Toyota - Negotiating main dealer service costs

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Tue 6 May 2014 13:46
Toyota - Negotiating main dealer service costs - fredl

Does anyone have any experience of negotiating the service cost with a main dealer?

An acquaintance of mine said he'd ring round a couple of nearby dealers and he'd usually get some sort of discount.

Was wondering how widespread this might be and what sort of success people have had.

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Tue 6 May 2014 14:15
Toyota - Negotiating main dealer service costs - oldroverboy.

If you bought it from a dealer ask them.

I used to get a small discount for being a good customer and a member of the owners club too.

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Tue 6 May 2014 15:55
Toyota - Negotiating main dealer service costs - coopshere
Toyota UK offer fixed price servicing but there are reports that some dealers don't follow this scheme.

www.toyota.co.uk/service-and-maintenance/car-servi...g

Ring a few of the ones closest to you and ask the question.
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Tue 6 May 2014 18:55
Toyota - Negotiating main dealer service costs - craig-pd130

I did this with the supplying dealer for my Volvo V60 - I felt their service costs were a little steep, so called the other local Volvo main dealer and asked their price. The latter was 20% cheaper, so I mentioned this to the supplying dealer and they price-matched without question.

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Tue 6 May 2014 19:17
Toyota - Negotiating main dealer service costs - daveyjp
I don't even ring round. When they quote I take off about 20%, say it is from a competitor and get them to price match. Never failed yet.

If you don't want a courtesy car ask for a discount for that too.
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