Kieran's 90,00 mile service...

[Kieran]

Erk! I'm feeling considerably poorer this evening!!!

And I can't say that it's been hassle free, either...

I've had the 90,000 mile service done, plus the following extra work:

Automatic gearbox filter+fluid change
Replace all four tyres
Suspension alignment, front & rear
Replace rear brake pads
Strip/Cleanup front brake pads

Anybody wish to guess how much this little lot has cost me?............

[Spirit]

I would guess between £900 and £1000 ?

[Brind]

Could you have bought a VR-4 if you had a fiver extra?

£250 for tyres
Filter £15 fluid £10
Suspension alignment.. something stoopid £80
Rear pads £60
Strip/cleanup £20
=£435
Labour £100

Total = £535.

Probably way out but it's worth a shot.

[Kieran]

Yep, it was £926... Though I knocked them down to £825, because they buggered up the tyre fitting, IE: they forgot to fit the two rears and track them WTF?!?!

[Kieran]

Originally posted by Brind
Could you have bought a VR-4 if you had a fiver extra?

Almost

D'oh! I'll post a breakdown of where the costs were tomorrow...

Gaaaaaah, I need a drink and a lie down

[Brind]

Effing hell!!!!!!! :eek: that is outrageous.

You don't speak with a plum in your gob do you? that would explain it also

[jtfleming]

WHAT A RIP OFF!!!

[Spirit]

Mark, you only totted up the "extra" work and forgot to add the 90,000 mile service to the price ! I don't think £926 was too bad imho

[jtfleming]

Originally posted by spirit979
I don't think £926 was too bad imho

Thats nearly $3000 New Zealand Dollars!!!:Cry1: :Scream1:

[Dmac1969]

Christ I dont want to even think about how much it will be for a 90k service on my V624V auto!!onder:

[Spirit]

Originally posted by jtfleming
Thats nearly $3000 New Zealand Dollars!!!:Cry1: :Scream1:

Yeah, but you guys know how we get ripped off here in the UK so I am sure the same work would be a lot cheaper in NZ

[Brind]

Originally posted by spirit979
Mark, you only totted up the "extra" work and forgot to add the 90,000 mile service to the price ! I don't think £926 was too bad imho

I missed that. But still, dealers have a stupid monopoly on those who need to use them for servicing when the same work can be carried out by others for almost half that cost.

I heard recently, main dealers were going to have to charge less for servicing as they are simply charging way too much and there was something about, if the work carried out by competent third party companies, buyers will still be able to keep their main dealer warranties.
The reason main dealers charge so much for servicing is also because they have lowered the costs of cars in the first place.

[Kieran]

OK, so it was a *****load of money to pay, however, It's got a lot of things sorted out, and when you break it down, it's not too bad....

Anyway, A breakdown of that huge bill...

90,000mile service:
1.80 Hours Labour..........£99.00
Brake de-dust................£2.50
4 Spark plugs................ £8.48
1Litre Brake Fluid............£8.03
Engine oil flush...............£7.00
Oil drain plug gasket.......£0.53
Air Cleaner.....................£13.80
Oil Filter.........................£6.53
Screenwash(bah!)...........£1.50
4.3Litres Engine Oil.........£20.64
Environmental Charge.....£3.00
Service Kits(?!)...............£3.90
Forte Fuel Treatment.......£9.25
Loan Car(24h)................£5.00

Total(ex. VAT)................£189.16
VAT...............................£33.10
Grand Total(90K service)..£222.26

Rear Brake Pads:
1Hours Labour...............£55.00
Brake Pads(rear)............£32.84
Brake fixing paste..........£1.00

Total(ex. VAT)................£88.84
VAT...............................£15.54
Grand Total(rear brakes)..£104.38:

ATF change:
1hr Labour......................£55.00
ATF................................£35.26
ATF filter kit....................£19.29

Total(ex. VAT)................£109.55
VAT...............................£19.17
Grand Total(ATF change)..£128.72!

Tyres:
4xDunlop SP Sport 200s....£318.60
Fitting & balancing............£Included in tyre price
Tracking..........................£82.50

Total(ex. VAT)................£401.10
VAT...............................£70.19
Grand Total(Tyres)..........£471.29

Overall Total I paid: £926.68 (0.92 Mitsubishi Megapounds)
Minus £101 when they screwed things up (AGAIN!!)=£825.68

[PUDD]

:wow: i only paid £17.50 for tracking
£50.00per tyre(kumho VR rated)
but paid £60.00 for plugs (X6 platinium core)
and wots this enviromental charge and forte fuel treatment m8?
Loan car charge was pretty good thou
and if current vat is at 17.5%,something isnt right with your vat charges on service/r brakes and AFT change.LOL
But wots it matter if u got over £100 discount for all the cock ups lol
take care m8 and see u at POD

[Kieran]

Ahhh! Thanks PUDD! Couldn't spot the mistake!
Duly corrected!

[enigma]

Hehehehehehe!

My VR4 was cheaper to service! Surely this should help your case with the mrs!!!!

[Kieran]

Been there, tried that...She's not that daft - She knows that only £220ish was the service....

[Big Ian]

i had to replace the crank shaft pulley i went to the dealer they wanted £640.oo to do the pulley,t/belt,balancing/belt,alternator belt,t/belt cover.i thought iwould shop about abit and i got the same job done with all mitsubishi part's for £360.oo at my local garage who just happen to have a ex mitsi mechanic. the bit that bug's me is he got all the bits from the mitsi dealer i went to first.

[zedy1]

things is mate if the mitsi f11ck up somewhere it easier to sue them

[dcuk]

Originally posted by scottish ian
i had to replace the crank shaft pulley i went to the dealer they wanted £640.oo to do the pulley,t/belt,balancing/belt,alternator belt,t/belt cover.i thought iwould shop about abit and i got the same job done with all mitsubishi part's for £360.oo at my local garage who just happen to have a ex mitsi mechanic. the bit that bug's me is he got all the bits from the mitsi dealer i went to first.

I think new regulations just came to de-regulate dealership or something. Which means that dealers no longer have the rights to the region's business.

As long as anyone who can match the standards set out by the manufactureres (which a lot of the dealers don't. surprisingly) then he has the right to purchase the parts from the manufacturers just like any other dealers and promote competition. Hopefully this can minimize the 100% profit margin that dealer/manufacturers make


Also, if they know the source of the part then they do not have to buy it from the manufactueres with their own labels on. Instead they can go straight to the manufacturers' suppliers who offer exactly the same stuff without the middle man.