ok so im going in for my first service will keep you posted put all the bits back on my car dut dsammit cant find my screws for the plastic cold air feed and couldnt tighten up any of those clips grrrr

will keep you posted and see whats happens... oh and discovered there is hardly any if any oil in the car so hoping if i leave it be they will sort it out, not going to say anything just hope they check it all out......


what exactly do they do on a first service and what should i check they stamp???

Patrick,
Make sure they stamp your 'service book', the one in the glove box.

ALSO,really important.

Make sure they do a paint service,(you need to tell them this),They may, will kick up a fuss saying that they are not a paint shop.(tell them..... b***ocks! Get it stamped!)

Cost £10 at some dealers

well ill tell you how i get on, will see what they say as i have no oil and the pipes for the airbox are loose lets see how observant they are think the service is costing me 130 quid. There or there abouts.

Going to ask them about performance issues like putting on an exhaust system etc and air filter..

will tell them to do a paint service too...

cant beleive i had no oil just hope the whirring noise was not due to that oh well only time will tell i suppose

well the car is in now i have asked for paint service, they stated it was going to be 9.99 GBP to do a service on the paint which is fair play i suppose and is worth its money, i did talk to them about exhausts as i was thinking of putting in the exhaust system, they stated if there was a problem with the exhaust system they couldnt sort it out.

But would it go for a service with alterations to the exhaust system, yes it could aslong as it is road legal, but it could get stamped in the book, word of warning on the air filter, if you have a panel filter upgrade take it out and put manufacturers one back in as they replace it on the first service, if u have an induction kit, take it off and put existing kit on, seems that will be an issue on your first service.As my car has naff all oil and i have not tightened the clips around the air box i will be using this as a test to see when they replace the panel filter will they tighten the hose clips and notice there is no screws in the cold air feed...


will keep people posted....

Took mine in for first service with K&N induction fitted and nothing was said, they did what i paid for, a service not a warrenty inspection.

the thing is how do they change the filter? if the airbox is not present?

They don't?

The only filters they change on the first service is the pollen filter and oil filter.

OK tell me this one how do they charge 4.99 to dispose oil when i have non in my car!

thats why im having my free 1000 mile service done then the rest im going to do myself as i work at a vat registered garage

all they do on the first 12,500 service is oil and filter change they don't do the pollen filter.£130 seems alot for just an oil and fiter change.my firs service was a freebee but they said normal going it would cost £75.