Never mind the price of petrol, what about the price of oil?
I have just picked up the Range Rover we use when we are filming our road-test videos. All I wanted was an oil change yet the Land Rover dealer (in Sussex, not central London) presented me with a bill for £250 – and that was for the labour alone. The oil itself was another £73. Add on the VAT, and the bottom line came to £380.
And since the Range Rover’s oil capacity is about two gallons, that makes the present price of oil around £190 a gallon.
When I started driving, you could buy an entire garage for less than that.
That is extreme pricing… can you name the Dealer?
As for your road-test videos, this one would appear to be one of the more popular links……
http://www.newcarnet.co.uk/motorshow_video.html?id=414
AlfaMartini | 18 Apr 08 - 18:47You think that expensive! An oil change on my Defender 110 300 Tdi has just cost me 10 pounds including labour. The difference? I am in the UAE.
Dam, no VAT either
Nedrover | 21 Apr 08 - 3:26