Isuzu Trooper Owners Club UK™

vpd091148 · * Joined: 03 Feb 2009 Posts: 33 Location: wirral

Isuzu fitted a complete new engine to my trooper 9000 miles ago so I am keen to have the dealer service it at least for the first few thousand miles! as the mot is due shortly I thought I'd kill to birds etc and have a service and MOT together.
ThreeWays Isuzu at Abergele have quoted £240 for the service and £53 for the MOT - the MOT is 17% higher and the service is 60% higher than I have just paid my local Honda Dealer to service and MOT my 2006 civic 2.2 i-ctdi.
Can anyone say if the figures from ThreeWays are typical of Isuzu servcing costs or can I better them by shopping around?. Looking at the maintenace and lubrication schedule they don't seem to do anything at 12k miles I couldn't do myself so its a lot for the dealer stamp!!

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Mork_77 · Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 19:47 Post subject:

I paid just under £200 for my last service which was the small/intermediate service.

vpd091148 · * Joined: 03 Feb 2009 Posts: 33 Location: wirral

Hi Mork_77
Was your service carried out by an Isuzu dealer?

I hope to speak with ThreeWays tomorrow and get a breakdown of what they are including for the £240?? From an old trooper service schedule they gave me previously the 12 k service is basicly an engine oil change and inspection so can't understand why it would cost £240.

Mork_77 · Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 21:28 Post subject:

Yes it was a main Isuzu dealer, if I remember correctly it was just an oil change etc and so the same as the one your due.

kincraig1 · Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 20:31 Post subject:

£200 for a service, just an oil change? for that i would expect the axle oils changing, brakes servicing, all doors lubricating, and a full valet. how can they possibly justify that expense, oil filters what £5 each, even at £10 thats a total of £20, fuel filter is £20 ish oil cannot be more than £30 so thats makes £70+ labour (an hour max). so under £100 all in, thats with mark up on the parts, dont cost them anywhere near that.

wonder why most of us go to our local garages and not main dealer.

what a business to be in, most garages put it on a ramp un-does the drain plug and leaves it to drain itself, then goes and does another job, 10 mins to change filters, refill with oil and your away. i hate kwik fit but they do an oil and filter change for £25 but prob wont stock the correct oil for a trooper, oh and you'll get given a report telling you need new suspension, exhaust, battery and tyres but you can just ignor that bit i do with my other car Laughing

rallymarshall · Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 22:13 Post subject:

main oil filter (isuzu £23)
bypass oil filter (isuzu £9ish)
5-30 oil aint cheap either

£200 for a service is a rip off though
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kincraig1 · Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 22:22 Post subject:

not isuzu i admit but why can isuzu not produce and sell their kits for simular price

http://cgi.eebuygum.co.uk/ISUZU-TROOPER-3-0TD-OIL-AIR-FUEL-SERVICE-FILTER-KIT_W0QQitemZ270345085410QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item270345085410&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

eithan h · Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 22:25 Post subject:

kincraig1 · Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 22:36 Post subject:

eithan h · Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 22:41 Post subject:

i wish i get £10ph and overtime is at 1.5 x hourly rate

kincraig1 · Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 22:51 Post subject:

eithan h · Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 22:56 Post subject:

well we have 3, for cars new to 4 yrs old it's £75ph then from 5 to 8 yrs old it's £65ph then for cars over 8 yrs old it's £55 ph

richard wilkinson · Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 23:10 Post subject:

Mork_77 · Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 0:24 Post subject:

kincraig1 · Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 0:51 Post subject:

christ dont mention ford to me, my dad had a brand new escort years ago he took it in for a service then off he went to work, he drove 35 miles away sat at some traffic lights and was shocked to see his car going past, so he went back to the garage to see how his car was doing, they advised it was out on a test drive, so he said oh i'll wait then, he said you should have seen there faces drop, anyway over an hour passed and it turned up, suprisingly full of parts and sandwiches for all the staff, oh and hadn't even been touched. The funny thing is my dad always writes down the milage as he drops them off it had done over 100 miles, needless to say he got the full service for free and a full apology but bought his next car and moved the servicing to another main dealer.

also i had a sierra 2.0i gls which i bought at just under 50k, took it to main ford dealer when it due service and i asked if they could do cam belt, they adv no its a chain on these and last the lifetime of the engine, so believed them, then at 60k asked again, then 70k, then just under 80k it went with an almighty bang on the motorway, engine/ car write off cos it had gone doing 90mph on motorway. when had towed back and sent to engine reconditioners he adv me common fault on these, you could have changed it for about £200 for piece of mind. insite is a wonderfull thing. oh and yes it did last the lifetime of the engine but unfortunatly caused it to fail so what a stupid statement.

you know the best new cars i think at moment for piece of mind is a either a hyundai (dont laugh)

with a 5 year unlimited milage warrenty or a kia (stop laughing) 7 year 100,000 mile warrenty notworthy