I seem to remember Ford used to let you book a service online, and they gave you a quote for the work requested based on your car (i.e a yearly service or cambelt change)
I can't seem to find this on their website anymore - does anyone know if its still available or where it is?
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It's long gone, I'm afraid.
I think it's possible to book an online service with some individual Ford Main Dealers who have websites, but the Ford central one no longer exists.
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Ahh shame, I was going to see how much an 'official' cambelt change was on my Focus and use that as a yardstick against dealers and independents!
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Just ring the main agents. You might also be surprised how far they will haggle on the quoted price, with the current climate as it is.
Got nearly £60 off a small service on the wifes 207 late last year, which meant at £145 all in it was only £20 dearer than an independant using genuine bits. Worth that for the stamp in the service book!
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My local Foerd dealer offers a special price for 4year old + cars, which is £89.95 for serving. This and 'the stamp in the book' seems reasonable, just be wary of extra selling options that are unnecessary.
So, not all the dealers are top price.
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>>My local Foerd dealer offers a special price for 4year old + cars, which is £89.95 for serving. This and 'the stamp in the book' seems reasonable,
I don't thing main dealers should 'stamp the book' for anything less than a full scheduled service.
Perhaps TurboD's local Ford dealer is offering this, though, at a very competitive price.
Clk Sec
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If it's a standard oil service, which I suspect it will be at <£100, there's still good profit in it. I can't see how an oil and filter change, plus a few checks can cost an establishment (oil, filter, mechanic's time) any more than about £25. Of course there are the overheads on top, but if they can get, say ten of these through in a day at half an hour a time, it's good business. I can buy Ford oil retail at well under four quid a litre, so bought in by the drum at trade must be considerably less than that. Say £3 for the filter, £10 for 4 litres of oil, £12 for labour. Can't be too far out, surely.
I wonder how many people taking advantage of this offer get the "you need new front brake pads" phone call though. That was my wife's experience taking a car for an all-inclusive service at a local indie once. Of course there was nothing wrong with the pads, or any of the other things they tried to bump the bill up to £375 with.
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Our local Ford group has a centralized booking service for all its' dealerships.Also check Ford "rapidfit" prices against their ordinary workshops.They don't charge the same and it's not always the rapidfit that's cheaper.
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