Main Dealer Servicing?

[Guest Visa10E]

Hi there I've allowed my 02 2.2 HDi Exclusive to overshoot the service interval by over 3000 miles and would like to know how much a main dealer will charge for a service and is it worth it, I was paying £190 to service my BMW 320d at a main dealer so I assume Citroen dealers are cheaper? My car's done 74k and has had the DFP sorted at 65k

[davidad]

Why not just ring a couple of dealers and ask them?

[Johndouglas]

I was paying £190 to service my BMW 320d at a main dealer so I assume Citroen dealers are cheaper?

 

My local Citroen dealer did the first service on my C5 in April 2006 - I took it in simply to keep the warranty going. The total bill was £254 with the labour portion being £131. Since then I've done the servicng myself.

 

Daughter's 2002 Xsara had it's first service in March 2003 at a total cost of £173. Obviously it's going to cost more now, so I doubt that you'll find a Citroen dealer any cheaper than your BMW - but you might find a Citroen indy that would be less..

[Guest Visa10E]

God thats surprising, thought they would be cheaper, I used to have a Vectra 3.2 V6 GSi a couple of years ago and that was only £130 to service it at a main Vauxhall dealer, guess I'll have to get on the phone then...

[myglaren]

It rather depends on which service level it is. Some are comparitively cheap, some very expensive.

 

An oil and filter change, with a check done on other fluids and the condition of the brakes checked is going to be far less than one demanding all the fluids and filters changed, cambelt and auxilliary belt changes, brake components renewed etc.

 

I take mine to an indy, he's done my Citroen work for the past 20 years and always gives good value for money.

 

The upcoming one is cambelt, tensioner, water pump, auxilliary belts and tensioner, and a replacement pulley that is squealing, plus the brakes and a new injector that is leaking.

 

Clearly some of the items are not covered by just the service but need doing anyway - false economy not to change the water pump and tensioners at the same time as the belt.