Servicing costs

[ForceIndia]

Why are the 1*2's so expensive to maintain and service? Speaking to a guy with a new 350z, his service prices are lower? How? Surely the parts for a 3.5l V6 would be higher than a 2l 4?

 

[DrR]

There not are they?

 

[ForceIndia]

1st service is about £130 from what he said.

 

[Scaggeh]

Size/Number of the cylinders doesn't relate to the cost of parts/labour charges etc tho? Agreed Renault are well expensive but his car is after all just a Nissan

 

[fmp_]

servicing has more to do with labour costs.

IE: if you need to remove say a lower engine cover, to get to the oil filter, then its gonna cost more than a car where the oil filter is easily available etc.

Plus prices vary from garage to garage.

Ask him how many MPG he gets.... then u will realise his costs more to run! hehe!

 

[Fred@BTM]

because RS's are a b*****d to work on

 

[alanc1000]

its often the cars you'd least expect to be cheap to run that are the cheapest! Saabs and Volvos are usually very cheap on services, and i even hear Porsches are not that bad relatively speaking.

 

[Timmay]

because RS's are a b*****d to work on

lol exactly what my reno tech friend says everytime he sees my cars lol

 

[skinner]

First and second service on any car these days is little more than an oil change.

1/2 hour labour, 5 litres of oil and a filter. A casual look at the brake pads, maybe an air filter. £130 pounds please.

It's going to be a similar price at Nissan and Renault.

 

[Henry]

if you're spanner friendly, buy the parts in and do it yourself - apart (mainly) from the cambelt, the servicing schedule on these is a doddle