E240 Service costs [UK]

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Philip K - 16 May 2006 22:12 GMT

My wife's new (to her) W210 Mercedes 2001 E240 Avantgarde Petrol
Automatic is due a "B" Service at 50,000 miles.

She has been quoted £470 by a main dealer for the service
plus
Fuel filter    £70
Air filter    £40
Brake fluid    £70
Spark plugs    £200

TOTAL is £850 (not sure if this is + VAT)

I have no knowledge of Mercedes pricing (I'm a BMW M5 and Porsche 911
guy), so can anybody tell me if this is sensible?

Also, do all Mercedes dealers charge the same, or is it worthwhile
ringing round for quotes?

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Tiger - 16 May 2006 22:55 GMT

> Fuel filter £70
> Air filter £40
> Brake fluid £70
> Spark plugs £200
>
> TOTAL is £850 (not sure if this is + VAT)

Whoa! That is way too expensive... Spark plug is definitely out of the
world... I thought these are 100,000 miles plugs. Surely you can change air
filter yourself.

If you are handy on car, you can do most of the service B yourself... there
is not much to it. Fuel filter and flush brake fluid can be done at your
independent shop.

Resetting that service indicator is easy too... read your owner's manual on
this.

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Alan Mudd - 16 May 2006 23:01 GMT

This is way out of line, with a 5 year old vehicle I'd not bother the main
dealer, I'd find a good recommended non franchised specialist to do the work
for you. You'll probably get a better service to boot.

Alan M

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Gordon Hudson - 17 May 2006 14:14 GMT

> My wife's new (to her) W210 Mercedes 2001 E240 Avantgarde Petrol
> Automatic is due a "B" Service at 50,000 miles.
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> Also, do all Mercedes dealers charge the same, or is it worthwhile
> ringing round for quotes?

My C class had service A yesterday and it was £220 including VAT.
I don't know what service B would cost.

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