Well guy's after many years of using only main dealer servicing I finally decided I was being charged too much and went to George Fraser.
As I live in Woking and George is in Alperton it's a bit of a pain to go there and back twice in one day (M25/M40 aarrrrgghhh) but the £150 saving is probably worth the extra agro.
This was my first service on this CLK and it was a big shock to see the parts list. The service was a main service at 19,500 miles.
Oil filter
Air filter x 2
Screen wash (I can do that!)
Anti-freeze (that too)
7 litres oil (that too but my hands might get dirty
)
Fuel filter
Gearbox gasket
Gearbox filter
Gearbox oil
and finally.....................16 spark plugs! Yes, 16 honest!!
The last time I serviced my own car I remember spending about £9 on 4 of them eeek!
George is very personable and even his mechanics were friendly which was nice. The S320 he gave me for the day was a bit of a barge but it does the job well enough.
In all, it was an OK experience and I would suggest anyone else should give him a try if your local. Saying that, George did mention Steve P is a regular and he is in South Wales. Perhaps you don't need to be local then!
As I live in Woking and George is in Alperton it's a bit of a pain to go there and back twice in one day (M25/M40 aarrrrgghhh) but the £150 saving is probably worth the extra agro.
This was my first service on this CLK and it was a big shock to see the parts list. The service was a main service at 19,500 miles.
Oil filter
Air filter x 2
Screen wash (I can do that!)
Anti-freeze (that too)
7 litres oil (that too but my hands might get dirty
) Fuel filter
Gearbox gasket
Gearbox filter
Gearbox oil
and finally.....................16 spark plugs! Yes, 16 honest!!
The last time I serviced my own car I remember spending about £9 on 4 of them eeek!
George is very personable and even his mechanics were friendly which was nice. The S320 he gave me for the day was a bit of a barge but it does the job well enough.
In all, it was an OK experience and I would suggest anyone else should give him a try if your local. Saying that, George did mention Steve P is a regular and he is in South Wales. Perhaps you don't need to be local then!
infact my car goes to see GF a week today to track down and repair an air-con leak. Also for George to cast a critical eye over the recent accident repair job that has been done recently.
