Surprised by the cost of the 4th service !

[Cirprocon]

Hi, new to the forum and haven't ordered the car as of yet. Had a chat with the dealer and they are offering 3 years free servicing with the fourth being around £370 ish. I assumed rightly or wrongly that EV's were always cheaper than petrol and diesel. I have no experience with EV's but I do want to make the change.

 

[buzzbuzz]

From what I read in a Dutch forum, a person was told by the dealer/importer that there is only one type of servicing. That is every 20.000km or every year, whatever comes first, and always costs €125,-, including software updates. That is a very different price!

 

[Stuart Wright]

Holy cow! £370 is ridiculous. What do they do for that? What's the schedule?

 

[Cirprocon]

The current deal is a free wall charger, 3 years free servicing and a type 2 cable. I cant remember the exact price of year one, two and three but ultimately they covered the cost of the fourth service according to the dealer.

 

[Sparkycard]

I spoke to the dealer over the services and the fourth Year service requires a coolant change for the battery hence an increased cost.

 

[Skeeter]

Hi, new to the forum and haven't ordered the car as of yet. Had a chat with the dealer and they are offering 3 years free servicing with the fourth being around £370 ish. I assumed rightly or wrongly that EV's were always cheaper than petrol and diesel. I have no experience with EV's but I do want to make the change.

My dealer said the first two services take less than an hour and only cost £80 /90 each. The third year costs the most as they have to replace the cooling liquid in the battery.

 

[Mgkev]

Don’t be alarmed, this cost illustration is just to scare you into taking up the service plan. I was shown the same paperwork when I bought my MG. As mentioned above there is very little to do during a routine service, brake fluid, coolant and pollen filter plus a check over. Any additional work IE brake pads is always chargeable.

 

[Cirprocon]

Still I'm quite surprised at the cost of the 4th service, seems a large increase in cost just to replace the battery coolant but perhaps there is more to it. Dealer didn't offer a service plan, just that you get the first 3 years for free.

 

[Mark Holmes]

More than I got, no service plan agreed or discussed, but will shop around I think.

 

[Mgkev]

I didn’t take up the option as I believed the quoted service costs were exaggerated.
Anyhow who’s to say I’ll still have the car at four years old.