12000 mile service + mot

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  1. mpitman

    mpitman Active Member

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    Contacted the guys that look after my bike, they have completed the 4000 and the 8000 mile services for me in the past at reasonable prices. The guy was a complete c&£k didn't know what service was what?

    Normally they are really good. The quote was £37 for the mot and £180 for the 12000 mile service,thinking that they were ok I booked it in. Speaking to a mate and he said try Vernons in Portsmouth, curiosity got the better of me so I did.£29 for the mot £65 for the service WTF?? :confused:

    it would appear that loyalty means nothing!

    Shop around people!!!
     
  2. Kentblade

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    £29 is correct for the MOT, but £65 for a service surely cannot include oil, filter and air filter and labour? I may be wrong, but as the schedule only calls for oil and filter at 8k intervals, make sure what they are quoting for.
     
  3. Dave V

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    Agree, can't see how they can do a 12k service for £65 all in.
     
  4. Alblade

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    My last service at a dealer was just under a grand!
     
  5. Kentblade

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    My Honda dealer just completed a 12K on my RRA +MOT , Oil, Filter, Air Filter, MOT+ Labour, £159 inc VAT.
     
  6. Slow and fast

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    You got a honda not a Triumph, how the hell did it cost that much!!!!!!.
     
  7. sinewave

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    Cause it's got over 60K on the clock! ;)
     
  8. Alblade

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    This was a service at 50k miles, last visit to a dealer was a 4k
    Valve clearance check a huge chunk of that
    Fit and setup HM QS
    New Pads and fluid
    clean air filter
    Dyno test
    General check over
    Oil and filter change
    £200 was VAT

    Be interested what Honda charge for valve clearance check alone
     
  9. mpitman

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    Ok got the service competed, £107.65. Included mot and oil and filter! A little worrying that the guy thought that the way it turns over before it starts was quite slow like the battery was tired,he wasn't trying to sell me a battery or anything, I was told by the Honda guy that this is normal? Is this normal ?
     
  10. sinewave

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    How can we comment without hearing it start?

    Posting a Youtube vid would help
     
  11. mpitman

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    I think it's the same as its always been tbh.
     

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