jimgallaher Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 my car is almost due a p3 so I've rang both a Nissan main dealer and a very good independent I've used for some years. The Nissan garage quoted me approx £350 Inc vat, the independent quoted the same ! This surprised me as they have always undercut main dealers by a significant margin. They qualified the price by saying the biggest proportion of the cost was the spark plugs at £22.97+vat each I've seen postings on this forum stating the cost price of a P3 is ~ £180 so i was wondering is the price of the plugs I've been quoted wrong ? Are they changed on a P3 service and finally would it be cheaper if I sourced oil and plugs myself, I.e on this forum ? Thanx in advance Quote
Neilp Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 alex sells sets of 6 plugs for around £50 quid. I buy all my own stuff and get nissan to use it and i usually only spend around 2hrs labour which is 100quid including vat Quote
jimgallaher Posted January 11, 2011 Author Posted January 11, 2011 £50 sounds much more sensible, my zed is 08 reg with 33k miles. I used to change my plugs every year when I drove fast fords, but as I worked for ford I got them for next to nothing. I wonder do I really need to change them ? What do you think I'd pay for oil ? Quote
ace Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 what's the year and mileage, spark plugs are recommended to be changed at 5 years or 60,000 miles so you could have a P3 done without needing plugs. I was quoted £420 for a P3 from Glyn Hopkins Woodford just before christmas spark plugs was another £81 I have since spoken with Abbey and they are cheaper Quote
jimgallaher Posted January 11, 2011 Author Posted January 11, 2011 It's January 08 with 33k miles, I always thought plugs should be changed every 12k but maybe that was only applicable to the inferior vehicles (Fords) I used to drive before seen the light Quote
ZMANALEX Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 Plug change would be due at circa 54,000 miles. However, for your reference: viewtopic.php?f=157&t=44399 viewtopic.php?f=157&t=44400 viewtopic.php?f=157&t=44401 Alex. Quote
jimgallaher Posted January 11, 2011 Author Posted January 11, 2011 Thanks Alex, I've emailed the Indy to get a cost for P3 if I supply oil and plugs. I know mine have only 33k on them but for 99.95 delivered I think I'd get them done during the p3. I'll probably be getting back to you shortly if the service price is right. I was just thinking maybe the Nissan garage quote didn't include plugs whereas the Indy is including them in the £350 quoted. Quote
ChrisUUC Posted January 29, 2011 Posted January 29, 2011 Whats all required for a P3 ... ??? Also for things like gearbox oil and diff oil etc whats the best stuff? Quote
Rx7Rebel Posted January 29, 2011 Posted January 29, 2011 £319 for a p3 from shepperton nissan dealer and they gave me 12 months rac complimentary cover as well o.0 Quote
ATTAK Z Posted January 29, 2011 Posted January 29, 2011 There's no replacement for displacement. that's what the big block guys quote ...... you one of them ? Quote
Rx7Rebel Posted January 29, 2011 Posted January 29, 2011 Not owned but helped friends work on their cars and i fully agree with the quote =D ive beed thinking about getting a shell (possibly another rx7) and slapping a v8 in it Quote
rdsprint Posted January 30, 2011 Posted January 30, 2011 P3 service - £260 inc vat at Nissan Wakefield, also get courtesy car. Quote
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