Hi
Would Ford Ka owners give me an idea of what my servicing costs are likely to be. Fords offer three years servicing plus two years RAC breakdown cover for £470. This is based on the first two services costing £140 each and the third at £190 with basically the cost of the RAC cover thrown in. Does this sound like a good deal to you?
Many thanks for any advice offered.
Johno
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Ka bought Sept 2003.
First service (2004) was £100, 2nd service (2005) was £129
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Price of servicing depends on where you are in the UK. My neck of the woods, Ford charges 90 quid per hour labour. When i had my Ka, the first three services were never under a 150 pounds, in fact my third service was nearer 250 due to the car also needing an MOT.
Check out local dealer labour charges, and see if its a good deal or not.
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My local Ford dealer charges £90 to service a Ka, a major service is £115. Repairs are charged at £40 per hour.
There is a lot of competition due to massive numbers of Ford dealers in the north west, but some of the bigger places charge nearly twice as much as the privately owned dealer I use.
In any case I don't think its a good deal - they've got £470 of your own money for 3 years and you only need the first 2 services done at a dealer to keep the warranty in tact for 3 years (strictly speaking you shouldn't need any servicing done at the dealers, but it will save hassle later if you need a warranty claim). I'd take a Ka to an independant once the warranty was up - mechanically they're very simple and any garage will be able to service it properly.
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My ka has done (nearly) 6k miles, im in the north west (Cheshire), what indpendent ford garages does any1 recommend? I've heard good things about Burns @ Congleton, Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance
Rich
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It depends what mileage you will be doing. I did about 45K in 3 years, and so the Ford deal would have been worth getting. If you do less than 10K per year (i.e. 1 service per year) then it is probably not worth bothering with. I would check what they cover in the servicing. Is it just basic servicing, or does it include any replacement worn/damaged parts beyond the normal 3 year cover? I would also check what level of RAC cover you will get.
Leif
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My Ford Ka is serviced at a franchised dealer near me, the labour rate is about £70 an hour, but they do a check up all round before the service to check what needs doing & estimate how much it will be. Perrys of High Wycombe is where i go & i was charged £249 for a full service including new brake fluid which isnt too bad considering it is a main dealer.
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Its not what you drive, its how you drive it! :-)
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For reference the prices charged by Thames Valley Ford in Slough are between £120 and £180 for minor and middle services, but as yet no major service. Those figures exclude extras such as new tyres etc. Leif
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