First service advice

MichaelAwkward · 1 Mar 2020 at 19:36

Coming up to 1 year and 10k miles in the Citreon C3 we bought last year (new). The nearest main dealer is 20 miles away and wants £214 for effectively an oil, oil filter, and pollen filter change.

Is there any sense in getting it done there when I can just get the oil and filter change done locally for much less, and replace the pollen filter myself?

Does the dealer stamp really make sense on a cheap to run car like this? No plans to sell it in the near future.

Mcnumpty2323 · 1 Mar 2020 at 19:39

Personally a receipt from a local
Non dealership garage would
Satisfy me
But everyone is different some might
Prefer a dealers stamp

keylion · 1 Mar 2020 at 20:11

If it was me I'd stump up for the main dealer service just to make any future warranty claim easier and once the warranty is over any goodwill on any problems would only happen with the full history, although you may not be planning on keeping it that long. I realise a lot of people wouldn't be bothered by this though.

BinnsY · 1 Mar 2020 at 20:16

It depends how long you envisge keeping it I guess. I'd certainly be wary if a sub 3 year old car didn't have dealer stamps in the book when purchasing.

I suppose the other question is if serviciing costs are that important why did you buy brand new? You could have had a 3 year old C3 for considerably less an serviced that at indys saving many times over?

BUDFORCE · 1 Mar 2020 at 20:35

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/143413741205

mjt · 1 Mar 2020 at 21:49

Go to the dealer until the warranty is out.

[TW]Fox · 1 Mar 2020 at 21:49

It's 200 quid. Even if its half price is it worth the bother on such a new car?

andy_mk3 · 1 Mar 2020 at 21:53

[TW]Fox said:
It's 200 quid. Even if its half price is it worth the bother on such a new car?

I concur.

You can by all means go elsewhere and if they use OE parts and do the service to the right spec then you will keep your warranty. But it's 200 quid at the end of the day.. that's not a bad rate for a service.

MichaelAwkward · 1 Mar 2020 at 22:04

TBH, cost isn't an issue - its more the inconvenience of having to do a 40 mile round trip just for an oil change.

The main dealer garage I bought it from closed late last year.

If I was planning to sell it within the next 4 years, obviously I wouldn't even question getting a main dealer stamp. Not that worried about warranty as it's hardly a complex car, and I'd be using their parts.

tom_e · 2 Mar 2020 at 07:13

If you're not too fussed Halfords will do a 12 month service for £139 and they claim to use OE parts to keep warranty intact.

mikeyw85 · 2 Mar 2020 at 12:18

i've questioned myself about this, but always end up going to a main dealer. We've just had our VW serviced for the second time, which cost near enough £250 including a courtesy car. It's also a 90 miles round trip, but I think it's worth it.

Terminal_Boy · 2 Mar 2020 at 12:24

mjt said:
Go to the dealer until the warranty is out.

This.

233 · 2 Mar 2020 at 12:34

main dealer all the way unless you plan on running the car into the ground,

FMDSH will impact on the resale value and ease of any future sale,
especially on anything under 3/4 year old

example for us wifes Kuga that has done 35k in 4 years, main dealer stamps all the way
the taxis our own vat registered garage as their 3/4 yr old and hitting 200k and serviced every 10k rather than 20k as specced by the manufacturer but their worth buttons when we get rid

bobuk · 2 Mar 2020 at 13:46

Main dealer, They will also d o your software updates at the same time.