I've had my Diesel Touran for nearly 2 years, and the service light has not yet appeared, but it's due imminently.
I haven't spoken to my local VW dealer for longlife servicing costs, but I'm hoping someone here has experience.
Does any know what a reasonable price for the service is?
Is it worthwhile going to a SEAT or Skoda Dealer to get this done cheaper than VW.
Thanks in advance
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Charles,
Mine is booked in next monday week for its first service.
Service now came on at 18,500 miles, and 11.5 months old. Check out www.clubtouran.net and ask there - you will get a good ide of cost from those guys.
As for Seat or Skoda, bits of the Touran (specially its software - it was prototype for new golf/passat platform) are fairly unique to VW only.
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TourVanMan TM < Ex RF >
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I have a mkV Golf, not a Touran but the prices should be similar.
I paid £135 in total for the first service in my Golf at 18k miles.
Discussions on the Golf forum show wildly varying prices up to about £250.
Some dealers are charging 1.6 hours labour when they should only charge for 0.9 hours.
I would suggest you ask how much labour they are charging if when you phone for a quote it is over £150.
Please post back how you get on.
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VaG service costs do vary wildly depending on the part of the country you are in. My Audi 1st service was £250 in South Wales but £320 in the Thames Valley. Even £250 is steep considering my car is mechanically similar to the Touran 1.9TDi.
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A basic 1 year interval oil change (1st service) is around 1 hour and £60 parts IIRC. However, at two years you will also need the brake fluid changing (~£40-50) and pollen filter. As TVM says have a look at www.clubtouran.net as there are several threads on this subject.
Joe
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Thanks for all who replied. Looks like it may be around £300 mark, what with the Oil change, Inspection, and possible Pollen Filter and Brake Fluid change.
TVM, how did yours go?
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VW Bora (51) 2.0 SE
VW Touran (54) 1.9 TDI
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Its next Monday. (ie on friday it was Monday week!)
Checked the oil this weekend (didnt want it going in with no oil!)
Impressed. I have done approx 12k miles in this (it had 8k on the clock when i got it) and I have added 3/4 litre of oil top up in that time. Its currently on halfway. At least its not an oil burner.
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TourVanMan TM < Ex RF >
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Impressed. I have done approx 12k miles in this (it had 8k on the clock when i got it) and I have added 3/4 litre of oil top up in that time. Its currently on halfway.
Impressed?
My Mondeo used 1/2ltr in the first 10k and has not used more than another 1/2ltr since, now 108,000 miles, it has done 5.5k since the last service and is still on full.
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Meant to say that 18k is IMO much to long between changes even if it is done in a few months though 18k over two years without an oil change! The Mondeo is scheduled for 12.5k changes though I have had it done at nearer 10k which has been a max of 6 months.
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Impressed. I have done approx 12k miles in this (it had 8k on the clock when i got it)
To come to this chaps defence after that bit of 'hair-splitting', the VaG diesel motors always do this, ie 3/4 litre in 10-12L miles and then settle down to fairly negligible oil consumption thereafter, unless thrashed to within an inch of their lives....
Edited, as per HJ's and my recent request - www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=42612
DD
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