Service Centre

German Experts, provider of European car service and maintenance solutions headquartered in Abu Dhabi, opened a new centre in Dubai. To meet the increasing demand from owners of luxury cars in the emirate, German Experts’ 4,500m2 workshop is equipped with the latest technologies, innovations and environmentally sustainable solutions for the centres’ services. With the capacity to service more than 90 cars in one day with 40 jacks and 5 car inspection stands, German Experts is the new one-stop-shop for the ultimate auto services experience centre in the emirate.

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In the middle of last summer, our evergreen 2015 Chrysler 300 SRT went to the dealer for minor service as well as its bi-annual warranty replacement for the carbon-fibre door trim.

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Our family wagon, the 2014 Nissan Patrol LE, got a major service in late September 2018. Here’s a rundown on how much it costs from the dealer.

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Our Honda had its last major service at the end of last July. Here’s what it costs at the dealership.

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We haven’t been keeping up with updates on our 2007 Honda S2000 because we didn’t drive it much over the past 12 months (apparently less than 700 km as per the RTA inspection). But it had some major work done last year anyway, so the armchair accountants among you will surely be throwing the “cost per km” number at us as if it’s a taxi cab.

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A few months ago, our Nissan Patrol LE went in for its mandatory bi-annual service. Yet again, we pointed out that the fuel gauge was showing wrong readings half the time. If you’ve read our past long-term updates, you’ll know this is an ongoing problem since we bought the car (although curiously, no other post-facelift Patrol owner seems to have this issue). This time, the service advisor blamed it on a low battery. Okay, we’ll play along and see what happens.

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If you roam around enthusiast circles, you will consistently hear just one thing — “It’s much cheaper to buy car parts online than at the dealer!” And for the most part, it’s true. But is it universally true though? We find out with our aging Jaguar XK, which had a minor issue recently.

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