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Post by dixinormus on Feb 12, 2021 22:43:15 GMT
...seem to be the biggest part of a service these days?!
Just had changed:
- oil filter
- fuel filter
- air filter
- cabin/pollen filter
Guess how much for all 4 components?
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Post by Humph on Feb 13, 2021 10:40:00 GMT
Dunno Dixi, £200?
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Post by WDB on Feb 13, 2021 11:15:59 GMT
Kitten?
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Post by dixinormus on Feb 13, 2021 21:20:14 GMT
115 quid for all 4 of them, which I thought quite cheap? I’m sure they used to cost more...
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Post by EspadaIII on Feb 13, 2021 22:12:54 GMT
Not a bad price really. What did they stiff you for oil?
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Post by dixinormus on Feb 15, 2021 1:52:48 GMT
7 quid per litre of oil - seems good to me?! I have paid around 10 quid for a one-litre top-up bottle of the synthetic stuff for my A1. But I guess the Mitsi diesel lump doesn’t have such refined taste!
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Post by dixinormus on May 14, 2021 0:21:37 GMT
New battery fitted today. Car’s been a tiny bit sluggish to start during autumn. Unsurprising considering all the short runs that SWMBO does, and we were warned back in February that the battery was down to 70%.
£145 including fitting, for a new Yuasa battery, which I thought was reasonable. Old one was was original, so lasted over 6 years.
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Post by bpg on May 14, 2021 4:16:08 GMT
Aye, batteries aren't what they used to be or, probably more accurately, cars are a lot more power hungry than they were.
My previous S60 D5 I sold at 9 years old still on the original battery, my current S60 D3 is on its 3rd battery at 10 years old. The Focus I have won't talk to the Ford app if I don't start it every 7-10 days. They call it progress I think.
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Post by Humph on May 14, 2021 7:28:31 GMT
The Qashqai needed a new battery at about 10 years old, but that's the only one I've ever had to change that I can remember. However, our cars used to get a fait bit of regular use I suppose. Just got the cheapest Halfords one they had at the time. Don't think it was all that expensive. Can't remember now to be honest.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2021 7:40:01 GMT
Blimey you lot are made of money. I paid £50 for a new battery for the Civic recently - and that was a distress purchase from Eurocarparts, could have got it cheaper online if I could have waited (I couldn't because the windows were down when the battery died...).
All those filters dixi listed plus 5l of oil can be had for around £60 for my Civic, on carparts4less using thier regular discount code (fuel filter isn't available weirdly, but I've allowed £15 for that based other prices).
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Post by dixinormus on May 14, 2021 9:03:12 GMT
Yeah, but I live in Farawayland...! Don’t have so many suppliers like ECP down here. And ordering anything on the web from overseas has become a lottery these past 6 months with the slow meltdown of the global logistics industry...😬.
All the filters were supplied and fitted at a main dealer. It’s only 1 day a year...
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2021 10:11:12 GMT
I suppose that's fair in your case, but it still all sounds a little pricy.
Now, on my Leaf, the number of filters, and the associated cost, is far smaller.
i.e. it's 1.
Just sayin'...
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Post by dixinormus on May 31, 2021 20:17:40 GMT
A1 service being done today. At a glass palace. In the city. Gulp. Breaking every rule aren’t I? Let’s see what their gold-plated filters cost me... 😬
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Post by Humph on May 31, 2021 20:29:57 GMT
Got a spare kidney to sell?
😉
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Post by dixinormus on May 31, 2021 22:16:12 GMT
Air filter - 60 quid...
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