Service - Fly Away Dollars

[layback40]

Originally Posted by Das_Colonel

Neither does yours.

??????????????? Please explain.
If you were to look back a bit on AJOR you would see that my suggested approach has been successful many times.

Do you have a better way?

[task82]

Originally Posted by LSE3.9

Picked up my Jeep and the service cost was $1197.00.That is for a basic service - oil change, oil filter, swapped the diff oils and check this and that which is not much work really. The air filter was not changed and there was no tyre rotation.

I was also advised by the service advisor that the next service in 6 months time, the 48,000 km service, they would be changing the spark plugs.The cost for this service would be about $2000. Projecting forward based on current usage my Wrangler will only have covered some 23000 kms when that next service falls due.

So this will be a grand total of a tad over $3G just for servicing in this 12 month period.

I live in a reasonably isolated small country town in north east Vic which limits my alternate servicing options to about zero.

Geeze mate, did they at least call you the next day? That is terrible on the dealer's behalf!! I was very worried about what price I should be expecting for my next service, so I phoned my local dealer, Geelong City Motors. I was advised that the diff oils have to be changed and that it will cost $550 - $600 for the service, basically half of the price you had to pay.

I really hate the 6 month servicing, or more importantly the cost's associated with the service!! I've had my JK for almost 1.5 years and spent just under $1.5k in servicing alone!!

[AroGantz]

Where are those chill pills layback

I would certainly be talking to the dealer principal and if you don't get a result name and shame, personally I will be using my local Ultratune dude as he has been good with my other cars.

[AroGantz]

Originally Posted by task82

I really hate the 6 month servicing, or more importantly the cost's associated with the service!! I've had my JK for almost 1.5 years and spent just under $1.5k in servicing alone!!

I had a look at my service sticker this morning and it has the next service at 12000 k's and no 6 monthly date, I find this strange.

[Dustbowl]

I suffer from invouluntary pucker when I read these survice quotes...

[Banshee]

Originally Posted by Rock God

How does servicing somewhere else effect your warranty? I thought under warranty you had to go to the dealer.

As said above. For manufacturers warranty you can get it done at any licensed mechanic. BUT, if you have an extended warranty, it can specify that you are only covered if you go through the dealer as it is an aftermarket product sold to you by the dealer & a 3rd party insurer, not from the manufacturer. And thus does not fall under the TPA regulation.

[task82]

Originally Posted by AroGantz

I had a look at my service sticker this morning and it has the next service at 12000 k's and no 6 monthly date, I find this strange.

Be very careful with that mate, they are a 6 month service and I am certain you will find that in your manual/servicing book. They did the same thing from my last service. I would think if there was a major warranty claim and you did not have your vehicle serviced every 6 months, as per the disclaiming in your book, then they may have grounds to deny your claim. Mind you, I’m a prepare for the worse kind of guy