View Full Version : First service cost on 08 GSA - does this seem high?
stevekdavis
22-09-08, 20:59
Hi everyone,
My 3 week old GSA had its first service today at Vines in Guildford and the bill came to £176, this seemed a bit high to me. The mileage was about 840 miles.
£25 is for their delivery/collection service so the actual service was £151. Does that seem reasonable?
Unfortunately I'm stuck with the nearest dealer being 13 miles away so getting there and back for a service was always going to be an issue which is why the collection service appealed.
I paid it anyway as I want my beast back :-)
Steve
John Armstrong
22-09-08, 21:01
About £100 more than I paid last year, and that included a loaner IIRC.
If you think that is bad wait till your 6000 miles service + annual service :mad::mad::mad: the joy of BMW ownership.
I had my 600 miles service done about 3 weeks ago, i got a loan bike as im 55 miles away and the service alone cost me £172. They have you by the short and curlies as the first service has to be done where yu brought the bike or you pay the full price somewhere else.
Nothing to stop you going elsewhere after that tho.
Tally Ho
stevekdavis
22-09-08, 21:19
thanks for that, I don't feel so bad now :-) Bike is a LOT of fun though. :)
I guess I was spoilt as I used to work right next to the Suzuki dealership and their servicing was very cheap, but thinking about it they did use monkeys in their service dept. :blast
My 1st service at rainbow cost 118 gbp for my 08 gsa and i got a loner bike for the day :bounce1garbo:bounce1
ha thats cheap my last service at bmw dealer was a 12000 mile supposed major service he said .
only £377. and they didnt even change the plugs , they put new rear pads in ,,what a rip off dont think i will get another one there.
very unhappy :(:(:(
John Armstrong
22-09-08, 21:42
only £377. and they didnt even change the plugs , they put new rear pads in ,what a rip off dont think i will get another one there.
So if they'd charged £387 and changed all four plugs you'd have been happier?
Could always get the bike serviced by an independant garage.
BTW assuming you've paid £600 for the first, 6k and 12k services that's only 5p per mile on servicing.
First service on my 1200GSA cost me just under £50.
From Williams in Manchester, where i bought it from three weeks ago...
Not bad in my book !
John Armstrong
22-09-08, 21:43
First service on my 1200GSA cost me just under £50.
From Williams in Manchester, where i bought it from three weeks ago...
Not bad in my book !
Not gone up in a year then :)
My 08 GSA was serviced at Bahnstormer last week and it cost £86 IIRC.
That was including 2x GPS plugs and 1x £10 Touratat part to, so the actual service was £51 I believe.
The coffee was nice too. :)
If you think that is bad wait till your 6000 miles service + annual service :mad::mad::mad: the joy of BMW ownership.
You won`t need an annual if you do the miles and have you ever owned a Triumph:eek::eek::eek:
bustupbiker
22-09-08, 22:46
Not gone up in a year then :)
Not gone up since 05 then:augie:D:D
thanks for that, I don't feel so bad now :-) Bike is a LOT of fun though. :)
I guess I was spoilt as I used to work right next to the Suzuki dealership and their servicing was very cheap, but thinking about it they did use monkeys in their service dept. :blast
...and why are BMW techs any different ?
we're all the same monkey's - with different training :nenau
Hi everyone,
£25 is for their delivery/collection
Unfortunately I'm stuck with the nearest dealer being 13 miles away so getting there and back for a service was always going to be an issue which is why the collection service appealed.
I paid it anyway as I want my beast back :-)
Steve
My dealer SSB is 40 miles away,I usually arrange for a Saturday appointment if I have to go.I like to go to SSB its a fun day out!(I take Donuts :nenau...:topic)Maybe thats why they won RIDE dealer of the year.
IIRC the first 600 service is s'possed to be £99.00
Les Wassall
23-09-08, 00:36
First service on my 1200GSA cost me just under £50.
From Williams in Manchester, where i bought it from
Not bad in my book !
Me too :thumb2
Mine was about £85 from Cooper Tunbridge Wells last year and that included a loan bike and a spare litre of oil:thumb
Steve
Bahnstormer gave me a free first serviced ( Negotiated at purchase ) on my '08 GSA,
6k Mile service was £120,
12K Mile service Was £180 - Which in my book is a fantastic price, they apologised for the increase in labour rates too :nenau .....:rob
Great coffee, you have viewing seats where you can see them work on your bike and conversation is friendly and informed. ....:thumb2
stevekdavis
23-09-08, 09:25
Steve
Bahnstormer gave me a free first serviced ( Negotiated at purchase ) on my '08 GSA,
6k Mile service was £120,
12K Mile service Was £180 - Which in my book is a fantastic price, they apologised for the increase in labour rates too :nenau .....:rob
Great coffee, you have viewing seats where you can see them work on your bike and conversation is friendly and informed. ....:thumb2
Well as they're only 3 miles further away I may just give them a try next time.
thanks
Steve
I can't recall the exact amount but I paid approx £100 for my 600 service recently.
SilverFish
23-09-08, 14:26
Steve
Bahnstormer gave me a free first serviced ( Negotiated at purchase ) on my '08 GSA,
6k Mile service was £120,
12K Mile service Was £180 - Which in my book is a fantastic price, they apologised for the increase in labour rates too :nenau .....:rob
Great coffee, you have viewing seats where you can see them work on your bike and conversation is friendly and informed. ....:thumb2
Did you not have to get an annual done as well?
I had my Oct 07 GSA serviced two weeks ago, 12k + annual was £322... (not incl pads as they wanted £60 to replace the rear brake pad)
The biggest single item from the service schedule was the brake fluid change (non servo, ABS), but its difficult to break it down as the invoice combines all of the labour into one line item.
All prices above were with VAT - why do dealers persist on quoting you without it???
For example. telcon to find out price:
Me: So that quote includes VAT and labour?
Service Dept: Yes
Me have work done
Me Go to Pay
Service dept: The quote didnt include VAT :blast
Mike
Grizzly GS
23-09-08, 14:36
There should be a consumer law to prevent traders from quoting VAT-exclusive prices.
How much is my impending annual inspection going to cost? :blast
Did you not have to get an annual done as well?
Annual is only required when the next service interval does not fall within the year is it not? :confused:
i.e. if you do 6000miles+ a year you get the relevant 6k interval service done when you reach the correct mileage. If you do less than 6k a year it gets an annual service. I have never ever had an annual service done on any bike I have owned.
Either way, if his bike is a 08, I doubt it's needed an annual just yet. The clue is in the name. ;)
SilverFish
23-09-08, 18:24
Either way, if his bike is a 08, I doubt it's needed an annual just yet. The clue is in the name. ;)
Yeah I saw that ;)
I dont know the details of 'Nuffsaid's bike - but isnt it confusing how they all differ by so much?
From new, in ten months mine has had its 600, its 6000, and then a combined 12000 and annual.
Trying to get a standard answer is very difficult, dont know why it has to be...?
Trying to get a standard answer is very difficult, dont know why it has to be...?
Cos Stealers won't be able to rip you off for an annual service you don't need if they give you the info. :nenau
My last bike was an aprilia and the dealer was trying to get me to service it every 4k when the schedule is actually every 6k.
I emails customer services and got confirmation of this and passed this on to the dealer, who then apologised and said they had assumed it was the same as the previous model which was 4k.
Dealers don't always get it right.
Try emailing BMW customer services for a definitive answer.
I negotiated mine in with the bike purchase but AJ's at Shipley charge £100
Yeah I saw that ;)
I dont know the details of 'Nuffsaid's bike - but isnt it confusing how they all differ by so much?
From new, in ten months mine has had its 600, its 6000, and then a combined 12000 and annual.
Trying to get a standard answer is very difficult, dont know why it has to be...?
Hmmm, Not sure about the annual service in addition to the normal services?:nenau
My Bike is a March '08 GS Adv, Now got 14k beautiful miles on it :thumb, I got the 12k service cost wrong :blast it was £170(Inc VAT), not £180 as I originally said ... so, so far service costs are 1.75p per mile .... If I had taken my own oil along for the service, it would have been cheaper again - at that price though, I think it would be a little penny pinching.
Also .........I got a flier through from Bahnstormers last week, they are doing a Valet service ( Upgraded cleaning, leather dry, Autoglym polish and the bit I liked is that they would spray all the exposed bits in Scottoiler FS65) and give you what they hadn't used in the bottle back! All for £25 including the FS65 ... as my next service is in November I reckon I will sign up for that to keep the salt fairies away.....:beerjug:
Hi everyone,
My 3 week old GSA had its first service today at Vines in Guildford and the bill came to £176, this seemed a bit high to me. The mileage was about 840 miles.
£25 is for their delivery/collection service so the actual service was £151. Does that seem reasonable?
Unfortunately I'm stuck with the nearest dealer being 13 miles away so getting there and back for a service was always going to be an issue which is why the collection service appealed.
I paid it anyway as I want my beast back :-)
Steve
One of the hidden costs I found out about when I purchased from Vines. I can only assume they do not give a free first service.
I went to Bahnstormers after that and I only paid for fluids.
karl
Since the cost of the first service is no longer included in the on the road cost of the bikes it's up to the dealers to decide how they charge for it. My local dealer SBW Motorrad charge a flat rate of £50 plus the cost of the consumables used during the service.
SilverFish
25-09-08, 15:27
Hmmm, Not sure about the annual service in addition to the normal services?:nenau
My Bike is a March '08 GS Adv, Now got 14k beautiful miles on it :thumb, I got the 12k service cost wrong :blast it was £170(Inc VAT), not £180 as I originally said ... so, so far service costs are 1.75p per mile .... If I had taken my own oil along for the service, it would have been cheaper again - at that price though, I think it would be a little penny pinching.
Ok, as yours is only six months old, its too early for its annual (where have you been on it!??!) seriously though, looks like you're loving it!
The annual would include the brake fluid change, which adds up to about £100 or so for the labour (using the Maintenance Schedule as a guide, it shows 5 'FRU' for the front brake fluid, and 4 for the rear. I think an FRU is 15 mins which would work out to 2 hrs 15 mins to change all the brake fluids on an non-servo ABS bike).
I think the way they work out what needs to be serviced now is to take your bike registration and mileage, type it all into their rinky dinky new computer system which will then tell them what items need to be serviced at that time. As we all do different mileages over different periods, things will appear way out over the short term, but even out as the years go by.
I think... :eek
*edit*
Reading a bit more closely, the brake fluid change is 'initially after one year, the every two years'
Just had my first service at Williams too. :thumb Also brought 2 t shirts and a cap and the bill came to £62.54 :bounce1
Just had my first service at Williams too. :thumb Also brought 2 t shirts and a cap and the bill came to £62.54 :bounce1
Excellent.
Good guys, Williams wins..:thumb2:thumb2:thumb2
dazchallenge
30-09-08, 05:37
In March 08 at time of purchase i was advised of the standard £50 parts and labour for running in service cost, Clarkes birmingham. Suprised by your post!
You've got to negotiate the first service when you buy the bike - otherwise you could get a nasty surprise. SLM charge a flat £100, I've had close to that for some of my jap bikes.
williams Manchester First service and 1ltr oil £59 :beerjug:
And everyone is very friendly very helpfull and the coffee is free
LittleMark
01-10-08, 11:47
Had the 6k service done yesterday (well it was 7150k miles) at Pidcock in Long Eaton. Was £181, including a loan bike (R1200R) for the day.
I'm happy with that price. Was getting charged a lot more for the old bike (1200GSF Bandit) every 4000 miles!
Looks like £180 is about the standard charge for the 6k sevice.
Grizzly GS
01-10-08, 12:41
Works out at 3p per mile. :tears
2 year 13k service today at vines, £433 incl VAT and including the rear pads and fluids. This is also after I had just bought and picked up a new 800gs last week.
My car servicing is cheaper than that and that has four of most things!!
I must be soft in the head.................but never again.......... til next time:(
[QUOTE=John Armstrong;1546684]So if they'd charged £387 and changed all four plugs you'd have been happier?
dont be stupid it only has two , or was that a very bad joke har ha .
i only get it services by bmw to keep the service history up to date ,
[QUOTE=John Armstrong;1546684]So if they'd charged £387 and changed all four plugs you'd have been happier?
dont be stupid it only has two , or was that a very bad joke har ha .
i only get it services by bmw to keep the service history up to date ,
2 primary plugs AND ERRR...... 2 Secondary plugs
2 + 2 = 4
[QUOTE=stewy;1557924]
2 primary plugs AND ERRR...... 2 Secondary plugs
2 + 2 = 4
Well he is a mackem :D:D:D
[QUOTE=karlp;1557944]
Well he is a mackem :D:D:D
mackem ??? what is this ??
if its anything to do with a football term,,, then i am sorry but football is a waste of grass.. they should aLl be turned into off road traks . i have herd of folk from over the border called SCUMBAGS, another football term i think ,no offence ment by the way.
so back to the point my bike has only 2 plugs it is not a twin spark unless they are hiding somewhere i can not see any more .
:beerjug:
[QUOTE=wilbjr21;1557962]
so back to the point my bike has only 2 plugs it is not a twin spark unless they are hiding somewhere i can not see any more .
:beerjug:
Time to RTFM ............:thumb
It always seems to be Vines who come out top in the 'most expensive' category.
Scuba-Sparky
07-10-08, 22:51
Hi All
Stopped in Bahnstormers when I first got the 1150 and asked about a service, answer 'oh you need a 6k service and because your at 47k you also need a yearly service as well, that will be £485 + vat and parts' :eek: Informed them I only wanted a service and not the bike being completely rebuilt! :mad: May be a pound or two out on price as it was 15 odd months ago. So done my own servicing since. Also know my bike a lot better, and saved a fair few quid in the process.:thumb
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