hi there

after doing a spanner 2 service on my roadster , got qouted £549 because i need 12 spark plugs??? seemed a little steep? can anyone direct me else were? this was a qoute from watford dealer

 

Why can't you change them yourself for the cost of the plugs? Or get a friend if you must. Why would you need them anyway, how many miles have you gone?

 

Wow, 549 GBP = $797 USD.
I can see the reason why you balked at paying that price, for just an LOF, plus the air filters, fuel filter and the spark plugs. Well, I would assume that they are including all of that along with the spark plugs, anyway.

Well, the spark plugs are definitely something you can do yourself.
All you need are the proper spark plug socket, a socket wrench, a couple extensions of differing lengths, and maybe a combination wrench that is the same size as the socket, and if you want to do the job correctly, a torque wrench to torque down the spark plugs.

And the air filters are also another item you can do yourself without any worry about fouling up the engine. They should be easy enough to procure from your local auto parts store, or I would be happy to buy a set of Purolator air filters up the street, slap a couple stamps on them, and send them your way.

That leaves the fuel filter and the oil change.
Some people don't like to muck around with those two systems, other people only dare tempt fate with one or the other. I personally enjoy doing both of them, and they are not too difficult, just potentially messy if you forget a step.

Anyway, if you can take care of several of the items yourself, you can greatly reduce the cost of the service by asking the dealership to only perform the tasks that you did not tackle yourself. Why pay someone else to perform work that you enjoy doing yourself?

BC.

 

hi guys thanks for the answers,
its just here in the uk people tend to always want a Full service history from main dealers or even proper independents.
so doing it myself in a option only done 35k and it was registered on 1.24.05.
but i would like the stamp and recipt so people dont try knock value of the car..

 

100,000 miles is the recommended time to replace plugs along with the engine coolant. You are a bit short of this by a country mile. Adjust the gap and clean them if you like.
Fuel and air cleaner is 60,000 miles or four years. Tap the air cleaner and shake of the dust.
Dust filter is 18,500 miles. easily done yourself, or tap of the dust.

Buy the parts as required and keep the bills in the maintenance log book. write the mileage on the bills. This has to be a good record for anyone to see.
Do all you can yourself, with the money you save you can afford to do more upkeep on the car.
If you can change the oil yourself do it, keep the bills for the oil and filter and note date and info in the maintenance logbook.
Why pay for some dealers fancy lifestyle, especially these days, treat yourself a little.
In future go to a different stealeship, this one is a rip off artist.

 

thanks alot