Can anyone tell me how much it is to have a Full Service for the Citroen Xsara Picasso?l have recently brought it and it has 53,000 miles on the clock - l am to believe that at 60k it is meant to have a full service and its cambelt changed?Is this true and if so how much roughly will this cost me and am l better going to Citroen for this or my usual garage???x

Go to your local garage - it will be cheaper.

A full service and cambelt change is likely to set you back about £200+

If you suspect that the cambelt has not been changed then get it done - if it snaps - the price will be for a new engine

Go to your local garage - Citroen prices are very pricey.

Service should cost you around £100 and Cambelt change around £150 depending upon where you are in the country of course.

You may also find this website useful to you..

http://citroenpicasso.org.uk/picasso/index.php?

Your next service is due at 62,500 miles as ur car is on 12,500 mile service intervals. 75,000 miles is when the full service & timing belt change is due. Do not worry about getting the timing belt changed early & disregard those that tell u to do so. l know it is catastrophic if the belt snaps, but these belts do not snap without something causing it apart from wear & tear. The petrol engines r the weakest as far as belts r concerned, but l regulalry see belts being changed at 100,000 miles with no significant wear to the belt. Out of thousands of Citroens, mainly diesels, l have NEVER seen a belt break early due to natural wear.

If u take ur car to ur local garage the service will not be as thorough as the recommended Citroen service schedule, & therefore it will be done more swiftly & therefore will cost less even before u compare the difference in labour rates. Even the difference in labour rates is due to the increased overheads of a franchised dealer, but then the dealer has access to a mountain of specialised tooling, technical documentation, manufacturer technical assistance, & manufacturer specific training that the independant garage does not.

The dealer price for the 75,000 service would be around £450 & the price of the 62,500 mile service would be about £120. That is assuming that u have a diesel picasso as their timing belts take a few hours longer to change than the petrol engines.