jamess115 Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 (edited) Folks. I have just purchased my Fairlady Z from a Trader who tells me its been serviced very recently. I have verified this and it wasn't a main dealer service. However, naturally I want to put it thru one of my own, however Nissan want £318 for the full Man Service but they will conduct a free health check beforehand. Was wondering what people's thoughts are about using an independent garage for a service rather than a Nissan outlet. Any advice appreciated. Edited March 27, 2014 by jamess115 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIXXERUK Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 I would use an Indy, it won't affect resale due to the car age, they are more knowledgable and better value Post you're location and people can advise better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Where are you based James's If you wanted to do it yourself you can order a service kit from Clark a reputable trader on here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbitstew Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 (edited) Depending up on what service is required I would be very tempted to just service it myself. From my experience, regardless of whether its main dealer or an indy they will give the job to the YTS kid to do and most of the time will use the cheapest parts they can in order to make the most profit. Like Gixxer said, due to the cars age, the non nissan service wont affect its value, and as long as you keep a record, receipts of any bits you buy for the service etc then the next owner can see that its been looked after by an enthusiast. Edited March 27, 2014 by rabbitstew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almeida1234 Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Where are you based James's If you wanted to do it yourself you can order a service kit from Clark a reputable trader on here. This is very good advise. Do it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren350 Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Don't go to Nissan. They are a ripoff. And as said the apprentice will end up doing the work. After 30 minutes of figuring out it won't start unless you put your foot on the clutch that is. Sent from my GT-P3110 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350zedd Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Agree with the above comments....I personally prefer to do my own servicing as I then know its been done properly. I find this a lot, in other walks of life too. If you want a job doing properly then do it yourself (most of the time anyway) I got my P3 service fluids from Horsham (H-Dev) If its something I cant handle I'll pass it to my trusted Indy, but no way would I go near a main dealer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIXXERUK Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Depending up on what service is required I would be very tempted to just service it myself. From my experience, regardless of whether its main dealer or an indy they will give the job to the YTS kid to do and most of the time will use the cheapest parts they can in order to make the most profit. Like Gixxer said, due to the cars age, the non nissan service wont affect its value, and as long as you keep a record, receipts of any bits you buy for the service etc then the next owner can see that its been looked after by an enthusiast. I always stay with my car (ocd, vfm) and at the first sign of acne and I'm out of there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIXXERUK Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Agree with the above comments....I personally prefer to do my own servicing as I then know its been done properly. I find this a lot, in other walks of life too. If you want a job doing properly then do it yourself (most of the time anyway) I got my P3 service fluids from Horsham (H-Dev) If its something I cant handle I'll pass it to my trusted Indy, but no way would I go near a main dealer I do all my servicing, sometimes youre hands are tied due to warranty because...... you can spend the money on better products than those normally used, do a better job a lot of the time, helps you to become familiar with you're car, if you do have a future problem you know exactly what was recently done also helps with preventative maintenance as you can see for yourself what may cause a future problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 I will only ever take my car to Ross at Japex at least you know the work is done properly and at a fair price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen@Clark Motorsport Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 We keep all the service items you would need for your 350Z and are happy to advice on what needs doing and when. Drop me a PM or give us a call if I can help. Ewen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbitstew Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 (edited) I always stay with my car (ocd, vfm) and at the first sign of acne and I'm out of there I try to if I can, like when I had new tyres fitted the other day, I stood there about 6ft from them watching their every move, but at Nissan they tend to get the receptionist to drive your car off to the workshop area out of your sight. - Still they slipped up a bit as I had the K1 exhaust on the car, so it was fairly obvious when their YTS lad started revving the living daylights out of my car in the workshop and once the workshop manager saw me fumming sent the young lad out to apologise to me. Edited March 27, 2014 by rabbitstew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS8055 Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Go with an independent as the others have said... cheaper and better knowledge on the 350z/370z in general! Depending on location, there are numerous recommended places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 I always stay with my car (ocd, vfm) and at the first sign of acne and I'm out of there I try to if I can, like when I had new tyres fitted the other day, I stood there about 6ft from them watching their every move, but at Nissan they tend to get the receptionist to drive your car off to the workshop area out of your sight. - Still they slipped up a bit as I had the K1 exhaust on the car, so it was fairly obvious when their YTS lad started revving the living daylights out of my car in the workshop and once the workshop manager saw me fumming sent the young lad out to apologise to me. Few years ago my mate took his to a main dealer told to pick it up at 4.00pm arrived a bit early by bus and found the Spotty YTS ragging it around the roundabout trying to drift it. He was not amused so the Service Manager told him the Spotty was "Road Testing it..!!! I think he "sparked" out the Service Manager. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbitstew Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 I always stay with my car (ocd, vfm) and at the first sign of acne and I'm out of there I try to if I can, like when I had new tyres fitted the other day, I stood there about 6ft from them watching their every move, but at Nissan they tend to get the receptionist to drive your car off to the workshop area out of your sight. - Still they slipped up a bit as I had the K1 exhaust on the car, so it was fairly obvious when their YTS lad started revving the living daylights out of my car in the workshop and once the workshop manager saw me fumming sent the young lad out to apologise to me. Few years ago my mate took his to a main dealer told to pick it up at 4.00pm arrived a bit early by bus and found the Spotty YTS ragging it around the roundabout trying to drift it. He was not amused so the Service Manager told him the Spotty was "Road Testing it..!!! I think he "sparked" out the Service Manager. My brother had the same with his Peugeot 205 Gti many moons back. Took it to a garage to have some new brake pads fitted. He got there early and as he walked to the garage heard this hot hatch being thrashed down the road (he had a janspeed exhaust on his). The car got closer & closer before screeching onto the garage forecourt and my brother realised it was his car. Apparently they were "bedding the brakes in" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIXXERUK Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 I always stay with my car (ocd, vfm) and at the first sign of acne and I'm out of there I try to if I can, like when I had new tyres fitted the other day, I stood there about 6ft from them watching their every move, but at Nissan they tend to get the receptionist to drive your car off to the workshop area out of your sight. - Still they slipped up a bit as I had the K1 exhaust on the car, so it was fairly obvious when their YTS lad started revving the living daylights out of my car in the workshop and once the workshop manager saw me fumming sent the young lad out to apologise to me. Few years ago my mate took his to a main dealer told to pick it up at 4.00pm arrived a bit early by bus and found the Spotty YTS ragging it around the roundabout trying to drift it. He was not amused so the Service Manager told him the Spotty was "Road Testing it..!!! I think he "sparked" out the Service Manager. I've often said YTS training should include drifting 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECG1000 Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Are there any good indys round the West Yorkshire area? RS Tuning in Leeds spring to mind. Just a bit reluctant to get stuff done out of Nissan in case something break after the warranty has expired. Nissan will then be less inclined to contribute to the repair... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamess115 Posted March 27, 2014 Author Share Posted March 27, 2014 Cheers for all responses Boyz. I believe I will follow the advice & take it to an Independent. There is no guarantee I will avoid a spotted dick but at least I wont be paying £318 for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Word of mouth is your best guarantee, I've been really lucky and found someone excellent first time off, due to a sparkling recommendation and I'm never more than 6 feet from the car whatever job they're up to. I know not everyone can take time off work to watch a tech in action, but it's been a great learning experience for me and I know she gets treated right. Where are you based? There's bound to be someone localish who can point you in the right direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECG1000 Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Based in Leeds or Huddersfield mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Are there any good indys round the West Yorkshire area? RS Tuning in Leeds spring to mind. Just a bit reluctant to get stuff done out of Nissan in case something break after the warranty has expired. Nissan will then be less inclined to contribute to the repair... I've heard some good things about them. Another member on here called Tigerzed had his UpRev on his Zed done there. Link: http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/80806-uprev-booked/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECG1000 Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Sweet, well owner has a GTR (R35) which he is slowly turning into an animal so I'm hoping they should be clued up on 370's... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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