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Hey guys,

Just got the car serviced today at Chatswood Subaru. I can say i received great service, got a free lift to work and back to the dealership, friendly staff, and i guess the cost was reasonable. Although a bit lacking on the service wash, left dirty water residue on the windows and oil streaks as if someone dried it off with an oily towel and oily finger marks on the bonnet near the hood latch.

Parts used;
Oil Filter
Gasket(im guessing the gasket for the oil filter?)
Upper engine cleaner
30ml Screen wash(car wash?)
2 Fuel additives
Semi Synthetic oil 10w30

I was told with the extra bottle of fuel additive it should be used in 3 months time on a full tank of 98, is this necessary? or another scheme to make some extra dough?

Came to a total of $318

Gen5is wrote:Hey guys,

Just got the car serviced today at Chatswood Subaru. I can say i received great service, got a free lift to work and back to the dealership, friendly staff, and i guess the cost was reasonable. Although a bit lacking on the service wash, left dirty water residue on the windows and oil streaks as if someone dried it off with an oily towel and oily finger marks on the bonnet near the hood latch.

Parts used;
Oil Filter
Gasket(im guessing the gasket for the oil filter?)
Upper engine cleaner
30ml Screen wash(car wash?)
2 Fuel additives
Semi Synthetic oil 10w30

I was told with the extra bottle of fuel additive it should be used in 3 months time on a full tank of 98, is this necessary? or another scheme to make some extra dough?

Came to a total of $318

That's expensive. A JDM oil filter is about $20, windscreen wash concentrate is no more than $5 and fully synthetic oil is about $50. You don't really need fuel additives and even then, a bottle of fuel injector cleaner additive is only about $10. It only takes an hour to change the oil too. If you DIY the next two oil services then you'll save enough for a DA polishing tool, polishing pads, polishing compounds, ratchet set etc.

cooki_monsta wrote:

Gen5is wrote:Hey guys,

Just got the car serviced today at Chatswood Subaru. I can say i received great service, got a free lift to work and back to the dealership, friendly staff, and i guess the cost was reasonable. Although a bit lacking on the service wash, left dirty water residue on the windows and oil streaks as if someone dried it off with an oily towel and oily finger marks on the bonnet near the hood latch.

Parts used;
Oil Filter
Gasket(im guessing the gasket for the oil filter?)
Upper engine cleaner
30ml Screen wash(car wash?)
2 Fuel additives
Semi Synthetic oil 10w30

I was told with the extra bottle of fuel additive it should be used in 3 months time on a full tank of 98, is this necessary? or another scheme to make some extra dough?

Came to a total of $318

That's expensive. A JDM oil filter is about $20, windscreen wash concentrate is no more than $5 and fully synthetic oil is about $50. You don't really need fuel additives and even then, a bottle of fuel injector cleaner additive is only about $10. It only takes an hour to change the oil too. If you DIY the next two oil services then you'll save enough for a DA polishing tool, polishing pads, polishing compounds, ratchet set etc.

Oh yeah, parts were not over priced at all, most of it was labour charges anyway and some stupid environmental levy fee bs. Oil filter was $16, 30ml windscreen wash was like $4, oil was $62, fuel additive was $15 each.

Subaru North Shore are actually good based off my experience (that's where youngy69 works).

I ended up taking my car there for a new speed sensor after mine got damaged getting a wheel alignment (another story). Ended up costing me around $400 ($300 for the part or something, got it at cost), plus got a free lift to Chatswood Station and they washed my car They're a bit pricey labour-wise but hey they've got bigger overheads than your local mechanic does.

It pays to know someone who works there

Gen5is wrote:

cooki_monsta wrote:

Gen5is wrote:Hey guys,

Just got the car serviced today at Chatswood Subaru. I can say i received great service, got a free lift to work and back to the dealership, friendly staff, and i guess the cost was reasonable. Although a bit lacking on the service wash, left dirty water residue on the windows and oil streaks as if someone dried it off with an oily towel and oily finger marks on the bonnet near the hood latch.

Parts used;
Oil Filter
Gasket(im guessing the gasket for the oil filter?)
Upper engine cleaner
30ml Screen wash(car wash?)
2 Fuel additives
Semi Synthetic oil 10w30

I was told with the extra bottle of fuel additive it should be used in 3 months time on a full tank of 98, is this necessary? or another scheme to make some extra dough?

Came to a total of $318

That's expensive. A JDM oil filter is about $20, windscreen wash concentrate is no more than $5 and fully synthetic oil is about $50. You don't really need fuel additives and even then, a bottle of fuel injector cleaner additive is only about $10. It only takes an hour to change the oil too. If you DIY the next two oil services then you'll save enough for a DA polishing tool, polishing pads, polishing compounds, ratchet set etc.

Oh yeah, parts were not over priced at all, most of it was labour charges anyway and some stupid environmental levy fee bs. Oil filter was $16, 30ml windscreen wash was like $4, oil was $62, fuel additive was $15 each.

If only you lived in Melbourne, I'd charge you $80 for labour for a Saturday morning oil service

That's half price if you include the parts. The upper engine cleaner doesn't need to be done at every service interval and I'd be using a fully synthetic oil instead. I don't bother with fuel additives really.