Daughter contacted me to ask if a quote of six hundred-odd quid was reasonable for a service on a nine-year-old Kia Niro hybrid. Sent me a bit of the quote and the first two items were:
1. engine oil flush
2. fuel system flush
Couldn't see the details of the rest of the quote.
Told her to run away and get another price, perhaps from a KIA dealer - two hundred-odd quote.
I've never had main dealer servicing, apart from the first few years of the Yaris. I thought them charging £150 for what was basically an oil and filter change was extortionate!
To put things into perspective, I've done an oil and filter change on the Yaris today for £60 and that includes Toyota's recommended 0-20W oil (refined from unicorn tears, I presume), unlike the bulk 5W-30 the main dealers used (could've saved £20 if I'd used 5W-30)!
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