and will need to dismantle many things... HEHHEHE i laughed....

If the work is not performed to VW specifications or something is missed you can kiss your warranty goodbye. You can also kill goodwill goodbye as well.

As for having a "friend" service it once again you can kiss your warranty goodbye.

I really don't understand why people will spend $50,000+ on a complex car like the Golf and whine about the cost of servicing and try and do it cheaply. At the very least they're going to take a hit at trade in or resale time and at worst they're going to end up with major failures with VW refusing to cover them under warranty.

As a result i purchased ALL the parts & oils for $150 (if my memory serves me correctly; engine oil, oil filter, brake fluid, pollen filter), paid another $80 for labour and job is done....
Replaced the Pollen Filter myself within 3min and the service centre wanted to charge me $230, what a joke.....
Restarted the service interval indicator myself....

I'd say you can kiss your warranty goodbye for sure. There is 3 hours labour involved in performing the 30K service and if you think Volkswagen are going to accept that $80 in labour paid for someone competent for 3 hours you have a surprise coming.

Carservice lists the work to be done as

Job details

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Carline: 1K Golf 2.0 GTI AXX Man
Service: 30,000km/2 Yr Serv
Est Time: 3 Hour(s)
Price Guide: $425.00 - 563.00 (Inc. GST)

Job instructions
Interogate 5051 fault memories & printed report.
Reset service interval indicator.
Carry out service to manufacturer specifications.
Replace engine oil and filter.
Check drive belts.
Check cooling system.
Check air cleaner element.
Check exhaust system.
Replace brake fluid.
Check all oil levels.
Check steering & suspension components.
Check front and rear brakes.
Lubricate locks, hinges & latches.
Check all seat belt components.
Check & adjust parking brake.
Check lights, wipers, tyre pressure & all fluid levels.
Replace pollen filter.
Check battery electrolyte and fluid level.
Carry out road test to manufacturer handbook.

Parts

Brake fluid 1 lt - 1 piece(s)
Sump plug - 1 piece(s)
Oil filter element b - 1 piece(s)
Filter element heate - 1 piece(s)

Oil & Lubricants

Engine oil Petrol & Turbo - 4.5 Litre(s)

Miscellaneous
Additional costs vary from service centre to service centre but will include shop supplies & environmental waste disposal. Additional items such as injector flush fluids and coolant may incur additional charges.

[FIR-26T]

If the work is not performed to VW specifications or something is missed you can kiss your warranty goodbuy. You can also kill goodwill goodbuy as well.

As for having a "friend" service it once again you can kiss your warranty goodbuy.

I really don't understand why people will spend $50,000+ on a complex car like the Golf and whine about the cost of servicing and try and do it cheaply. At the very least they're going to take a hit at trade in or resale time and at worst they're going to end up with major failures with VW refusing to cover them under warranty.

I'd say you can kiss your warranty goodbuy for sure. There is 3 hours labour involved in performing the 30K service and if you think Volkswagen are going to accept that $80 in labour paid for someone competent for 3 hours you have a surprise coming.

A lot of goodbuy's I see, or should I say goodbye's...

You mentioning TRADE-IN & RESALE, investing in SERVICE, well you can kiss that goodbye if you get in a car accident OR your car gets stolen (somehow)....
YES you might get paid out BUT all that money invested in SERVICE, well you can kiss that goodbye...

Did you mention all of the above due to personal exprience or are you just "ASSUMING" things?????

Up to you fellas, I’m not here to argue and change your mind, I’m here simply to input like everyone else, give a helping hand & inform the interested individuals as to what other new car owners are doing to save a few dollars.. Ohhh YES & from personal experience.....

Will not void your warranty as i have done it numerously with many of my previous cars... Had a car that spent a total of 6 months at the service center, out of the 18 months that i owned it, being repaired under warranty even though i did not service my car with them....
With the Golf i own at the moment, it has several Warranty repairs pending and it’s not affected by where i service my car.... Think about it!

I am aware that the job takes 3hrs BUT if you have a "friend" like me, I only get charged for 3/4 of an hour in labour.... I’m sure others are doing the same thing, at the same time keeping a low profile.... Does not mean my mechanic or other qualified mechanics cuts corners & service the car within 30min...

In addition there is no way i am willing to spend $50K+ for a hot hatch, bought mine second hand....

PEACE...

[chrisgti]

Do let us know how you get on with Ultratune

I'm sure everyone would love to know how they perform the 60,000km service for $266 to $333. Using $10 oil from Woolworths and paying a monkey $10 an hour would have to factor into that price and sparkplugs would have to be from Kmart.

Carservice.com.au puts the cost at $804 to $990.

Job details

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Carline: 1K Golf 2.0 GTI AXX Man
Service: 60,000km/4Yr Serv
Est Time: 4 Hour(s)
Price Guide: $804.00 - 990.00 (Inc. GST)

Job instructions
Interogate 5051 fault memories & printed report.
Reset service interval indicator.
Carry out service to manufacturer specifications.
Replace engine oil and filter.
Check drive belts.
Check cooling system.
Replace air cleaner element.
Replace fuel filter.
Replace spark plugs.
Check exhaust system.
Replace brake fluid.
Check all oil levels.
Check steering & suspension components.
Check front and rear brakes.
Lubricate locks, hinges & latches.
Check all seat belt components.
Check & adjust parking brake.
Check lights, wipers, tyre pressure & all fluid levels.
Replace pollen filter.
Check battery electrolyte and fluid level.
Carry out road test to manufacturer handbook.

Parts

Brake fluid 1 lt - 1 piece(s)
Sump plug - 1 piece(s)
Oil filter element b - 1 piece(s)
Element air cleaner - 1 piece(s)
Fuel filter polo 98 - 1 piece(s)
Filter element heate - 1 piece(s)
Spark plug long life - 4 piece(s)

Oil & Lubricants

Engine oil Petrol & Turbo - 4.5 Litre(s)

Miscellaneous
Additional costs vary from service centre to service centre but will include shop supplies & environmental waste disposal. Additional items such as injector flush fluids and coolant may incur additional charges.

Its ok mav i cant help it if you're a sucker

[Maverick]

Its ok mav i cant help it if you're a sucker

How about answering the question instead of the personal attack.

Where can you get $350-450 worth of parts and $400-500 worth of labor for $266 to $333?

I'm guessing you can't answer the question so

[chrisgti]

How about answering the question instead of the personal attack.

Where can you get $350-450 worth of parts and $400-500 worth of labor for $266 to $333?

I'm guessing you can't answer the question so

Well 4hrs labor is a bit of a joke.. admittedly I did do the spark plugs myself and run an exposed filter but still it cost me a lot less than half of what you posted. Dealership servicing is a rip. Using mobil one oil too btw and the gearbox oil was replaced on top of that.

[VW Convert]

only if you're dumb enough to get it serviced at the dealer... Mine will cost around a third of that for the 60k service

I have my cars dealer serviced and I'm certainly not dumb. Please refrain from making insulting remarks about others simply because they make different choices to you.

Well 4hrs labor is a bit of a joke.. admittedly I did do the spark plugs myself and run an exposed filter but still it cost me a lot less than half of what you posted. Dealership servicing is a rip. Using mobil one oil too btw and the gearbox oil was replaced on top of that.

So have I got this right, you saved money but you had to do part of the service yourself? Hardly comparing apples with apples here are we?

As I said, you make your choices, I make mine, I choose differently to you but won't refer to you as dumb.

Cheers

George

[Jmac]

I thought the original question was how much for a 30K service????????? Oil which will be SLX or Penrite Enviro+penrite which is 5w30 fully authorised , cabin filter, and give it a going over with Glen 20 unless you like the smell of old socke in your car. brake fluid 24mnths, regardless, and full check over includuing data scan. 60k for the DSG so no issue unless its 30k for the second time, and timing belt revision is 105ks or 5 yrs post 06. Yes i know it always changes but we have to keep up with it sorry. I personally would do it earlier for many reasons ( lapping valves takes time ) Plugs are 60k. Keep me right here but wasnt the original question about a 30k service????
Lets get back to the the topic and a bit of calm guys
Cheers
Jmac

[chrisgti]

I have my cars dealer serviced and I'm certainly not dumb. Please refrain from making insulting remarks about others simply because they make different choices to you.



So have I got this right, you saved money but you had to do part of the service yourself? Hardly comparing apples with apples here are we?

As I said, you make your choices, I make mine, I choose differently to you but won't refer to you as dumb.

Cheers

George

yeah nah im gonna stand by my statement that you're dumb if you get your car serviced at the dealer.

cheers

chris

[VW Convert]

I think the OP has the answers he was looking for and as this thread has degenerated to personal insults it has probably run its course.

yeah nah im gonna stand by my statement that you're dumb if you get your car serviced at the dealer.

cheers

chris

My final comment on this subject is that coming from you, I would consider this statement to be a great compliment. Thank you.

Cheers

George

[chrisgti]

no worries

cheers

chris

[Maverick]

My final comment on this subject is that coming from you, I would consider this statement to be a great compliment. Thank you.

Spot on George. You know what they say about people that just think they're smart.......... well the 4 types of person matrix can be applied here.

[THR]

I have my cars dealer serviced and I'm certainly not dumb. Please refrain from making insulting remarks about others simply because they make different choices to you.



So have I got this right, you saved money but you had to do part of the service yourself? Hardly comparing apples with apples here are we?

As I said, you make your choices, I make mine, I choose differently to you but won't refer to you as dumb.

Cheers

George

Totally agree with you. I pay for service at a dealer for the convenience and the goodwill. When I sell the vehicle, at least any new owner knows it has had the best possible chance at being maintained according to specification.

For the record, I had my two year/30,000k, service last week (although I've actually only done 21,000km). Mine is 2.0l TDI DSG.

It was $560 at Barloworld Mascot.

[Tim]

To be fair to chris' sentiment. Dealer service is not always as fantastic as people make it out to be.

Ive been a victim of sloppy work twice on my own car which has caused issues that I have had to rectify myself.
I also had a friend come over the other day with his MKV GTI just after having had it serviced and he was just as surprised as I was to see the massive pool of oil forming underneath his car. Lucky we were able to sort it out but he had lost well over a litre of oil as it wasnt even showing on the dipstick. Such a sloppy mistake that just shouldnt happen.

You talk about good will but Id rather establish a relationship with a quality independant workshop. The money you lose in resale will most likely be more than made up by the dollars saved.

[Maverick]

To be fair to chris' sentiment. Dealer service is not always as fantastic as people make it out to be.

Nobody made it out to be fantastic but you get shoddy work at any service centre dealer or non dealer.

To call people dumb for having your car dealer serviced and make false claims about getting it serviced elsewhere for a third of price really destroys any credibility he might have.

Ive been a victim of sloppy work twice on my own car which has caused issues that I have had to rectify myself.
I also had a friend come over the other day with his MKV GTI just after having had it serviced and he was just as surprised as I was to see the massive pool of oil forming underneath his car. Lucky we were able to sort it out but he had lost well over a litre of oil as it wasnt even showing on the dipstick. Such a sloppy mistake that just shouldnt happen.

You talk about good will but Id rather establish a relationship with a quality independant workshop. The money you lose in resale will most likely be more than made up by the dollars saved.

Is that independent workshop going to cover your AC system or DSG or led brake light out of warranty?

I didn't think so because those are some of the benefits of getting it serviced with a dealer which an independent workshop cannot offer.

[Tim]

Nobody made it out to be fantastic but you get shoddy work at any service centre dealer or non dealer.

To call people dumb for having your car dealer serviced and make false claims about getting it serviced elsewhere for a third of price really destroys any credibility he might have.

I never commented on the name calling. I prefer to think people are dumb in the privacy of my own mind

Is that independent workshop going to cover your AC system or DSG or led brake light out of warranty?

I didn't think so because those are some of the benefits of getting it serviced with a dealer which an independent workshop cannot offer.

Out of warranty repairs are at the discression of VW. Not your dealer. Quite often the deal will be VW will supply the parts and your dealer will still charge you labour to fit them.

My simple point is in most instances you will get better service from an independant because the person working on your car will be better qualified/have more industry experience. There are some systems on these cars that even you yourself know more about than the average VW Tech and youre not even a mechanic!