Hello,
My J11 Qashqai is due it first MOT soon and I'll book the service at the same time. Does anybody have any suggestions on preventative maintenance or checks I should carry out to reduce the servicing costs beforehand?
Thanks as always!
2017 Qashqai Pre-First MOT Advice
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Not really - I just go through the "normal" things you should be doing periodically in any case:
Tyre pressures and wear - I had a tyre fail once on a bubble on the inner side that I realistically couldn't have seen without taking it off.
Light bulbs - had a failed numberplate bulb once
At three years other things should be fine still?
Tyre pressures and wear - I had a tyre fail once on a bubble on the inner side that I realistically couldn't have seen without taking it off.
Light bulbs - had a failed numberplate bulb once
At three years other things should be fine still?
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As Gloucester says, tyres (pressure and tread depth), and bulbs.
Also windscreen wipers, windscreen (chips), water in the windscreen washer bottle, if you have a spare in the car it has to be legal (tread, inflated correctly, etc.)
A few wear and tear bits and bobs that a 2017 car shouldn’t have to worry about - seat belts (not frayed, retracting properly), suspension parts
Also windscreen wipers, windscreen (chips), water in the windscreen washer bottle, if you have a spare in the car it has to be legal (tread, inflated correctly, etc.)
A few wear and tear bits and bobs that a 2017 car shouldn’t have to worry about - seat belts (not frayed, retracting properly), suspension parts
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Is it not a Must now that everything that is fitted during manufacture has to work like electronics, Warnings, TPMS Valves etc.
Also the “First Aid “ Box needs a check in case some articles are “out of date” and the Warning Triangles should be there.
What I normally do is give the QQ a clean, I do not like Service people working on dirty cars and also it shows the MOT Guy that the QQ is looked after. Here is a little stricter as the TÜV guys as they are called here do not work for the Dealer so it is a little more stricter - Dave
Also the “First Aid “ Box needs a check in case some articles are “out of date” and the Warning Triangles should be there.
What I normally do is give the QQ a clean, I do not like Service people working on dirty cars and also it shows the MOT Guy that the QQ is looked after. Here is a little stricter as the TÜV guys as they are called here do not work for the Dealer so it is a little more stricter - Dave
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I also take good photos of everything inside and out just in case there is anything damaged while they have it or I don't agree with something they want to do. Take a pic of the mileage as well just in case someone does a little trip in it. My brother once got his car back and there were fish and chip papers in the back. I also take a pic with the dip stick on a piece of white paper to show the dark, used colour and then check it when I get the car back to make sure it is clean oil. I also mark anything like the air filter with a felt tip to make sure that gets changed as well. You probably have realised by now that I don't trust them. I have experienced main dealer issues in the past and they certainly charge far too much to not do something that they are supposed to do. Last service they videoed a faulty tyre to show me it needed to be replaced but I had that done at my local tyre garage a lot cheaper. I was also puzzled by how quickly they did the service considering how many items needed doing when they had spent so much time making the video of the tyres!
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My QQ is booked in for its first MOT in a couple of weeks time and it will also have its 3rd service (classed as a minor service).
I checked my wiper blades this morning and noticed one of them has started to split. Will get that sorted just in case.
Not really used my car a great deal over the last couple of months, for obvious reasons. I think maybe 50 miles a month at the moment! Just passed 10,000 miles. Hopefully not much to attend to?
I checked my wiper blades this morning and noticed one of them has started to split. Will get that sorted just in case.
Not really used my car a great deal over the last couple of months, for obvious reasons. I think maybe 50 miles a month at the moment! Just passed 10,000 miles. Hopefully not much to attend to?
Now: 1.3 Tekna DIG-T 158 MHEV J12 ~ LED Front Fog Lights ~ Ceramic Grey with Pearl Black Roof/Grey Interior
Before: 1.2 N-Connecta DIG-T 115 J11B ~ Heat Pack ~ LED Pack ~ Vivid Blue (Sep 17-Oct 21)
Previously: 1.2 N-Tec DIG-T 115 J11A ~ Blade Silver (Nov 14-Sep 17)
Before: 1.2 N-Connecta DIG-T 115 J11B ~ Heat Pack ~ LED Pack ~ Vivid Blue (Sep 17-Oct 21)
Previously: 1.2 N-Tec DIG-T 115 J11A ~ Blade Silver (Nov 14-Sep 17)
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Sandgrounder our battery failed because the car wasn't being used due to the virus restrictions. Got a new one off the RAC under warranty. He said there is too much tech on the car for the dodgy batteries that were being fitted. He suggested using the car 3 times a week on a half hour drive to keep it charged up.
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Thanks for that, Geordieman. I had the dreaded FIAMM battery replaced free of charge in September last year by the RAC. Touch wood, all good so far!
Geordieman wrote: ↑Sat Aug 08, 2020 9:20 am Sandgrounder our battery failed because the car wasn't being used due to the virus restrictions. Got a new one off the RAC under warranty. He said there is too much tech on the car for the dodgy batteries that were being fitted. He suggested using the car 3 times a week on a half hour drive to keep it charged up.
Now: 1.3 Tekna DIG-T 158 MHEV J12 ~ LED Front Fog Lights ~ Ceramic Grey with Pearl Black Roof/Grey Interior
Before: 1.2 N-Connecta DIG-T 115 J11B ~ Heat Pack ~ LED Pack ~ Vivid Blue (Sep 17-Oct 21)
Previously: 1.2 N-Tec DIG-T 115 J11A ~ Blade Silver (Nov 14-Sep 17)
Before: 1.2 N-Connecta DIG-T 115 J11B ~ Heat Pack ~ LED Pack ~ Vivid Blue (Sep 17-Oct 21)
Previously: 1.2 N-Tec DIG-T 115 J11A ~ Blade Silver (Nov 14-Sep 17)