Servicing your saxo at Citroens

[nuttysaxo]

I have not used them yet , though was considering on using them in the future as they are only a short distance from me ! the garage i use at the moment is'nt that cheap ! so im wondering what charges are hourly rate / parts are they expensive ? i have bought afew parts for my car such as lucas indicator stalk etc and these parts i feel have not been as good as the original equipment ! cheers all

[JamesR]

Why dont you give it a go yourself? Not the hardest jobs in the world :y:

And Citroen tend to charge quite a bit from what i have heared mate.

[Mochachino]

citroen will most probs be as expensive if not more than this other garage your using. If your gonna sell the car though it looks good to have citroen stamps :y:

Either do it yourself if you aint bothered about service stamps or find another garage.

[nuttysaxo]

Why dont you give it a go yourself? not the hardest jobs in the world :y:

And Citroen tend to charge quite a bit from what i have heared mate.

hello mate i used to do abit on my old xr2 but now i have a lack of time , work and a baby to look after , i must admit having a go yourself can be rewarding esp when you get it right !! LOL though some jobs are a pain and take ages plus i get annoyed quite easy and i don't want to give my vtr a slap !! LOL cheers mate

[JamesR]

hello mate i used to do abit on my old xr2 but now i have a lack of time , work and a baby to look after , i must admit having a go yourself can be rewarding esp when you get it right !! LOL though some jobs are a pain and take ages plus i get annoyed quite easy and i don't want to give my vtr a slap !! LOL cheers mate

Lol fair enough mate :y:

[Wizzy]

Id look at getting quotes from independant garages. Main dealer servicing is typically quite expensive and the chances are they wont even take the wheels off!

[nuttysaxo]

The garage in question is " Hidsons " in Rainham Kent there seems to be afew Saxo's knocking about these parts of the woods but i doubt they use them either !! i wonder if they ever do deals on older parts for the VTR and VTS models ? made me wonder as afew years back when i owned a mk 1 escort mexico Ford in dartford ( i think its gone now ) where flogging off some older parts at a discount ! such as the rs 4 spoke .

[b0t13]

main dealer servicing is a rip off, theres only one way to service a car, just because its done by some 17yo apprentice at citroen doesnt means its worth the massive price tag,

take it to a decent garage or try it yourself tbh..

[nuttysaxo]

main dealer servicing is a rip off, theres only one way to service a car, just because its done by some 17yo apprentice at citroen doesnt means its worth the massive price tag,

take it to a decent garage or try it yourself tbh..

ok cheers mate

[sted963]

i think they will charge alot main dealer

[steviee90]

main dealers are rip offs tbh, the mechanics iin there usually dont have a clue on how to fix things, ieif something is wrong they will just order a new part instead of fixing the old one, would never use a dealer, only time would be if the car was still under warranty then id use them cos it would be free :)

[shooorn94]

Allen citroen (with ford) around the corner with me charge extortionate prices for services, as stated ring around some respected garages, have a look on pistonheads forum in your local area and click on the tab for respected garages or whatever it is as they usually list a few decent ones that charge a good rate :)

[NICK2506]

Anyone know how much citroen dealers actually charge?

[J222JRA]

to be honest i wouldnt let citroen mechanics look at my car never mind work on it lol. Here in stoke on trent they are useless!

[Berg]

my citroen dealers charge about 70-80 per hour iirc which is alot

although they quoted me cheapest out of 5 garages for a cambelt change on my vts

[chinkostu]

yea they're expensive, the only reason i use them is 'mates rates' as my mums mates with some of the mechanics at our local!

[baker556]

The garage in question is " Hidsons " in Rainham Kent there seems to be afew Saxo's knocking about these parts of the woods but i doubt they use them either !! i wonder if they ever do deals on older parts for the VTR and VTS models ? made me wonder as afew years back when i owned a mk 1 escort mexico Ford in dartford ( i think its gone now ) where flogging off some older parts at a discount ! such as the rs 4 spoke .

the local hidsons not great tbh, mate had his ibiza serviced their he also bought it their came back leaking oil and power steering fluid :S also speller on here had this vts sorted their came back with a few problems also do it yourself man tis easy !

[b0t13]

if a garage cnt do a service properlly then there in the wrong business tbh, its a DIY job with some basic knowledge..

[nuttysaxo]

the local hidsons not great tbh, mate had his ibiza serviced their he also bought it their came back leaking oil and power steering fluid :S also speller on here had this vts sorted their came back with a few problems also do it yourself man tis easy !

thankyou mate for that info :y:

[Luke]

I'm doing all my servicing from now. Got a little stamp with 'Home Service' on it so when I sell the car, I'll just keep every receipt for it.

[Prickle]

I'm doing all my servicing from now. Got a little stamp with 'Home Service' on it so when I sell the car, I'll just keep every receipt for it.

I wouldnt dare lmao, what if theres something you cant repair i.e exhaust change over and alternator and cambelt lol?

[Mochachino]

I wouldnt dare lmao, what if theres something you cant repair i.e exhaust change over and alternator and cambelt lol?


You dont do it and get a garage to do it lol. Just do as much as you can yourself, it dosent need the cam belt changing every year lol.

[Luke]

I wouldnt dare lmao, what if theres something you cant repair i.e exhaust change over and alternator and cambelt lol?

I'd rather maintain the car myself, least you are learning at the sametime and as said - cambelt on mine is every 130k I think.

Replacing Anti Roll bushes at weekend, I don't mind getting stuck in and least I'm servicing it with the best parts.