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Car service? Dealership or other mechanic?
Posted on 10/5/22 at 9:19 am
Posted on 10/5/22 at 9:19 am
Audi dealership recommends $1,065.00 of work for my wife's 4th service. Even the oil-change alone is $150. We have typically used dealerships and Lexus has never changed us this much. I knew Audi maintenance costs were much higher when we purchased her car and we are prepared for that; however, I don't want to needlessly spend more than is necessary on a 4 year old vehicle.
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Posted on 10/5/22 at 9:55 am to jbraua
Where are you located? It can be tough finding shops that can work on Audis. I have an Audi and in Baton Rouge there is only 1 place that I have found that works on them other than the dealership.
Posted on 10/5/22 at 9:56 am to jfw3535
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Where are you located?
OKC
Posted on 10/5/22 at 10:12 am to jbraua
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OKC
Well, I can't help you with that one. But generally, if you can find a shop in OKC that works on Audis, then they will typically be cheaper than the dealership. And yes, Audis are expense for maintenance regardless.
Posted on 10/5/22 at 12:08 pm to jbraua
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4th service
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4 year old vehicle.
You only getting it serviced once per year? I assume 10K miles / 12 months plan?
Without a reccomendation of what they are saying needs service and the cost breakdown, it's hard to tell.
I can tell you my Toyota Camry gets the oil change / tire rotation every 10K miles and it's now costing me about $110 at the dealership. So I feel like $!50 for an Audi at the dealership is in the ballpark.
Could you find it cheaper? I mean I guess Take Five places would be cheaper but do you really want them working on an Audi?
Back when I had a good non-dealer mechanic (he retired) his prices were on par with dealerships. The difference was he didn't try to sell me BS unneeded services.
Posted on 10/5/22 at 1:09 pm to jbraua
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Even the oil-change alone is $150.
Unless it’s an R8 or a TT (or maybe one of the RS models), even with full synthetic oil and a factory filter, that does sound high. Some dealerships mandate that they have to supply the oil and filter and that parts markup, along with a heavy labor charge, is where they make their money.
I don’t know anything about your area. But I would suggest that you contact one of the local car clubs and find out where some of the members take their Audis for service. There’s an Audi Club Oklahoma that you might check with.
Over the years I’ve had several specialty and collectible vehicles. Finding a competent mechanic isn’t always easy. But for any vehicle I own, I almost never have anything done at dealerships (unless it’s a warranty issue). I use local car club resources to find out where members have longer standing relationships.
Posted on 10/5/22 at 4:00 pm to jbraua
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Audi dealership
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Car service?
First mistake, find an independent mechanic, you will save thousands.
Dealerships are rip offs when it comes to service
Posted on 10/6/22 at 7:07 am to thunderbird1100
Took my wife's car to a dealership to get checked out. 2015 Dodge Durango would occasionally "hard shift" when slowing down going into 1st. It cost $300 just to to look at it. They recommended a new transmission for 8k. We traded it in to another dealership and got top dollar.
Posted on 10/6/22 at 8:43 am to jbraua
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I knew Audi maintenance costs were much higher when we purchased her car and we are prepared for that; however, I don't want to needlessly spend more than is necessary on a 4 year old vehicle.
Unless you have a local shop that specializes in Audi vehicles, I'd stick with the stealership. You bought a German car, and as you said, higher cost is part of the deal.
What I would do, is get a breakdown of what they want to do for $1,065. Pull out the maintenance manual from the glove compartment. Go to your current milage/or year that corresponds to what you have on your vehicle now. Compare that list to what the stealership wants to charge you. See if they are charging you for something that you don't really need, or can do yourself.
For instance, 5000 mile check up on my Tundra. They highlighted that on my next visit that I'd need a new cabin filter and that my engine air filter would soon new changing after that. Well, I can change my own cabin filter, so I can buy that from the stealership and do it myself. My engine air filter won't need changing until 30,000 miles, so I won't let them change it at 15,000--as what they were hinting at. Still, at 30,000 miles, I can change my own engine air filter.
The stealership has the latest electronic diagnosis crap and updates for your vehicle. Maintain an open and honest dialogue with the service manager, how you want to use them but you don't want to be overcharged. It's worth a try.
Posted on 10/6/22 at 9:14 am to jbraua
I used to have an Audi S4 10 years ago. What I did was taking it to a "German car auto shop" for oil change and maintenance. They charged 30-35% cheaper than the dealership.
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