Hello ***l Lexus, price for a 40K service please ?

Certainly sir, £399 pounds please,

Do you do LOC Gold member discount?

"NO" bog off

F--k will go elsewhere then

I thought it said on the Gold site that we CAN get discount with these. Bunch of wasters !

Thats what I thought

**** £390 & 10% discount

yeah, but *** service prices WITH 10% discount are still higher than **** prices WITHOUT...

True but I have 2 get there & back

I know what you mean. Do you really need to take it to a main dealer ?

My mate had probs once with the normal lacquer peel on his wheels. Lexus *** refused to replace / sort the problem. Lexus **** took one look and said no problem, drive it in, we've got loads of sets of these wheels stored around the back, and he had them fitted there and then.

Main dealer ? Its the old catch22 need the stamp in the book otherwise B-----ks

I don't know. This is one of those things that can turn into an ongoing debate.

My thoughts are that although you MAY lose say £500 on the selling price if you ain't got your book stamped by a Lexus dealer, you are probably saving that by taking it elsewhere. I take mine to Nationwide Autocentres . They are a recognised service centre who are approved by the AA, so it ain't like they're some kinda backstreet garage.

But, that's just my two-pennyworth.

Wise words indeed.....

I have always received good service at Lexus ***, and the Gold discount on servicing & MOT's etc. Nothing seems too much trouble for them, so don't know why you had the problem.

The only time they turned me down on discount was when I produced the card for the IS 250 SE-L purchase, but I was being a little optimistic

Lets be honest, when you come to sell your car, if you have a FLSH the dealer will say it doesnt add anything, but if you only have FSH - they will probably knock money off...

A full service history will hold the value of your car, having it all at a main dealer may not equal cash when you come to sell, but if you sell it privately, it suggests to potential buyers that the car was maintained regardless of cost. If you pay through the nose to get Lexus to service your car, then there is less chance of any repairs being done 'on the cheap'..

It also depends on your car - if its newer you might want to keep the FLSH, but if its getting long in the tooth, it will have little or no effect on the value...

I think there are two main reasons as to why I won't bother with the Lexus service :

1st being that I bought the car 2nd hand from ALD Automotive (2nd car I've had from them with no problems). They done a prelim service on it when I bought it, so their stamp was the first non-Lexus stamp in the book - which I kinda feel killed the chain.

2nd (and most important to me) being that the service that my car is due for this month is priced at somewhere around £700 with Lexus. I went to Nationwide Autocentres and asked them what they do. The bloke presented me with a full list of what is involved in their Major service (as my car is due the 60,000). The only difference between their service and Lexus is that Lexus change the battery in your remote - whoopy doo ! Oh, and off course the cost - NA charge £179. That's quite a significant difference in my pocket.

But it really is down to the individual and what you feel is right for you - and what you can afford.

Hi

My IS200 is due for its 40,000 service and *****Lexus have quoted £432.58, (without the 10% Gold discount which they honour), with discount £389,32

Have they put up their prices for Gold members to cover the discount as I made the mistake of saying I was Gold before the quote was given



2ddesign

yeah, thats pretty significant, my car is due its 60k next... can you PM the contact details of this other place..

and your right, once the chain is broken, as long as its a FSH, you'll be fine...

theres a Gold forum to discuss this peeps

Update

Call from Emma Lexus (not allowed to name) <g> discount still available , misunderstanding etc

Damage done mate. Next time keep it on Gold.