How much for car maintenance?

[Spartacus]

Go for the two year contract, Troll. Okay, you may have to pay a tenner a month extra for the car but you'll only have to service it twice, max, and they will both be piss-pot services, or should be. You are right though, often lease agreements and/or warranties will require main dealer servicing.

[Troll]

Go for the two year contract, Troll. Okay, you may have to pay a tenner a month extra for the car but you'll only have to service it twice, max, and they will both be piss-pot services, or should be. You are right though, often lease agreements and/or warranties will require main dealer servicing.

I was toying with the idea of disconnecting the speedo and not having any services!!

[DimPrawn]

What about not bothering with any services whatsoever?

Come sell time you'll lose money but then you would have saved money on not paying £160/hr for services.

[sasguru]

Thanks sas, I've only just managed to pick myself up off the floor due to the hilarity of your post.

Hope you didn't hurt yourself. Actually I was being serious. I had an A3 (old style) and spent a fortune on it. I recall £50 for a light bulb!

[FrankScribe]

Hmmmmm

I was thinking of getting an A3 - 5 door 2L Diesel but on second thoughts ........

[DimPrawn]

I worked with a guy that ran an Audi S4


It did not handle or steer quite right. He foolishy took it to Audi who replaced bits of steering and suspension, bit by bit at £100+/hr

He spent £1000's on it and it still handled and steered like a piece of crap.

Moral of the story. Don't buy an Audi.

[bobsmithldn]

I worked with a guy that ran an Audi S4


It did not handle or steer quite right. He foolishy took it to Audi who replaced bits of steering and suspension, bit by bit at £100+/hr

He spent £1000's on it and it still handled and steered like a piece of crap.

Moral of the story. Don't buy an Audi.

hehe - sounds exactly like my Alfa (156) story - paid an average of £800 a year for maintenance/repairs ...

[Bagpuss]

When I sorted out the lease my new car, I also took out a maintenance and servicing contract at £25 per month for the 3 and half year term. That's based on 12k miles a year and covers everything that you may need doing, including MOT's. I could have covered tyres too but I thought the price increase too much (can't remember what it was now).

Bearing in mind an MOT isn't due until 3 years I'd say that was a crap deal.

[Spartacus]

Bearing in mind an MOT isn't due until 3 years I'd say that was a crap deal.

Inclusive maintenance is a big profit area for the lease companies. All you're going to need over a two year lease is an oil and filter change twice unless you drive like a complete bell-end.

I have to say, a three and a half year lease seems to nullify some of the advantages of leasing a car, i.e. you don't have to worry about MOTs, expensive 60k mile services and so on.

[The Lone Gunman]

A reel of gaffer tape is your friend...

As I have posted before: You only need 2 things in your tool box... gaffer tape and WD40.
If it moves and it shouldnt use the tape.
If it doesnt and it should then WD.