My car a Mitsubishi Lancer 1.6A was way overdue for servicing so I brought it to a workshop for servicing today.
It is still way under 80,000km and is only around 2.5 years old so rightfully I should have brought it back to the original distribute (Cycle & Carriage) for repairs/servicing as the 3 year warranty would be void if I went elsewhere.
Problem is: Cycle and Carriage servicing is abit slow and tends to be quite expensive.
So after asking around abit, I decided to go to one of the workshops which my friend uses. He said it was pretty cheap.
The total cost was $215 all inclusive and it took about 1.5 hrs. The works included:
1. Replacing engine oil - Voltronic semi synthetic oil 10W40
2. Replacing air filter
3. Replacing spark plugs - volker iridium (last for 2 years/160,000km)
4. A minor improvement to the dent on my bonnet. He tried "sucking" the dent out 3 times but it only got slightly better
Was it worth it?
Sounds costly to me, but then, I don't own a car so I can't really comment. By the way, how much do you spend on servicing, repairs and maintenance of the car in one calender year ? Maybe that's a better gauge - take an average for 12 months to see the monthly outflow.
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Musicwhiz
Hi MW,
ReplyDeleteI estimate my 12 months monthly expenditure to be around $1000 for the car
$518 for monthly installments
$200++ for petrol (depends how much i drive)
$100 for insurance ($1200 per year)
$60 for road tax ($380 for 6 months)
$100 for carparking, carwash.
Thinking of buying a car?
Hi FF,
ReplyDeleteNah no intention at the moment as I can't afford one.
By the way, you left out ERP charges from your computation ?
Regards,
Musicwhiz
I don't drive to town that often. At most once or twice a month then kena ERP. For work, I also avoid the ERP gantries
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