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[WoREoD]

My next service is nearly due, so phoned around and was told:

Marshall Nissan (Cambridge): £1,068
Westover Nissan (Bournemouth): £968
Westway Nissan (Oxford): £965.87

These are bottom line prices and assume they dont find any other problems!

[dcash5]

Erm .... they're not cheap but I suppose that the price you paying for driving tghe GT-R

[paul_k]

£120 per hour labour is bull*hi* and those prices do not include any discount on parts.
I got the Labour down to £60 / hour at Oxford so the 12000 mile service was £290.
Some people have paid around £540!

Would be interesting to talk to Litchfields as they really know there stuff.

[Baldieman]

paul_k, on 7 May 2010, 19:11, said:

£120 per hour labour is bull*hi* and those prices do not include any discount on parts.
I got the Labour down to £60 / hour at Oxford so the 12000 mile service was £290.
Some people have paid around £540!

Would be interesting to talk to Litchfields as they really know there stuff.

Assuming that the GT-R is still in the 3 year warrentee period and this is with a min dealer. Have you considered options beyond 3 years and doing the work outside of the main dealer route?? If so what are the potential options????

[Abbey m/s]

We can look after them :happy: Been working on Nissan for a few years as well.


Mark

[WoREoD]

!8,000 done at Westover Nissan (Sorry Mark - fear of Warranty issues still driving me at the moment!)

First time there for servicing and I'd say a competent team with a friendly technician, Darren. Work was done within timescale (see seperate thread for extra work carried out) and we had a 370Z Auto for the day to wander round in as per the original GT-R sales promises.

Only additional work was a set of front brake pads but I suppose at 18k miles thats to be expected.

[paul_k]

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see seperate thread for extra work carried out

Can't find the thread John...

Darren is a top bloke and Westovers did not fob me off with a Nissan Note...
Would defo recommend them.

How much was it in the end and what pads did you fit?

Paul

[Paul_S]

WoREoD, on 3 Jun 2010, 07:56, said:

!8,000 done at Westover Nissan (Sorry Mark - fear of Warranty issues still driving me at the moment!)

First time there for servicing and I'd say a competent team with a friendly technician, Darren. Work was done within timescale (see seperate thread for extra work carried out) and we had a 370Z Auto for the day to wander round in as per the original GT-R sales promises.

Only additional work was a set of front brake pads but I suppose at 18k miles thats to be expected.

SO are you tempted to get a 370Z to complete the collection?

[WoREoD]

Paul_S, on 3 Jun 2010, 20:34, said:

SO are you tempted to get a 370Z to complete the collection?

Two cars is enough so I'd have to trade one in - a day with a 370 hasnt changed my view since my original test drive - and I'm not keen on the Auto box....

My logic says if I want more performance than my 350 I drive the GT-R. If i want traditional, RWD, manual driving, I drive the 350 and the the 370 isnt different enough to make me trade-in Muttley!

Sorry Paul!

[Paul_S]

WoREoD, on 3 Jun 2010, 20:56, said:

Two cars is enough so I'd have to trade one in - a day with a 370 hasnt changed my view since my original test drive - and I'm not keen on the Auto box....

My logic says if I want more performance than my 350 I drive the GT-R. If i want traditional, RWD, manual driving, I drive the 350 and the the 370 isnt different enough to make me trade-in Muttley!

Sorry Paul!

You're a very lucky man!

But you haven't got a roadster....

[WoREoD]

Paul_S, on 3 Jun 2010, 20:59, said:

You're a very lucky man!

I know - and one of them is even paid for

[zed ed]

Yep, Darren at Westovers is a good guy

Plenty of choice outside the dealer network for service, although I am going to stick with Middlehurst.

[SunGodRA]

zed ed, on 1 Jul 2010, 19:47, said:

Yep, Darren at Westovers is a good guy

Plenty of choice outside the dealer network for service, although I am going to stick with Middlehurst.

I heard from somewhere that the warranty was void if the car wasn't serviced by dealer - for mainstream cars this was ruled illegal a couple of years ago and you could go elsewhere providing OEM parts were used - but is this true of the GT-R?

[WoREoD]

I'm sure its true but I've stuck with Nissan because I dont want to get in the argument if something goes wrong on a car that is this complicated.... besides, it will also count if I trade it in later....

[Fuku Fuku]

SunGodRA, on 20 Jul 2010, 12:32, said:

I heard from somewhere that the warranty was void if the car wasn't serviced by dealer - for mainstream cars this was ruled illegal a couple of years ago and you could go elsewhere providing OEM parts were used - but is this true of the GT-R?

It's true of every car available.

[paul_k]

18,000 miles service prices are coming down.
Middlehursts are now doing it for £627 Litchfields (Independant) are £451.
Bournemouth and Slough will go down to £800 with a bit of negotiation while Cambridge can do £979

[eXceed]

Has noone seen the reply from Abbey Motorsport? Heard nothing but good things from them with regards to servicing, tuning. Think a 18k mile service is childs play for them to be honest and won't extort you for prices either...

[Fuku Fuku]

eXceed, on 25 Oct 2010, 12:15, said:

Has noone seen the reply from Abbey Motorsport? Heard nothing but good things from them with regards to servicing, tuning. Think a 18k mile service is childs play for them to be honest and won't extort you for prices either...

Mark and the team at Abbey have a fine reputation here at nissansportz Wayne, I think it's more a location thing for the majority of our GT-R owners.

[alloy]

Litchfield look after my GT-R, brilliant service, friendly team and competitive price compared to the HPC centres.

I have had bad experience with HPC i think their margins on the initial car sale is so slim that they try and stich up the owners in the aftercare service!! For example after first trackday car had 4k miles on it and they said that i needed to spend circa £6k on tyres, brakes etc etc....... totally unrequired just a scam for your cash IMO

[paul_k]

Just been ringing some HPCs for the 24 month G3 service - can't believe its nearly 2 years old now.
They change the oil, antifreeze, brake fluid etc.
Some of them mentioned that Nissan were trying to keep all the HPCs at similar prices.

Aldershot £820
Slough £885
Middlehursts £650
Cambridge £769 but will go to £650
Bournemouth £700 but will match £650.
Litchfield (not hpc) £483

I'm booked into Bournemouth again who have also agreed to change a cracked rear inner wheel rim under warranty without even seeing it One wheel retails at £1300
Have just bought 4 tyres at £1200 and will be getting AP front discs and Cosworth pads for about £1000 fitted.
The wifes car has just had £1650 spent on it so it 's been an expensive month...