Originally Posted By SpeedMog
Originally Posted By Boshly
I took my car into my local dealer for an oil and filter change and a levels and general check due to the impending Austria trip. The car is deposited at just after 9am and picked up at approx 12noon.


Hmmmm..... I took my car to my mate Chas Windridge at Mogsport last December. (I run his website and he and his wife are friends - so I cannot claim no links to the company).

Chas has always maintained my Mogs and although he had not tackled an Aero before he was willing to have a go! He found it very straight forward albeit time consuming as to do the job properly the front wings have to come off to get at the filters etc. He spoke to a couple of dealers he knows well and the 'norm' for an Aero service is 8 hours labour - all down to the wings on and off as the basic mechanicals are simple once access has been got. Intersting that you got yours done in three??

Chas did comment to me that despite bills from the previous owener to the contrary he thought the air filter had never been changed since it was new! (Factory serviced).


Cheers Phil however with my Series II the wings do NOT need to come off for the oil filter change. I knew this anyway and the dealer confirmed this to me after I picked the car up. The car was only at the dealers for 3 hours in total and they told me they are chocka as they only have ONE mechanic.

I have now received the invoice and the cost appears correct scared

Dont think I will be going back.

BtG

Cheers

BtG