Service the car before selling?

[Craigh1983]

Hi guys,

At some point soon I'm going to be selling my GTI as I am saving for a mortgage and really can't afford the running costs that these cars need.

So my car is due for a service now but I was wondering as it's going to cost around £300-£400 for it to be done, is it better to pay that and get it serviced prior to selling or should I leave that for the next owner? Not sure which would be more cost effective?

Thanks

Craigh

[rich83]

What needs doing?

[Craigh1983]

Full service and more than likely brake fluid change

Not too sure what else just yet.

[Craigh1983]

Probably the cam follower too.

[rich83]

Oil change ~130quid
Brake Fluid ~60
Cam folower 35quid (DIY this.. its easy)

Can you DIY?

Brakes all ok?

[Craigh1983]

Oil change ~130quid
Brake Fluid ~60
Cam folower 35quid (DIY this.. its easy)

Can you DIY?

Brakes all ok?

No I definitely can't do that kinda of work myself. I wouldn't know where to begin! :)

Not sure about the brakes either. I was going to take it to AKS and just get Alex to do whatever needs doing.

Thinking about it now it might be a better selling point to say to a potential buyer that it's been serviced. Think I'm gonna get it booked in actually :)

Knowing my luck though I will take it In and it will need a whole list of things doing to it :-/

[FJ1000]

My opinion:

Better to get it done, and get it done at a good indy rather than a main dealer. Irrelevant of cost, I'd trust a good indy over a stealer.

When I was looking to buy a Gti, I was suspicious of a couple of cars I enquired about that needed a service. Made me think, if the owner hasn't serviced it, is it because they can't afford it, and therefore may have skimped on other things? I started asking leading questions about one of these cars, and it turned out that it hadn't been serviced as the guy couldn't really afford the car to begin with; everything done on the cheap (e.g. budget tyres, patchy history, small issues not attended to). Didn't bother viewing that one.

The car I ended up buying had been recently serviced, but the DSG service had been missed; I haggled that off the sale price.

[white91]

Depends on the car really, if it's mint I think you should get it serviced.

I personally always service my own cars when I buy them, so from my point of view I'd prefer the money off the asking price.


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[Johnsy]

Oil change ~130quid
Brake Fluid ~60
Cam folower 35quid (DIY this.. its easy)

Can you DIY?

Brakes all ok?

Wow £130 for an oil change, that's some expensive oil or labour

[rich83]

Oil change ~130quid
Brake Fluid ~60
Cam folower 35quid (DIY this.. its easy)

Can you DIY?

Brakes all ok?

Wow £130 for an oil change, that's some expensive oil or labour

Not really. Find me a garage that will do it cheaper? That isn't dodgy Dave around the corner.

[Johnsy]

Great north tyres http://www.greatnorthtyres.com/index.html

£60 oil n filter

£40 for brake fluid

My R36 was £120 for oil n filter

Iv been going there for 15yrs,

[rich83]

Yeah well up there of course it's gonna be that cheap. Down south no chance.

The oil I use is 60 quid for 5L

[zayd]

£130.00 is a little steep for an oil and filter change. 

My Indy, who's an ex Audi tech, only charges me £40.00 labour. I can get the oil, Castrol Edge 5W40, for £28.00.

I live in London too.

[rich83]

40p/h. In London.... He isn't making any money then I can assure you.

[r5gtt]

My local garage let me change my own oil and filter and power flex bush for £0000000000000 I offered him £20 but he said I'll have a drink next time lol £40 is okay for an oil change.

VW want £145 for the same although the pri*** do a X point safety check as standard.

£40 is a fair rate tbh. I wouldn't want to pay anymore than that.