General Fiat Services - RIP OFF!

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General Fiat Services - RIP OFF!

Sei-Mad

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rant mode on:

While in Fiat ordering a new MAP Sensor air line I thought I try and see how much they are willing to "RIP" me off for a 36K Service on my sei sx.

Anyways, here is the worked needed doing.

Sparks
Oil and Filter
Brake Fluid replacment.
and basic all round check (which I understand is nothing, oh light works that sort of thing.)

£210 + Vat = Bloody hell! - they want me to part with nearly £250 for some monkey from the local zoo to prat around in my engine bay. Get lost i thought!

Please surprise me with your quotes.. this is a total rip off

/end rant.

Gonna do some research to replace the parts myself.. Brake fluid can be done at fast fit place...

Dam FIAT...


Shopping List:

-40mm Lowing Springs
Cadamuro Rear Spoiler
Window Tints
Scrapped 1.2 Punto
 
£210 is closer to £200 than 2.5 :p You'd be best doing what you can yourself. Save yourself the cost of labour

Seicento : Yellow : 1108
Cool As Penguin ****
 
£280 for my 72K service

but its had every service up to this 1 so i thought, Dig deep

Fiat Services - RIP OFF.... DEFF'O

whos is the little red fiat?
 
Yup there a rip off alright - wanted a new cap for my washer bottle, made the mistake of asking at Fiat - £10!!! [:(!]
Told em to take a running jump!
There warrantys arent up to much either! :(

Broom yellow 2001 sporting, with Abarth kit, delocked, ICE, Tints, ITG filter, and err thats about it!
 
Ditto,

but at £210 + £36.75 (VAT)= £246.75 B) that is insane! See with FAIT here, they say a figure, but what they don't tell you that VAT is added afterwards.

I gather a trip to halfords will be needed on friday for the sparks and a booking with National Tyres for the Oil and Brake Fluids...

Can anyone recommand a brand of sparks?[^]

Shopping List:

-40mm Lowing Springs
Cadamuro Rear Spoiler
Window Tints
Scrapped 1.2 Punto
 
No kidding yellow sei, for a bit of rubber pipe to the map sensor from the engine with a white cylider for cure the air leak problem set me back £10.

I had to do it, as Im packing in 300-400 miles a week and I can't have the sei breaking down now :p - only let me down once so far when battery died.

Shopping List:

-40mm Lowing Springs
Cadamuro Rear Spoiler
Window Tints
Scrapped 1.2 Punto
 
I enquired about servicing my car at FIAT, to keep the warranty going of course. They quoted me £87 + VAT or the 12000 mile service, I thought, great, then they told me that this is only an oil and filter change, and £340 + VAT for a 24000 mile service, which includes, oil, air filter, oil filter, plugs, fluids and an all round check, brakes, etc.

Cheap, eh? The work "skankers" springs to mind!

Twincamms.

If Any One Can Stir Up This Joint.........Emm Can!
FIAT Stilo 1.6 Sport. Pretty Much Bog Standard Really.
Err, Sill Protectors, Aluminium Foot Pedals, Eibach 30mm Drop Springs, Ambipur Air Freshener.
 
Surprise, surprise. Went to pick up my order for the new pipework for the Map sensor which they said will be delivered today. And its not there - excuse = coming from Italy and you will have to wait 2-3 weeks at the eariest!

[:(!] - well thats just great.

I just wonder what to tell my boss why I will be late to work if the car breaks down cus of the throttle problem.![^]

Shopping List:

-40mm Lowing Springs
Cadamuro Rear Spoiler
Window Tints
Scrapped 1.2 Punto
 
"excuse = coming from Italy and you will have to wait 2-3 weeks at the eariest!"

Yep, it's not the first time i've heard that off them :(

Broom yellow 2001 sporting, with Abarth kit, delocked, ICE, Tints, ITG filter, and err thats about it!
 
Got a call yesterday morning, "its here" _ great :D

Sei is now more willing to move! however I did notice when I cut the map pipe out from the engine block that there is alot of oil there.[?]

Oh sods law I guess.

S~M

Shopping List:

-40mm Lowing Springs
Cadamuro Rear Spoiler
Window Tints
Scrapped 1.2 Punto
 
Donno, monkeys messing around. The chap who did it for me at Fait said it will be there on Friday, went to fetch it. Not there, okay then he said FIAT UK said its on Backorder until early next month (3 weeks). At this point I was very unhappy, having to travel 15 miles to the dealership to be told its not there. So lefted at that. Sat morning I got a call, "erm the 3 week thing isn't true, it came this morning" I thought you to$$ers.

Look like that don't know what to do half of the time?

Shopping List:

-40mm Lowing Springs
Cadamuro Rear Spoiler
Window Tints
Scrapped 1.2 Punto
 
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