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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: bobbarley on 28 June 2009, 21:35

Title: Your mk4 and servicing
Post by: bobbarley on 28 June 2009, 21:35

 :smiley:

Title: Re: Your mk4 and servicing
Post by: linz on 28 June 2009, 21:39

mine has a full service every year an an oil change every 5k

Title: Re: Your mk4 and servicing
Post by: ALEXS1.8T on 28 June 2009, 21:40

mine will be havin a full service soon  :laugh:

Title: Re: Your mk4 and servicing
Post by: bobbarley on 28 June 2009, 21:42

Quote from: linz on 28 June 2009, 21:39

mine has a full service every year an an oil change every 5k

Every 5?  That's a little OTT  :smiley:

Title: Re: Your mk4 and servicing
Post by: Steve_PD on 28 June 2009, 21:47

Service my self, but for the can belt Ill be going to VW or a specialist

Title: Re: Your mk4 and servicing
Post by: bobbarley on 28 June 2009, 21:48

Reckon a FSH makes much difference to the re-sell cost of a mk4 given their age now?

Title: Re: Your mk4 and servicing
Post by: Steve_PD on 28 June 2009, 21:53

It will but not much.
I keep all the receipts and noted down when and what was changed so effectively a FSH but without paying £50 an hour labour

Title: Re: Your mk4 and servicing
Post by: jamie16v on 28 June 2009, 22:44

Quote from: Steve_PD on 28 June 2009, 21:53

It will but not much.
I keep all the receipts and noted down when and what was changed so effectively a FSH but without paying £50 an hour labour

seconded...

Title: Re: Your mk4 and servicing
Post by: richw911 on 28 June 2009, 23:25

I do mine myself easy and my car is way past needing VW S/H - i do have every receipt for every thing done to the car tho  :laugh:

Title: Re: Your mk4 and servicing
Post by: bobbarley on 28 June 2009, 23:26

Mine had a pretty much full VWSH up until last year, and then I started doing it myself.  Have got the receipts too  :smiley:

Title: Re: Your mk4 and servicing
Post by: Rhyso on 29 June 2009, 08:12

Quote from: richw911 on 28 June 2009, 23:25

I do mine myself easy and my car is way past needing VW S/H - i do have every receipt for every thing done to the car tho  :laugh:

i've got a lever arch file full of everything purchased for the car  :nerd:

i keep a record of all my MOTs, tyres, servicing, performance parts etc etc

Title: Re: Your mk4 and servicing
Post by: Hulmie on 29 June 2009, 10:18

my old motor had full dealer history upto 60+k and then private after that. Did the servicing myself. However my new golf has fully stamp booked with fsh part main dealer part private garage. Now i am tempted to have it serviced at a local garage just so i can keep the book stamped as think this helps when selling the car, even though when i did work myself i kept all receipts and wrote the mileage and date when the work was carried out on it.

Title: Re: Your mk4 and servicing
Post by: Niro on 29 June 2009, 13:33

Quote from: bobbarley on 28 June 2009, 21:48

Reckon a FSH makes much difference to the re-sell cost of a mk4 given their age now?

Always serviced my own cars, kept up with the service record backed up with the receipts for the parts. Never had any problems re-sale wise infact only good comments on how well I've kept upto the vehicle. You can still advertise FSH :smiley:

FSH only tends to happen in the cars first 3 years of its long life  :smiley:

Title: Re: Your mk4 and servicing
Post by: Ben_1uk on 29 June 2009, 14:09

My mate from Audi looks after me :grin:

Title: Re: Your mk4 and servicing
Post by: Car nut on 29 June 2009, 17:49

Mine has FSH but I reckon next time I'll have a go....

C T  P it will go in for though, only done 3k miles ago