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It's due a B Service. I seem to be getting some high prices for this service - up to £300. Is that a fair price to pay, and would anyone recommend anywhere to take it Surrey/Berkshire or should I just take it to the local Toyota garage?(ie me!) can you explain what a 'B Service' Involves?(Crazylegs) as he is friendly with his local main dealer. 
£300 sounds way to high for any service, i'd expect a cambelt change for that price. But then im not quite sure what a b service involves either.(5-6k a year) which includes...£15 Oil£5 Oil filter£4 Rotor Arm (every 2 years)£15 Dizzy Cap (every 2 years)£6 spark plugs£15 Brake fluid (every 2 years)£60..£70-90 from Mr T.Charged wrote:Sorry to butt in again, does anyone know the price of HT leads from Mr T? For my mk1a na.
£95.39£112.08 (B service is half way down)£300 is a lot - plus who knows what they will find when they check these things. One of the other affiliates that you could give a try is 3S ( http://www.imoc.co.uk/forums/profile.ph ... ile&u=3059 ). They are probably not too far from you (Hook) and I've heard good things about them though cannot vouch for them personally as I've never taken the car to someone else to do the work for me... yet.....-Max
I wouldn't trust your car with toyota. They simply do not work on enough MK1s anymore so have forgotten how to work on them if that makes sense. Why not fill in the location section of your profile?- Circuit Pack 
monkeymax wrote:Price with VAT:
£50-60 ish...un1eash wrote:
I service my own car every year
Totol
Not much else to do on a service apart from coolant change.
BenF wrote:
Don't forget the inspections and checking of stuff like brake pads, condition of brake hoses, etc etc.
I do my own work, and generally I set aside half a day at the weekend to do a leisurely service including an oil flush and inspecting everything on the car.
If you really dont know what your doing then yes, go to a garage. This is why dealers charge so much, because poeple dont know what to look out for. Funny you should mention finding a small independent. I've been thinking the same. When I called my local Toyota garage I got put through to a central call centre for Inchcape. When I told them I wanted a price for an '88 model service, the guy argued with me, saying I 'must' mean '98. I had to tell him twice before he would believe me! It turned out my car was older than him!!lffuller wrote:Hi Lauren
I'm in Sandhurst on the Surrey/Berkshire border.
They looked after my MK1 when I was living in Fleet and they did a pretty good job too, not to expensive either. Just not been there for 2 years so can't recall their name.