A break from This thread (Diesel war : Chevy Magnum vs Skoda Octavia. Whats your pick?)
I am sorry Rtech for the wrong information, recently i had visited the Skoda showroom, you can find pics of the Laura kitted with RS bodykit in another thread.
I had a talk with the sales man and i told him that maintainance is high, he told me well its a Skoda( and this is the reason where brand image kicks in)
Next thing is please consider cost per service. Take the car cost and divide by the service costs so then you will find the service cost quite close to the Mercedes C Class.
You did your service, tell me which parts did you procure from the dealership, i read on another thread you got some parts from the market for service.
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Plus, I'm off to buy some consumables for my car today, so I can get you the prices in the open market as well.
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Also, back on topic, I bought the following from the open market for my TDi:
Pollen Filter: Rs.400
Diesel filter: Rs.350
Oil Filer: Rs.275
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A few costs of Spares from the Chevy website, i looked up at Skoda website but there is no mention of the spares price.
Parts..................Chevy Magnum.........Skoda Octavia
Air Filter...................448...................... ...710
Oil Filter...................425...................... ...378
Fuel Filter...............1465........................1 473
Wiper Blade(Pair).......330........................1558
Timing Blet(Chain)....1940........................2791
Fan Belt/Drive Belt.....658........................1399
Brake Pads(4)...........1986.......................3479
AC Coil....................9860...................... .17940
Radiator Hose Set.......723........................3215
Front Strut(shock)....2984.......................3783
Front Brake..............2615........................304 7
F Sus Lower Arm.......2875........................4847
Clutch press plate * ..8119........................13927
Clutch release bearing.. part of *................2552
Rest accidental repair the part bin of the Optra is half of the Skoda, for the prices check the Chevy Site.
My point is to say that since a Skoda is german(uses parts from VW) its servicing is bound to be like other german cars(Merc) and cannot be compared to Japanese/Korean cars since parts are cheaper and so is labour cheaper out there.
P.S Using Dots as space doesnot work here. Please excuse.