1st service and pricing for additional services at local dealer

[Heat00]

so got the first (10k) service done at dealer. no problem, done quickly and I think it was $179... seems it was just an oil change basically.. whatever, I don't mind this .. but when talking to the SA, he mentioned "get ready" as the next one is a 'big' service... I said what does that mean exactly, and he said they service the Halladex or whatever they call it, guess it's the differential/gearbox... fine, I understand that... but then he said it's going to be over $900 LOL... so oil and differential fluid change now is $900, really? am i missing something or should this be done somewhere else by an independent shop? Is there something else they do or some reason to do it at dealer as this pricing seems a little excessive unless I'm missing something?

[StrongOnline007]

so got the first (10k) service done at dealer. no problem, done quickly and I think it was $179... seems it was just an oil change basically.. whatever, I don't mind this .. but when talking to the SA, he mentioned "get ready" as the next one is a 'big' service... I said what does that mean exactly, and he said they service the Halladex or whatever they call it, guess it's the differential/gearbox... fine, I understand that... but then he said it's going to be over $900 LOL... so oil and differential fluid change now is $900, really? am i missing something or should this be done somewhere else by an independent shop? Is there something else they do or some reason to do it at dealer as this pricing seems a little excessive unless I'm missing something?

Not sure about your question but an oil change for $179 from the dealership is pretty great for an RS3

[NapalmEnema]

Could be, was around 600 for my SST transmission in my Evolution X. Did he share a list of the scheduled maintenance? Anyone have that one listed out for the 8Y?

[Jetdriver]

so got the first (10k) service done at dealer. no problem, done quickly and I think it was $179... seems it was just an oil change basically.. whatever, I don't mind this .. but when talking to the SA, he mentioned "get ready" as the next one is a 'big' service... I said what does that mean exactly, and he said they service the Halladex or whatever they call it, guess it's the differential/gearbox... fine, I understand that... but then he said it's going to be over $900 LOL... so oil and differential fluid change now is $900, really? am i missing something or should this be done somewhere else by an independent shop? Is there something else they do or some reason to do it at dealer as this pricing seems a little excessive unless I'm missing something?

Dude... you bought a German car. Surely you didn't think it was going to be cheap to service, did you? It is how these companies stay afloat. Audi Care is worth it for this car for around $1,700.

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[smf4444]

my local audi dealer (autonation if that makes a difference) charges me about $300 dollars for an oil change im jealous of ur pricing

this seems like a good place to ask since ive been meaning to ask around for awhile now - audi care ppl what service intervals do yall plan on using ur care plan for to save the most dough?

[Heat00]

Not sure about your question but an oil change for $179 from the dealership is pretty great for an RS3

Question is, why $900 for a diff fluid change

[Heat00]

Could be, was around 600 for my SST transmission in my Evolution X. Did he share a list of the scheduled maintenance? Anyone have that one listed out for the 8Y?

No, just said the next one is $900 because they change the halladex fluid.

[Heat00]

Dude... you bought a German car. Surely you didn't think it was going to be cheap to service, did you? It is how these companies stay afloat. Audi Care is worth it for this car for around $1,700.

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Yea well I can still complain lol. Took my (son’s) m2 in today for its first service and it was $0. They don’t charge for the first 36000 miles of services so no, I wasn’t quite aware I was going to be out a G for a fluid change…the M is a high performance German car too. And yes I’m sure it’s built into the price but maybe not as my rs3 was more than the m2 actually

[Heat00]

my local audi dealer (autonation if that makes a difference) charges me about $300 dollars for an oil change im jealous of ur pricing

this seems like a good place to ask since ive been meaning to ask around for awhile now - audi care ppl what service intervals do yall plan on using ur care plan for to save the most dough?

Yea well do t worry they’ll make it up on service 2 lol. I wasn’t complaining about the first service for 179, it was more about the next one being $900

[robotvoice]

so got the first (10k) service done at dealer. no problem, done quickly and I think it was $179... seems it was just an oil change basically.. whatever, I don't mind this .. but when talking to the SA, he mentioned "get ready" as the next one is a 'big' service... I said what does that mean exactly, and he said they service the Halladex or whatever they call it, guess it's the differential/gearbox... fine, I understand that... but then he said it's going to be over $900 LOL... so oil and differential fluid change now is $900, really? am i missing something or should this be done somewhere else by an independent shop? Is there something else they do or some reason to do it at dealer as this pricing seems a little excessive unless I'm missing something?

Our 8Y RS3 doesn't have a Haldex unit, we have a torque splitter in the rear which needs service every 40k. From the maintenance schedule it looks like the bevel box would be at 20k miles and DSG fluid every 3 years. Bevel box is small, only takes like a quart of oil. Not sure where all of that $900 would be going, probably mostly for labor with all the "inspections" they're supposed to perform.

[o1turbo30v]

I wonder if the $900 includes another oil change? If so then the rear differential service plus oil change isn’t horrible, certainly isn’t cheap for what? 2 liters of rear differential fluid and an hour.

I’m surprised the rear differential needs to be serviced that soon. I had a POS 2017 Focus RS that had the same rear differential and I think it was “lifetime” fluid.

[Crowlski]

Keep in mind the service includes the multipoint check and a few other things. Maybe air and cabin filters...

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[robotvoice]

I wonder if the $900 includes another oil change? If so then the rear differential service plus oil change isn’t horrible, certainly isn’t cheap for what? 2 liters of rear differential fluid and an hour.

I’m surprised the rear differential needs to be serviced that soon. I had a POS 2017 Focus RS that had the same rear differential and I think it was “lifetime” fluid.

The FRONT bevel box/differential is part of the 20k mile service. The REAR torque splitter service is every 40k.

[NapalmEnema]

No, just said the next one is $900 because they change the halladex fluid.

If you wrench can see if you can do it yourself. I do my own oil changes 300 for an oil change is bananas lool. Will probably see if I can do the halladex.

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The FRONT bevel box/differential is part of the 20k mile service. The REAR torque splitter service is every 40k.

Anyone have the maintenance list for our car / what is done each interval?

[robotvoice]

Anyone have the maintenance list for our car / what is done each interval?

https://maintenance.audiusa.com

[S3DUDE]

My 2 cents based on my experience. My local Audi dealer used to have free first inspection which included an oil change with syntethic fluid, I know this for a fact from having purchased more than 8-9 new Audis however, recently they stopped covering the first inspection and oil change. When the 8Y RS3 was due for the first inspction it was going to be around $400 but it would have gone much more expensive had I not chosen theit maintenance plan which was $1400 or $1500 a couple of years ago. I added the 4 year maintenance plan based on a comparissiomn on the cost of maintenance with and without it. The maintenance plan saves you money but the plan itself .is also an overrated maintenance plan and the dealer is making a significant profit either way.

The lesser of the two devils is to go and pick the maintenance plan, I know it sucks but if you plan on servicing this car at the dealer it will be cheaper in the long run. Adding the maintenance plan when buying the car and including it on the price of the car will get expensive due to the interest accrued and that is why they want to you bait on it because you are adding the price of the car and the maintenance plan financed.

Your other option(not for everyone) is to have a third party qualified shop to do the maintenance/inspections. Not everyone has shops nearby by it is something to consider.

[9kracing]

Shop around.

I'm in the Bay Area, and Audi Livermore where we bought our car is terrible, and they charged me $300 for an oil change and their service was Honda level at best. We won't go back.

Audi Concord did an oil change for $200, and they greet you outside at the car, offer you coffee, etc. WAY better experience. We'll be doing the 20K at Concord for sure.

FWIW both dealerships did a free inspection with oil change.

[Heat00]

Our 8Y RS3 doesn't have a Haldex unit, we have a torque splitter in the rear which needs service every 40k. From the maintenance schedule it looks like the bevel box would be at 20k miles and DSG fluid every 3 years. Bevel box is small, only takes like a quart of oil. Not sure where all of that $900 would be going, probably mostly for labor with all the "inspections" they're supposed to perform.

he wasn't quite clear on what it entailed, however I'll ask again when i get closer... at least they were fair with the first service as it did synthetic oil and complete inspections for the 179. i have no problem with that, just thought 900 for the next oil ,inspection and diff fluid was high that's all. I'll read the book to see what it actually is however oil at local shop for most cars is close to 179 these days so at least #1 was fair lol.

[Heat00]

I wonder if the $900 includes another oil change? If so then the rear differential service plus oil change isn’t horrible, certainly isn’t cheap for what? 2 liters of rear differential fluid and an hour.

I’m surprised the rear differential needs to be serviced that soon. I had a POS 2017 Focus RS that had the same rear differential and I think it was “lifetime” fluid.

based on what he said yes it includes oil. I believe oil is required to be changed every 10k and he said oil, inspections, and diff fluid change. I believe. he said something else and I asked if it was the differential fluid change and he said yes... still seems soon for a diff fluid change however I don't have a problem doing that sooner over later, as most high performance cars benefit from this.. all of my chargers always needed diff fluid around 30k or so, otherwise they started making noises lol...yes I know it's very different car etc but high performance diff is a high performance diff and you want that fluid to be clean so gears change properly without slipping or making noise etc.

[Heat00]

The FRONT bevel box/differential is part of the 20k mile service. The REAR torque splitter service is every 40k.

that makes sense... as I asked if it was the differential fluid and he said yes, I didn't get into specifics of front vs rear etc... I'm so used to only having a diff in the back : )

[Heat00]

My 2 cents based on my experience. My local Audi dealer used to have free first inspection which included an oil change with syntethic fluid, I know this for a fact from having purchased more than 8-9 new Audis however, recently they stopped covering the first inspection and oil change. When the 8Y RS3 was due for the first inspction it was going to be around $400 but it would have gone much more expensive had I not chosen theit maintenance plan which was $1400 or $1500 a couple of years ago. I added the 4 year maintenance plan based on a comparissiomn on the cost of maintenance with and without it. The maintenance plan saves you money but the plan itself .is also an overrated maintenance plan and the dealer is making a significant profit either way.

The lesser of the two devils is to go and pick the maintenance plan, I know it sucks but if you plan on servicing this car at the dealer it will be cheaper in the long run. Adding the maintenance plan when buying the car and including it on the price of the car will get expensive due to the interest accrued and that is why they want to you bait on it because you are adding the price of the car and the maintenance plan financed.

Your other option(not for everyone) is to have a third party qualified shop to do the maintenance/inspections. Not everyone has shops nearby by it is something to consider.

thanks for the input... I too considered the plan, audi care or whatever it's called ... but my problem with these is that murphy's law always seems to kick in when I get stuff like this and I end up selling the car way before the end, hence paying for something you don't get.... even though they claim it raises sale value, I doubt it really does... in either case, I read that it is not refundable on a pro rata basis so I passed. On my chargers I always got Dodge to send me back unused warranty and maintenance plans so it didn't matter.

I do feel more comfortable having a car like this serviced as Audi...especially in the event something goes wrong later... certainly a bit harder for them to try and deny claim or blame someone else if they did all the services there and on time...

[Heat00]

Shop around.

I'm in the Bay Area, and Audi Livermore where we bought our car is terrible, and they charged me $300 for an oil change and their service was Honda level at best. We won't go back.

Audi Concord did an oil change for $200, and they greet you outside at the car, offer you coffee, etc. WAY better experience. We'll be doing the 20K at Concord for sure.

FWIW both dealerships did a free inspection with oil change.

Yes I hear you on this... my overall experience there was definitely great... they were quick, I even waited and it was done in less than the 2 hours, with the best coffee and snacks around and more important that all of that... it's close to home and on the way to the office... the next closes audi dealer to me is way the other direction so even if it saved $100, it's add time which costs money so it's a wash lol.

[Heat00]

More than anything, i really wanted to know what you all paid for those who did service #2 on the same exact car at their dealers... just wanted to be sure I'm not getting crushed bad like hearing everyone else is at 500 and here it's 900 lol....

[GTItoS4]

If you plan on keeping the car for a few years, you can still add Audicare and it's prorated for the 20k, 30k, and 40k services. Probably won't cost much more than the $900.

[Brigadoonbc]

If you plan on keeping the car for a few years, you can still add Audicare and it's prorated for the 20k, 30k, and 40k services. Probably won't cost much more than the $900.

Just called my dealer and asked for this and they wouldn’t budge on the original pricing…even with the first service done already. If you know a dealer that will do this as you state above….please let me know. Thanks


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[Crowlski]

If you plan on keeping the car for a few years, you can still add Audicare and it's prorated for the 20k, 30k, and 40k services. Probably won't cost much more than the $900.

Funny you say that because when I bought my car they said it's now or never. I need to check with them on that.

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[GTItoS4]

Sorry. I could definitely be mistaken on the prorating! I thought they offered that in the past. May not be a thing anymore.

You can definitely add it after initial car purchase. Apparently, best to do that before the 10k service.

And holy crap! Audicare prices have jumped! $1799 now for the RS3 and other standard cars.

[Heat00]

Sorry. I could definitely be mistaken on the prorating! I thought they offered that in the past. May not be a thing anymore.

You can definitely add it after initial car purchase. Apparently, best to do that before the 10k service.

And holy crap! Audicare prices have jumped! $1799 now for the RS3 and other standard cars.

this is the problem in my case, pay 1799 with no prorations so if I sell the car at 29k, I paid 1799 for one service, #2 as opposed to $900 lol. I don't plan on selling the car at that point but I never plan on selling any car , it just happens LOL...

[Crowlski]

this is the problem in my case, pay 1799 with no prorations so if I sell the car at 29k, I paid 1799 for one service, #2 as opposed to $900 lol. I don't plan on selling the car at that point but I never plan on selling any car , it just happens LOL...

When I bought my 8V I added AC. When I traded it for my 8Y audi refunded the difference in a check. They wouldn't apply it to or roll it over on a new AC policy for the 8Y.

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