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Hi All,
Just had a quote for a 7000 mile service from CMC, was expecting a fair price when the woman on the phone hyped it up as baing a really big service, needing spark plug/air filter & valve clearances but when she quoted £208 I was a tad shocked!!!! I phoned them up for a quote before xmas (early December) and was previously quoted £159 i think. When I queried this she said they'd had a price increase on parts (lol, what parts, spark plug, oil filter, air filter & oil, you could buy the whole lot for less than the £49 increase). Anyhow, I booked it in anyway (needs doing soon and wanted to make sure I got a slot). Figured I'd get another quote from SMC in Sheffield (within about 20 mins walking distance of my work), they quoted me £85 or about £150 if the brake calipers need a rebuild (don't think they do).
So, had the satisfaction of calling CMC back and cancelling. The woman I spoke to was quite shocked at the lower quote from SMC and tried the old "well we're doing the service to yamaha's spec, make sure you get a check sheet" crap. She went quiet when I pointed out that SMC are also a Yamaha dealer and didn't offer any reduction in price. Needless to say, it won't be getting serviced there again
Moral of that story is make sure you shop around!
If you've had any quotes lately, please add them (what mileage, which garage and how much).
Just had a quote for a 7000 mile service from CMC, was expecting a fair price when the woman on the phone hyped it up as baing a really big service, needing spark plug/air filter & valve clearances but when she quoted £208 I was a tad shocked!!!! I phoned them up for a quote before xmas (early December) and was previously quoted £159 i think. When I queried this she said they'd had a price increase on parts (lol, what parts, spark plug, oil filter, air filter & oil, you could buy the whole lot for less than the £49 increase). Anyhow, I booked it in anyway (needs doing soon and wanted to make sure I got a slot). Figured I'd get another quote from SMC in Sheffield (within about 20 mins walking distance of my work), they quoted me £85 or about £150 if the brake calipers need a rebuild (don't think they do).
So, had the satisfaction of calling CMC back and cancelling. The woman I spoke to was quite shocked at the lower quote from SMC and tried the old "well we're doing the service to yamaha's spec, make sure you get a check sheet" crap. She went quiet when I pointed out that SMC are also a Yamaha dealer and didn't offer any reduction in price. Needless to say, it won't be getting serviced there again
Moral of that story is make sure you shop around!
If you've had any quotes lately, please add them (what mileage, which garage and how much).
