Oo, thank you. Happy to have guessed wrong.
The Toyota extended warranty coverage is extended by 1 year/10k miles at the point of service. The service needs to be carried out within the car's first 10 years and 100k miles to be eligible for the warranty extension.
So in theory you could service it a day before its 10th birthday and get warranty coverage all the way until the day before it reaches 11 years.
After several failed attempts to take out a service plan with my local dealership network (you'd have thought they might show an interest in taking my money but, they never got back to me at all!), I'll now be using an independant Japanese Car Specialist whilst the standard manufacturer's 3yr warranty is in place. If I manage to keep the car past it's third birthday then I shall return to the dealer network for servicing, even though it's more expensive, just for the 'safety net' of an ongoing Toyota GR warranty. A PITA for sure but needs must I suppose...
No reason not to take it to an independent in its first three years.
We were discussing this very issue at the Boxing Day Blether. Why is it that the customer parking at most of the dealerships is so bloody terrible? It makes me nervous to visit just to pick up a part, never mind leaving it there to go through the full service and the associated 'hope they don't scratch it, hope they don't wash it, please don't dink it' worries that go with dropping your car off for a whole day ...
I left that as feedback when Toyota called. Literally not enough parking at dealerships.We were discussing this very issue at the Boxing Day Blether. Why is it that the customer parking at most of the dealerships is so bloody terrible? It makes me nervous to visit just to pick up a part, never mind leaving it there to go through the full service and the associated 'hope they don't scratch it, hope they don't wash it, please don't dink it' worries that go with dropping your car off for a whole day ...
Hypertech in Bonnybridge. He admits his website is woefully out of date but is too busy to update it. He used to run a modified GT86 himself (kept for over 10 years) and is the 'go to' place for the Scoobie and Evo crowds. Quoted £250 for 1st Service with OEM materials and OEM+ oil. There's also Japcom in East Kilbride?
Agree with you there! An hour of labour at most plus materials. That said, with energy costs for an industrial unit going from £2k per month to £11k+ per month, it’s not much of a surprise that prices have gone up too.
With all this talk of good indy's doing servicing, I may well buy the stuff needed and approach a couple of trusted VAT registered (they have to be that I believe) garages. My previous car always required dealer software updates and things, but I don't think this is needed with the GR86.
Got mine booked for tomorrow at Cardiff too. Only now learning of the issues getting the filters so hope all goes smoothly.
Might be worth joining the Toyota Owners Club premium. Cost me £20 for 12 months but my dealership offers 15% discount on all parts and servicing.
I looked at that too but, it’s dealership specific and none around here offer any discount for membership, which is infuriating as the Lexus Scheme is dealership wide.
How can you find out which dealers offer the discount, I couldn’t see a list on the website? Or do you have to ask your local dealer?
Was changed by the dealer that did the first service on mine (Snows Plymouth) as part of the fixed price.
Yes. Up here Eastern/Western Toyota used to be part of it but when I asked they believed that the ‘scheme’ had finished a year or so back … Best ask your local service department.
