So, i'm due my 36k mile service. I have booked it with Lipscombe, when they told me the price, £495.50, i almost fell over. So i thought i would ring around my "local" Abarth dealers...

Lipscombe - £495.50
Westover - £557.56
Portsmouth - £580.82 - Offered to price match if they were closer, which they aren't.
Thames - £492.23

All prices inc parts labour, etc...

I will keep my booking with Lipscombe, they've always been great in the past, and i'd rather go with someone i know for the sake of £3.27

Nearly £100 is vat alone

These cars are just not cheap to maintain. Worth it though....

Apparently it takes nearly 4 hours....

Due to those prices seen there I was put off going back to the Abarth dealer for my second service and the local Fiat dealers refused to touch my car saying they were told by Fiat they couldn't touch it.

I asked around to find a place my mate mentioned a place he uses in the end the full service cost £100 then the brake fluid change £26 and these guys gave such great service and used official parts.

If you haven't been given a price yet I'd assume that prices maybe in the region of £500 but thats if you go to the Abarth dealership I have noticed you can save money if you buy your own parts.

Just checked last years prices a pollen filter was £21.97 I bought one myself for £8 and spark plugs I was charged £49.92 this year I bought them myself for £40.

make sure you shop around. Thats if there are a few dealerships near you.

Mine has just hit 30K and will be 3 years old in August so no warranty so was going to do the service myself.

Have got an oil filter and oil, still on original brake pads all round, any idea when cam belt needs changing?

The car is superb, done 500 miles yesterday and goes like a rocket and averaged 38 to the gallon doing 100mph at times and loads of mad overtakes, what a car!

Got anther trip to Wales on Sunday so another 500 hard miles, love the car and now my son wants one as well.

Thanks

Duncan.