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#1 ·
Guy's, I know this information is dotted around other threads but I was looking to get an idea of reasonable or unreasonable service cost experience in one place. My CRD's up for a 20K service (oil service message just came up). I've been quoted around $500 at Albion Brisbane and just over $600 at Salters Moorooka. I know we can always do better by supplying our own oil, but as far as the above prices are concerned, anybody have similar quotes/costs? PS, My 10k service was $430 at Albion.
 
#866 · (Edited)
To give you a perspective on what I have been charged for servicing with a Novated Leased car. I supplied my own oil for each service
10,000 $187.50
20,000 $295.90
30,000 $285.20
All services, so far, done at Nepean. Since I have now moved to the South Coast, I will probably try Camden for the next one. Providing, of course, that they have finished servicing GMWK2's GC.
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#869 ·
I have not driven a new KL Cherokee, so I guess I was generalising the range a bit.
In regards to the fiat Panda, I do not understand how anyone could own one, as the gearbox is the worst thing I have ever used. The only thing I liked about the car was handing the keys back to the dealer.
 
#870 ·
I got my Falcon serviced on Monday, they gave me a Ford Eco Sport, again. What a heap of shit. 1.5l of nothing, with a box that does not want to help. Several times I had my foot fully to the floor and felt like jamming a stick onto the accelerator so I could then get out and help push. If cars are going to have these small engines, that is all fine, but for the weight they need a manual box. That said a manual gearbox is almost an anti-theft device these days.
 
#871 ·
At least the GC has a lump where you can wedge your foot - cherokee has nothing.


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#873 ·
I knew a guy who drove to work with his manual car while also eating breakfast. No big deal right, can still work one hand. Well this genius was eating cereal with milk. So he still had a separate container of cereal and milk to fill his bowl as he drove. This was pre texting days, so I am sure he is dead now with adding that apparent requirement.
 
#881 ·
That's why God gave you two knees Snuke! Would have been a piece of piss mate, steer with the knees, transfer bowl to right hand, change gears.... too easy.
 
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My son is due to do his red P's test next week and he has learnt on a manual - my wife's Mazda 6. Of the couple of hundred kids in his year at school only he and one of his mates have learnt on a manual. He is wearing it as a badge of honor.


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"So if you didn't notice the oil life reset and service sticker not changed, you would have driven away thinking your service had been completed? "

Yep. Their computer was down so they were unable to print the work sheet. They were just going to email it to me later. So yep - if I hadn't noticed I would have just driven off.


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#876 ·
So if you didn't notice the oil life reset and service sticker not changed, you would have driven away thinking your service had been completed?

Yep. Their computer was down so they were unable to print the work sheet. They were just going to email it to me later. So yep - if I hadn't noticed I would have just driven off.

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Nice...Yes mistakes do happen but really that is a complete clusterf#ck.

Gives me complete confidence in their incompetence.
 
#877 · (Edited)
Providing, of course, that they have finished servicing GMWK2's GC
All done Alan - car was delivered back to me around lunch time. $375 for the 60k service in the end which is comparatively cheap I think (they also did the sun visor recall without any prompting from me). Looks like they gave it a quick vacuum and a bit of a detail inside. I washed it before it went in so it was clean anyway.

Funny thing about this has been that when I booked it this time I didn't make any enquires about oil type, recalls or even cost. I've just got myself tied in knots when I have tried to micro manage the service in the past, so this time I tried to fool myself and take little interest. But they still stuffed it up....


I will say however if I'm going to get stuffed around I'd much prefer it was at Narellan than Castle Hill. At least Narellan tried to fix the stuff up as best they could. Castle Hill would have just stared at me blankly....
 
#879 ·
I'm sure you remember when mechanics used to hand back the replaced parts. I have a box of Mitsubishi Challenger auto transmission internals somewhere....
 
#888 · (Edited)
The bits are mine. I stood and watched as my mechanic dismantled the transmission looking for the source of all the shrapnel. Then I stood and watched as he dismantled my wallet.

Today my FIL went and looked at a 16 year old Forester for my son. A Jeep, an Alfa and an old Subaru. God help me.


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#889 · (Edited)
Today my FIL went and looked at a 16 year old Forester for my son. A Jeep, an Alfa and an old Subaru. God help me.
Really? re: the Subaru that is. Daughter has had enough of the VW Golf TDI - it's currently in the shop with EGR issues and she's sick of it - this is just the icing on the cake after numerous other issues and she wants to flick it now.

She rang yesterday and said she wants a Forester - looking at 2006-2009 models. Anything we should be aware of?

Sorry to go off topic but would appreciate any advice regards the Forester's GMWK2.

ETA: GMWK2 - We know nothing about Subaru's so if there is anything that you think we should be aware of when looking, could you PM me. Should keep non-Jeep stuff out of this thread. Thanks. :)
 
#890 ·
This is just hearsay but I understand Subies have a low resale value due to the high cost of repairs. My son has an Outback bought new a couple of years ago. So far, no issues, fingers crossed.
 
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#898 ·
40,000 service done today by Narellan.

Service per the schedule as well as:

- Uconnect went up to V14.25.05 (because I was slack and didn't do it)
- P36 Sunvisor recall done
- TSB 18-019-14 Rev. A (This potentially could fix the DPF issue - refer to DPF issue thread)

Total: $850 (Am happy with that)
 
#899 ·
I know you are happy with Narrellan but that seems a lot - I had my 40k done there 12 months ago and I don't remember it being that much - ill check and report back...


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#906 ·
$1,000 - $1,200 was the norm for the 40K service.
 
#907 · (Edited)
Total: $850 (Am happy with that)
Checked and I paid $950 for 40k service about a year ago. So $850 is indeed a good price SJandL.

For the record, I have paid :

10 - $525 (Castle Hill)
20 - $699 (CH)
30 - $473 (Narellan)
40 - $950 (ouch!) (N)
50 - $560 (CH)
60 - $376 (N)


Equates to :


$1,194 / year
6 cents / km (useless stat)

I guess what concerns me about this is the complete inconsistency in prices between dealers and customers. I think the industry has moved on and Jeep are getting left behind in respect of warranty length and fixed price servicing. This is definitely something I will be looking at closely when it is time to change cars. (Oh - time to change cars has actually passed but I'm hanging off making a decision.....)
 
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Yes - diesel


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