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    hi all,

    the gf's car is dua a service, she a a focus 1.6 ghia, how mcuh should I be looking at in general? just want to see what the average price is out there.

    thanks
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    I think the wife pays about £130 with an MOT. She drives down to a dealer near her parents house in Kent though - labour is half the price of the local Ford dealer.
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      #3
      What service is it?
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        #4
        Originally posted by poser View Post
        hi all,

        the gf's car is dua a service, she a a focus 1.6 ghia, how mcuh should I be looking at in general? just want to see what the average price is out there.

        thanks
        Depends..

        How old is it?
        When was it last serviced?
        Mileage?

        Why don't you just ring a garage and ask?
        Who has time? Who has time? But then if we do not ever take time, how can we ever have time?

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          #5
          36000 service..
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            #6
            Originally posted by stingman123 View Post
            Depends..

            How old is it?
            When was it last serviced?
            Mileage?

            Why don't you just ring a garage and ask?
            Doh!
            Hard Brexit now!
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              #7
              Ball park figures here

              Just to check whether the local chap is taking the proverbial.

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                #8
                thanks
                cut me - ill bleed rosso red

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Moscow Mule View Post
                  I think the wife pays about £130 with an MOT. She drives down to a dealer near her parents house in Kent though - labour is half the price of the local Ford dealer.
                  I agree that main dealers may charge over the odds but I'd rather go with reputation when it comes to a service, it's no good spending half if they just clean up the plugs with a wire brush and top it up with vegetable oil when you've paid for platinum’s and fully synthetic.
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                    #10
                    Originally posted by gingerjedi View Post
                    I agree that main dealers may charge over the odds but I'd rather go with reputation when it comes to a service, it's no good spending half if they just clean up the plugs with a wire brush and top it up with vegetable oil when you've paid for platinum’s and fully synthetic.
                    Didn't make myself clear, it's still a Ford main dealer - it's just cheaper than the one up in London.
                    ‎"See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."

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