Just making sure I'm not copping anything I shouldn't be here, but what should I be forking out for my first service (3 monthly) one?
cheers
cheers
First (3 monthly) Service
- Thread starter hamish22
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Hahahahahah. I think you would be the first if that happens.
Ours is going to set us back about $245 - a dual axle is $325 here in Brisbane. http://www.brisbanecamperland.com.au/Files/2013_Service_Price_guide_Z/get.aspx
BJ
You're no fun BJ! I only got six minutes of ingnorant bliss before I got shot down in flames.
Thanks for the heads up though.
Thanks for the heads up though.
Sorry, reality sucks sometimes! For a tick and flick, it should be free! Even my wife's cars first service was free and it was just over half the price of the van and a hell of a lot more moving parts!
BJ
BJ
im taking mine in for its first service in a few weeks and I was expecting it to be free to rectify warranty issues such as factory oversights and omissions.
ive never paid for it - first service that is
ive never paid for it - first service that is
Just had our first service done this week on 20.63-1OB. $295 for dual axle. No such thing as free.
We just got ours back from the first service and warranty rectifications. They had the van for nearly 7 weeks so offered the service for free as a compensation. I gratefully accepted.
Re booked van elsewhere at a much better price and somewhere that has been recommended!
Guess it pays to look around!
Guess it pays to look around!
Just had a look at what is involved with the 1st service. Lots of testing and inspecting but does not a lot of doing for $245/$325. lol
I have recently (July)had the first service on our 14.44.5 single axle van carried out at Page Bros, Seaford. The cost for the service was $195
If you actually ask what the money of the first service is for, it is for the inspection and adjustment of the brakes. Jayco people do not actually have to be mechanically trained.... hmmm. A lot of dollars for a brake inspection of a non-qualified person. I told them that they could do the inspection and i would organise the brakes elsewhere. I did not pay for my first service.
When I purchased my Discovery in 2010 no one mentioned a 3 month first service. As I recall they talked of annual service or at 10,000k. I had the annual service done at 11 months to get warranty stuff fixed and some additional power points and B/bar added. Yes I had to pay for the service. I expected to. Due to reasons beyond our control we had done about 2,000k at this stage.
What annoyed me was the brakes were grabbing before the service and have continued to do so since. The extras I asked for got done, and most of the warranty items were either not fixed or fell off on the way home. When we picked the van up the service books weren't filled in and we could not check inside as the van was parked in a large very wet muddy lot at the rear of the service centre. When we got the van home and could get inside we found loose screws, and saw dust all over the floor. I subsequently fixed all the warranty issues my self.
And that my friends is why we did not go back to Seaford when we purchased our new StarCraft Outback. We are due to pick up the new van at the end of Sept. It is my intention to get it home and spend a week going over every fitting that I can find. Then take off for a week or two and test every item as much as possible.
Having experienced lousy dealer service I can sympathize with people who find they are paying for so called service.
What annoyed me was the brakes were grabbing before the service and have continued to do so since. The extras I asked for got done, and most of the warranty items were either not fixed or fell off on the way home. When we picked the van up the service books weren't filled in and we could not check inside as the van was parked in a large very wet muddy lot at the rear of the service centre. When we got the van home and could get inside we found loose screws, and saw dust all over the floor. I subsequently fixed all the warranty issues my self.
And that my friends is why we did not go back to Seaford when we purchased our new StarCraft Outback. We are due to pick up the new van at the end of Sept. It is my intention to get it home and spend a week going over every fitting that I can find. Then take off for a week or two and test every item as much as possible.
Having experienced lousy dealer service I can sympathize with people who find they are paying for so called service.
Me too, bearings brakes etc. I carry a grease gun every big trip and grease it along the way including the Tregg Coupling every few days.