Service - Fly Away Dollars
 

Dropped my JKU off for its 36000km/18 month service done on a time elapsed calculation rather than kilometers travelled. It has only covered 17000kms to date. After leaving it I received a phone call advising me the service cost will be $1200.00. No choice other than to say yes but.........

say F*k no, and take it to an aftermarket mob like dbor or similar that do log book servicing, stealerships don't get my service dollars

what did they do for that money?

mine was serviced 2 weeks ago by a local garage that specializes in pimping landy's and other offroaders, and was about $375.00.

Yikes mate. That was a no from me

That seems high, demand a list of what they did and consumables used.
If it doesn't seem reasonable then tell them so and then negotiate.

A normal service on a Jk would be lucky to take 3 hours so say $450 labor and consumables of $200 assuming other parts weren't supplied like brake pads etc etc...

So there does seem to be a large markup if it was just a basic service.

To put that in perspective I just had a 100 000km service done by a mechanic and that cost my $583.00.

That included:

Platinum plugs
Oil and filter change
Diff oil change
Tyre rotation
Removal of some screws that I picked up in my tyres
New brake pads

A 36 000km wouldn't be more than an oil change and general inspection I should think. You're getting taken for a ride.

Who was the dealer? Just name the town will do.