Was this a service - or not?

[BonceChops]

5ltrs of Total 9000 cost £40,
with the filter being a surprisingly modest £8.
On the invoice the sump washer was £2.
The pollen filter was billed at £30
Engine flush added £13.50.

It would be interesting if you went to the spares desk at the same dealer and got a quote of them for the above parts. I would be surprised if the pollen filter was £30 from citroen

[Clogzz]

In 1998 I got told that the Xantia pollen filter was costing $A140, nearly £60.
There was no question of shelling out that sort of money for a filter.

I knew that the SAAB pollen filter was washable, so I tried it, and it paid off.
The price of the filters has dropped several times since, down to about £17 by now, but I don’t need new ones anymore.
The old one can be washed several times.

[ACTIVE8]

With all the competition out there, main dealers should check, and review their prices, service and parts, or face the fact that they will go out of business, if they are not competitive enough.