Cost of Servicing

[Blue B6]

I am sorry if this has been asked before, however I had my first service today on my V6 at 5000kms (6 months) and it was well over $300 for what I can see as oil and a filter change. What has been other Passat owners experience? I am not whinging about the cost but I do feel it was a bit on the high side.

[VolksFlagon]

Was this an unscheduled service? I thought that the 1st service was not until 15k.

[SmutsGTI]

VW don't get out of bed for less than $300 in my experience. The cheapest service for my wifes Golf Trendline was well over 300. I get a real mechanic to do it for around $170 ( yes with oem parts ) now she's out of warranty

Smuts

[Blue B6]

Was this an unscheduled service? I thought that the 1st service was not until 15k.

The first service in the manual is the delivery inspection service which states 6 months or 7500kms. I am not sure if the service intervals on the V6 are different.

[rark]

When our Passat was delivered, the first service is I was told to get was at 15,000KM. The VW manual states a service at 7,500KM required (delivery inspection service), but it does not void your warranty if you skip this one.

[Blue B6]

When our Passat was delivered, the first service is I was told to get was at 15,000KM. The VW manual states a service at 7,500KM required (delivery inspection service), but it does not void your warranty if you skip this one.

I know modern oil is good however i would rather change the oil earlier and have the car checked over.

[slitko]

Did our 15000K service today and paid $469

[rark]

I know modern oil is good however i would rather change the oil earlier and have the car checked over.

But I'm 400km from our nearest VW dealer, and I paid for a quality car that didn't need servicing every 5000km.

I take your point though, but I plan to change vehicles at the end of the warranty period anyway.

[rark]

First service today.

$369 in Sydney

[okisub]

I didn't look into this either until about a month after picking up our Passat. Not looking foward to it and probably will call around some other mechanics when the time comes for our 1st service.

According to this site HERE it's every 2nd year that hurts the most(for the TDI's anyway). I nearly fell off my chair when I read it!

[gerhard]

I didn't look into this either until about a month after picking up our Passat. Not looking foward to it and probably will call around some other mechanics when the time comes for our 1st service.

According to this site HERE it's every 2nd year that hurts the most(for the TDI's anyway). I nearly fell off my chair when I read it!

When buying a new car, there are some essential pieces of information required -

What is the Insurance going to cost
What is the regular servicing going to cost
How often does the car need brake pads and rotors replaced
How long do the tyres typically last and what do they cost.
Can you extend the factory warranty (may not really be required for a Hyundai, but arguably essential for a high spec Euro)


If people did their due diligence before buying we wouldn't need BORING threads complaining about the running costs, especially ancient ones revived. To make things worse, the OP complains about the cost after doing a service that is not even required (6 months)

[passatpout]

I reckon it's a case of which dealer you go to. I've had 2 dealer services on my car. The 15,000km service was around $280-300, and the 30,000km service was about $380, both of which I thought were reasonable. Can't see where the $600+ price on the website came from.. the gullible??

Really, there's some thought that can be put into service costs, if you think about it. As a basic list:

Oil: 5 litres @ $20/l - $100.
Other materials (filters, sump plugs, etc): $50-100.
Labour - say 2 hours @ $80/hour (generous): $160
Disposal costs - $50.

Gives a total of $410.

There'll be some things I've overquoted, and some things I've missed.

For what it's worth, my wife's Mazda2 cost $380 for its 5 year service at 19,500km (she doesn't do high mileage). On that basis, I can't complain about VW service costs, considering that the Passat has a bigger engine, diesel, 6-speed box, larger car, more expensive, and driven harder (30,000km since I collected it 11 months ago, compared to 19,500km over 5 years).

If you really don't want to pay the costs, try doing it yourself.

[Cro]

Just wait till your 60k service guys...
I'm told the DSG component is $1200. Definitely rebudgeting the lease to include that one next year.

[Maverick]

When buying a new car, there are some essential pieces of information required -

What is the Insurance going to cost
What is the regular servicing going to cost
How often does the car need brake pads and rotors replaced
How long do the tyres typically last and what do they cost.
Can you extend the factory warranty (may not really be required for a Hyundai, but arguably essential for a high spec Euro)

If people did their due diligence before buying we wouldn't need BORING threads complaining about the running costs, especially ancient ones revived. To make things worse, the OP complains about the cost after doing a service that is not even required (6 months)

The ones who complain clearly have issues with comprehension and should have stopped at the Hyundai dealer.

Servicing makes up such a small part of car ownership that's it not worth worrying about but ask for a quote first and don't jump on the interweb and carry on when a service costs more than their old 1985 Ford Falcon.

Ask what they're going to do before they do the service so you don't have to whinge that the dealer charges you $20 for tyre rotation or $30 for a wiper blade.

Service costs are cheap IMO, I paid ~$150 for a oil change which included 504.00/507.00 oil, filter etc. The 15K service was only $300.50 and included a free loan car.

[Maverick]

Just wait till your 60k service guys...
I'm told the DSG component is $1200. Definitely rebudgeting the lease to include that one next year.

The DSG component isn't $1200.

The DSG oil change is only required at 60K (not time based) and costs ~$400.

If done at the time of the 60K service the total price will be ~$1000-1200.