DanInManchester
New Member
I have a secondhand 2015 A45 and coming up to a B service with about 44K on the clock.
I am out of any warranty period and no finance etc on the car.
I know this is likely to be a hot topic with lots of personal views but I'm looking at what the options are for servicing from the £1000 ish dealer service to a Halfords £300 (no sniggering at the back) and the specialists in between. I live in the oxfordshire / warwickshire area.
A grand seems a lot to pay and about £400 of this on transmission oil change. Halfords (quiet at the back) claims to use the same parts and you can opt for a premium oil change includes a flush of the sludge and premium oil, but I have no idea about the parts they use in terms of spark plugs, filters, etc. or whether I'd even trust them (or any other high street garages) to change a bulb let alone anything else on an A45. .
What about the specialists in between?
Do folks just tend to swallow the inflated MB costs for peace of mind or go elsewhere?
I am out of any warranty period and no finance etc on the car.
I know this is likely to be a hot topic with lots of personal views but I'm looking at what the options are for servicing from the £1000 ish dealer service to a Halfords £300 (no sniggering at the back) and the specialists in between. I live in the oxfordshire / warwickshire area.
A grand seems a lot to pay and about £400 of this on transmission oil change. Halfords (quiet at the back) claims to use the same parts and you can opt for a premium oil change includes a flush of the sludge and premium oil, but I have no idea about the parts they use in terms of spark plugs, filters, etc. or whether I'd even trust them (or any other high street garages) to change a bulb let alone anything else on an A45. .
What about the specialists in between?
Do folks just tend to swallow the inflated MB costs for peace of mind or go elsewhere?