Are you sure you get an oil change John. Sometimes that’s not done until the second year !

Don't forget to claim your free afternoon tea for two! (You have to book your service online)

www.peugeot.co.uk/owners/service-offers/online-boo.../

The official Peugeot price appears to be £199

www.peugeot.co.uk/servicing/servicing-and-mot/

As Steveieb says is service actually due? (Is car on a 2yr regime?)

You can always use an independent under the block exemption rules, but my trusted independent says it can get really messy in case of a warranty claim and future goodwill claims invariably go out the window.

Edited by brum on 28/10/2020 at 11:28

For the first time in over forty years I have been obliged to book a 'service'. As far as I can tell it involves about thirty quid's worth of oil (3.5 litres, which actually doesn't need changing as it's only done 5,000 miles), an oil filter (about a fiver) and a few minutes worth of checks. Arbury Motors have quoted me £200 -

£200 ?

Try Audi ! I have an A3 petrol - 16,000m on the clock. I've already had an oil change at 9,000 (£220) and now at 16k it's calling for the second service. The service dept inform me that this will cost £436 ( oil and filter + pollen filter + inspection). On questioning the price I discover their labour rate is £140 per hour! and I am in rural Gloucestershire not London.

I told them not to change the pollen filter ( Audi retail price £37) and it's now come down to only ! £335. . I bought a OE quality Bosch activated charcoal cabin filter from a motor factor for £6.80 and it took 10 minutes to change.

My son has an older petrol A3 and i recently serviced it for him -the parts (correct spec VW fully synth oil and OE quality Mann oil,air, & pollen filters) cost me £40 delivered from a well known factor and it took me less than an hour.

It's just a complete rip off at the dealer .

J

Someone's got to pay for the glass palace and nice end-of-month/year bonuses!

Their hourly rate makes plumbers and electricians look cheap in comparison. I paid £185 for my equivalent 1st year in the 6 year cycle for my now nearly 15yo Mazda3 when it was serviced at the local main dealer in January. About the same level of things done to John's.

To be fair to them, they did only charge me £40 for the MOT (which it passed yet again) as well.

I do remember it's first ever service (same place), which cost me £125 back in late Dec 2006/early Jan 2007. Around 50% inflation over 15 years.

The 'perfect' dealership will have an absorption rate of 100%, in that aftersales (service and parts) will cover 100% of fixed overheads for the entire dealership. What sales then sell is profit.

In reality, the national figure is something like 70%, so sales are having to work harder to retain profit in everything they sell to keep the business in the black.

Your only hope, John, is if there's an independent near you who uses Peugeot parts and can reset the service indicator.

I was lucky: SWMBO's A3 convertible needed an oil change a few weeks ago, according to the car's computer (which must be obeyed for fear of invalidating the warranty). Nearest Audi dealer, 20 miles away in Yeovil, quoted £280 (and admitted on the phone it was just an oil change + 'general health check'). Independent (M-Tech of West Stour, 3 miles away) quoted £150, including the health check, and actually charged £134. They would use Audi parts if needed and they reset the service indicator.

Great service, and good to be able to support a local business.