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I got quoted £303 for a 40K service, from a SEAT main stealer, from a local independant was quoted £200 with the plugs, if they need doing, other wise £150-175, I know where I'm going.
Just be thankfull you don't own a Vauxhall, having worked at one (no names) !! their labour rates were through the roof, and quality of work on the whole was (let's say) a little iffy, which is why I'm no longer there, i should add
Just be thankfull you don't own a Vauxhall, having worked at one (no names) !! their labour rates were through the roof, and quality of work on the whole was (let's say) a little iffy, which is why I'm no longer there, i should add
I always used to sware by Camb Seat but after they tried ripping me off, I will never set foot or ever recommend them to anyone else ever again.
My other local Seat dealer is Wiltshire & Sons in Farnham. The labour rates care crazy £85 + VAt per hour!! I will never ever get any work done there purly because of the theat rate but the guy in parts is a star. He has helped me out and give me discounts and is excellent.
He said that he can get pretty much anything thing for any of the VAG range from pretty much any supplier, inc after market parts at cheaper than trade price, and I believe him.
He showed me the parts that he had ordered in, OE and aftermarket for a new Leon special that they were doing, and let's just say they were very reasonable prices on retail and less than you would pay if you went direct to some suppliers.
Just started to use a VW specaliest tucked away in the surrey countryside and they have been eexcellent and the work and prices are fantastic.
The company is The Phirm and the come highly recommended.
My other local Seat dealer is Wiltshire & Sons in Farnham. The labour rates care crazy £85 + VAt per hour!! I will never ever get any work done there purly because of the theat rate but the guy in parts is a star. He has helped me out and give me discounts and is excellent.
He said that he can get pretty much anything thing for any of the VAG range from pretty much any supplier, inc after market parts at cheaper than trade price, and I believe him.
He showed me the parts that he had ordered in, OE and aftermarket for a new Leon special that they were doing, and let's just say they were very reasonable prices on retail and less than you would pay if you went direct to some suppliers.
Just started to use a VW specaliest tucked away in the surrey countryside and they have been eexcellent and the work and prices are fantastic.
The company is The Phirm and the come highly recommended.
Main reason why i use inde-tech.
All the guys there are VAG trained, they're careful, polite, always do a good job, charge half the labour rate that SEAT do, they inform you of any extra work that needs doing BEFORE doing it!
The only way i'd use a dealer would be if it was a company car or had a fixed service schedule that was paid for as part of the car purchase.
Ask a main dealer to do anything more than change plugs and you're asking for trouble - and you get your pockets well and truly felt.
How anyone can justify charging £85+ vat an hour is beyond me, how they can expect anyone to pay it mystifies me further.
All the guys there are VAG trained, they're careful, polite, always do a good job, charge half the labour rate that SEAT do, they inform you of any extra work that needs doing BEFORE doing it!
The only way i'd use a dealer would be if it was a company car or had a fixed service schedule that was paid for as part of the car purchase.
Ask a main dealer to do anything more than change plugs and you're asking for trouble - and you get your pockets well and truly felt.
How anyone can justify charging £85+ vat an hour is beyond me, how they can expect anyone to pay it mystifies me further.
My other local Seat dealer is Wiltshire & Sons in Farnham. The labour rates care crazy £85 + VAt per hour!! I will never ever get any work done there purly because of the theat rate but the guy in parts is a star. He has helped me out and give me discounts and is excellent.
What is the standard labour rate does anyone know? I am thinking of using Kings Seat in Portsmouth but I have no idea what they are like. Anyone had any experiences with them?
Mike, if you're happy to drive to Portsmouth, go to JKM. They are a forum sponsor and there are a number of local - and not so local - forum members that have been using them for ages. Myself included
Their pricing is MUCH better than Seat's, the work is top notch, they use proper parts (sometimes bought direct from the local VW/Seat/Audi dealer nearby) and they actually care about their work! I cannot recommend them highly enough
Their pricing is MUCH better than Seat's, the work is top notch, they use proper parts (sometimes bought direct from the local VW/Seat/Audi dealer nearby) and they actually care about their work! I cannot recommend them highly enough
Mike, if you're happy to drive to Portsmouth, go to JKM. They are a forum sponsor and there are a number of local - and not so local - forum members that have been using them for ages. Myself included
Their pricing is MUCH better than Seat's, the work is top notch, they use proper parts (sometimes bought direct from the local VW/Seat/Audi dealer nearby) and they actually care about their work! I cannot recommend them highly enough
Cheers Rob, as they come recommended I will use them next time. I only like to use a garage that has been recommended and so far none near me have been. Portsmouth is not too far, just down the A3 for me.
They are easy to get to too, not far from the M27. They are the sort of place that remembers you and your car too, which is a really nice, personable touch
They are easy to get to too, not far from the M27. They are the sort of place that remembers you and your car too, which is a really nice, personable touch
Thats good - always nice to know the garage care and give a good service. Ill remember the name and look them up nearer the time for my next service (or if there is a problem, whichever comes first!) I really did not want to go to that Farnham garage, and now I don't have to!
Cheers Rob
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I've got my 40k next month, I was going to go to the local garage that did the service when i got the car last year, but have been looking around has anyone got any recommendation in the West Sussex/ Surrey borders.
I've found Mega4/ Wheelbase Garage in Hersham (sponsored link) has anyone used them from this forum at all !!! what are thay like ?? they quoted me same as SEAT main stealer @ £300.
I've found Mega4/ Wheelbase Garage in Hersham (sponsored link) has anyone used them from this forum at all !!! what are thay like ?? they quoted me same as SEAT main stealer @ £300.
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Not very local to me but I'm prepared to pay a little bit more for the service I get at WJ Kings Sidcup. Good, honest guys there and I've got no complaints at all from the parts or service point of view. They even dropped the VAT off a replacement alloy when I couldn't source a used one because it was so blinking expensive.
Guys, if anyone lives around Hindhead are, I would recommend the Phirm, who have jujst recently been life savers for me.
The are 5mins from the Hindhead traffic lights, just off the A3 towards Farnham.
The are 5mins from the Hindhead traffic lights, just off the A3 towards Farnham.
Cheers - I live in Haslemere so VERY close for me. Will bear them in mind but heard good things as above from Rob. This one could swing it though as only 10 mins away - will check them out.
I haven't had a bad experience with Seat Cheshunt yet, but since i've only used them to buy parts - I guess all the fun is yet to be had
Thought i'd follow up this comment with my first experience of a SEAT Service & MOT.
The bill came to 912 quid.
5 year service, MOT, brake pads & a leaking shock replaced. Plus that 4-year cambelt replacement. It seems a lot of stuff, but meh...
Insanely expensive, but I appreciate cambelts are an expensive fix - until I asked Skoda on the way back how much it'd have cost with them.
At least they cleaned the car.
Apparently a lot of the Leon drivers around there reject their offer to have it cleaned though lol - especially the Ovni drivers - you fickle bunch Similar threads
