little Chris

[QUOTE]Originally posted by LLOYDJ

robs_silver_s2k

It is cheap mototring for a sportscar

little Chris

True,

considering for a boxter, their is a certain service that you have to have done by a dealer other wise your warranty in void, all they do is change the oil for a bargin, fantatic, deal of the week

kev

[QUOTE]Originally posted by AquilaEagle
FECK!!

Kobe

you are really being ripped off with the plugs...platinum plugs are not much, IIRC even the Iridium (NGK / Denso) ones only cost between

Bassoctopus

My 200SX had platinum plugs from a main dealer for

mikdys

[QUOTE]Originally posted by neil_s2k


My 200SX had platinum plugs from a main dealer for

mikdys

Warranty change cuts cost of car service
By Andrew English, Motoring Correspondent (Daily Telegraph)
(Filed: 15/05/2004)


More than one million motorists will find their car service bills getting a little cheaper from today as they can choose where to have their car serviced without invalidating their warranties.



Servicing restrictions on new-car warranties have been voluntarily dropped by the motor industry after the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) said it would take action under European Union competition law if it didn't.

Service restrictions have been part of warranty small print for years.

They were widely seen as an industry scam to force customers to pay extra for main dealer servicing which, according to the OFT, typically costs about

Kobe

does that mean you can DIY the service as long as you can show the correct parts were used?

mikdys

As long as you can prove that the correct service operations were carried out and in accordance with the maker's recommendations. Problem is, if you don't pay a dealer (or "bona fide repair agent" [usually the lowest common denominator here is a "VAT registered garage"]) to do the work, how are you going to prove that?

Like I said earlier though, why pay more for parts (I don't intend to ).