Guest gloker Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 Had an oil and filter change done on the BMW today. www.national.co.uk for £31.50! ! I cant buy the oil for that. It was in and out in about twenty minutes. The main dealer doesnt do much more and charges me £250. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerdeor Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 Ahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!! but did they use the correct spec oil,or some chip fat available from the ever popular ECP type places.With oil you certainly get what you pay for ATB Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gloker Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 check out the website. LL04 spec oil for BMW 'Castrol' I saw them break the seal on the plastic too so Its the real stuff! Like I say I cant buy the oil for what they are doing the service for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hucky Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 National do some good deals, I have been getting 2 for 1 Avon tyres on our 106 for the last 100k miles - unfortunately since the econimic crash the deal has stopped - perhaps things are on the up again ? :blink: just got to look for the enticers and work through the 'tyres are wearing thin / shockers are knacked' patter when they get the car on the ramp :blink: , but to be fair my branch are spot on and don't try to hard sell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerdeor Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 Seems you have had a right result 35 quids worth of oil, and a filter for that money, I cant argue with that,If I wasn't a mechanic I'de have it done on me shogun atb Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 I have had a few issues with National in the past. They stripped the sump plug threads on one occasion I watched them re assemble my car after fitting new shocks and springs to the front and never used a torqe wrench. They also damaged my new wishbones and ball joint boots and hadn't fitted the springs correctly. The car was a botched dangerous job I had to contact their head office to get it sorted out propperly. I have had a tyre put on the rim back to front. and most recently they fitted a new wheel bearing and damaged the bearing carrier and got oil all over the seats too :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gloker Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 I can only speak from todays experience and they were spot on. I went as I was reccomended by someone at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 Next time check if you have a Quick-fit or Formula 1 nearby cos both have a price promise that means they would beat National,s price -i normally pay £25 for oil and filter on my 3.5 Shogun and ,same as you gloker-i cant buy the oil for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bb Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 I have had a few issues with National in the past. They stripped the sump plug threads on one occasion I watched them re assemble my car after fitting new shocks and springs to the front and never used a torqe wrench. They also damaged my new wishbones and ball joint boots and hadn't fitted the springs correctly. The car was a botched dangerous job I had to contact their head office to get it sorted out propperly. I have had a tyre put on the rim back to front. and most recently they fitted a new wheel bearing and damaged the bearing carrier and got oil all over the seats too :blink: Based upon your previous experiences, why on Earth did you go back again? My local garage recently charged me £13 for oil, the main dealer had previously charged £45. I did query whether it was the correct oil, explaining the price difference. I was assured that they had used the correct spec and offered to charge me £45 if I wished! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSPUK Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Mazda reccomend their own oil Dexelia -- I do intermediate changes to the reccomended 12k and 5ltr is £50 - best on net is £42 +p&p-- expensive game these days. -- Car's only done 17k so too new to go cheap oil. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPARKIE Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Mazda reccomend their own oil Dexelia -- I do intermediate changes to the reccomended 12k and 5ltr is £50 - best on net is £42 +p&p-- expensive game these days. -- Car's only done 17k so too new to go cheap oil. Dave dexelia oil is made for rx8 rotary engines...due to them being oil burners.....its something to do with it being hydrocracked something to do with making the oil particles smaller and the same size. thats why its expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 so do any of you boys who just change the oil, grease your trucks, check the brakes and all the usual things that get done during a proper service? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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