General How much for the 100hp service

[Herts Hillhopper]

Just as a reference, the 24000 mile service on my 4x4 was £300! Of which only around £35 was oil and filter. Palmers Fiat, Watford, charge an unbelievable £105 per hour for labour! (24k includes valve clearance adjustment on 1.2)

Its also interesting to note that the service 'charge times' are higher for each engine in the 500, even though so far as I know, they are the same as the Panda's.

S-X-I's breakdown was interesting: Shell Helix oil, just £10, rather than Selenia - I gather that more Fiat dealers now use Shell oils, because of a racing sponsorship connection.

 

[Chris@souls]

The with A/C prices includes the replacement of the pollen filter

 

[AndyWoodall]

My other half had hers done at the weekend, £100 from TJ Vickers in Shrewsbury.

Thats a good point about the A/C & pollen filter, she didn't mention if they'd done that.

 

[Fiat_N_Fast]

charge an unbelievable £105 per hour for labour!
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I hope that was a typo? crazy labour price.... its not like its a ferrari !

Think ive done well with £135.00 inclusive of all standard filters including the pollen filter for the A/C

 

[ScoobyChris]

It's also interesting that 10W40 semi-synth is used as I've read that the 1.4-16v engines run much better on 5W40 fully synth (as specified on eLearn). Talk about a minefield

Chris

 

[PandaPaul]

Have a read of this thread re servicing costs..

https://www.fiatforum.com/panda-new/129002-first-service.html

 

[PandaPaul]

To save reading it all.. Quote obtained earlier this year;

1/ D salmon Colchester (Essex)
TOTAL 148.54 inc parts labour and VAT (no itemisation given)

2/Perrys Amersham (Bucks)
Parts 57.51 + VAT Labour 74 per hour + VAT
TOTAL inc VAT 163.22

3/Anthony Betts Hemel Hempstead (Herts)
Parts 64.41 + VAT Labour 69 per hour + VAT
TOTAL inc VAT 164.87

4/Palmers Watford (Herts)
Labour 97.50 per hour + VAT
TOTAL inc VAT 179.65

5/Glyn Hopkins St. Albans (Herts)
Parts 90.86 + VAT Labour 98.95 per hour + VAT
TOTAL inc VAT 223.03

Perrys of Aylesbury would not provide a written quote, and Souls of Milton Keynes did not respond at all, following two requests to each.

 

[dmc2008]

Got my 12,000 mile service this morning and it came to £91 inc Vat, which wasn't bad it was meant to be £135 but I found a 25% discount in the local paper the other day. It seems that I got more than the 25% off as it should have been just over £100. So I'm not complaining.

 

[puffed out daddy]

just had my 1st service at 9000 miles.. £141.00. oil used was texaco semi synthetic, pollen filter replaced. washed and hoovered, no complaints apart from the midget who drove it and changed my seat settings....

 

[TallAndy]

Just got quoted £186.00 inc VAT for my first service (100HP)

from Mangoletsi (Wilmslow)

 

[ScoobyChris]

Just got quoted £186.00 inc VAT for my first service (100HP)

from Mangoletsi (Wilmslow)

Might be worth asking them how the breakdown for that works out - if they're using Selenia oil, you may be able to supply your own equivalent stuff and bring the price down that way?

Mine was around £150 and they used Selenia Fully Synth....

Chris

 

[puffed out daddy]

Just got quoted £186.00 inc VAT for my first service (100HP)

from Mangoletsi (Wilmslow)

have a day out in scumpool, £141 from chorley fiat. if you book it in cant be more then hour and half. couple of good cafes local. less petrol, your still saving 30 squid.

 

[srj]

Hello all, my 12 month service on my 100hp is now due,although she has only done about 5000 miles. Im reluctant to pay dealer prices for what is in effect an oil/filter change and a checkover. Does anyone know of a good dealer/independant garage in the north west london area. I seem to remember someone mentioning a "small service" for lower mileages?
Have not been particulary impressed with Palmers in Watford. Thanks

 

[BenP]

Short answer: No. Each major European Car maker has a 'sponsorship deal' with an oil maker: Fiat=Selenia, Citroen=Total, Renault=Elf, etc and each 'recommends' that company's product.

Selenia is a brand of Fiat Lubricants. Hence the tie-up.

It also says 'synthetic based', which all modern oils are.

Not so - you can get modern mineral oils just as you can semi-synth and fully synth.

Ben

 

[BenP]

Mine was:

Labour £78
5 litre Selenia Oil £29.50
Oil Filter £8.78
Air Filter £13.56
Other minor bits £4.70

VAT £23.54

Total £158.08

I hope you didn't get billed for five litres - a 100HP only take 2.9!

Ben

 

[Herts Hillhopper]

Not so - you can get modern mineral oils just as you can semi-synth and fully synth

True - I was trying to be concise.

Mineral oils tend to have higher viscosities (typically 20w50), and are generally less 'obviously' on sale these days, tucked away at the back. Also, they tend to be clearly labelled as suiting older cars, 'cars over 10 years old' or similar.

Most (all?) 10w40 oils readily found on sale now are 'synthetic based' or semi-synthetic (same thing) and as such are suitable for the Panda. If you're adept enough to want to change you're own, your probably clued up enough to read the specs to be sure.

 

[paul100hp]

Hello all, my 12 month service on my 100hp is now due,although she has only done about 5000 miles. Im reluctant to pay dealer prices for what is in effect an oil/filter change and a checkover. Does anyone know of a good dealer/independant garage in the north west london area. I seem to remember someone mentioning a "small service" for lower mileages?
Have not been particulary impressed with Palmers in Watford. Thanks

You can get a 'Low mileage annual service', if under 7000 miles, includes Oil change and all filters. Its shows what they do in your service book, page 41 in mine.

Paying £138 for my first service on the 100HP, including Selenia 20K, no where near London though, sorry.

 

[DavePanda100]

Just got the letter through the post this morning reminding me my 1st service is due in December (can't believe its a year! ) and it will cost me all in £125.95p inc VAT at Piccadilly in Wakefield.

Oh and they will be using Castrol Pro 5w-40 fully synthetic oil according to the letter.

Free valet and courtesy car too.

 

[100hpJames]

that sounds like an awesome deal.

just for your info, my second service at 14,000 miles was about £250

 

[TallAndy]

have a day out in scumpool, £141 from chorley fiat. if you book it in cant be more then hour and half. couple of good cafes local. less petrol, your still saving 30 squid.

Going to my local garage. The mrs just got her Mazda MX-5 serviced there (1st server) for £65. Instead of £180 from Mazda

Roughly £60-70 to service my panda there.