First Service

[Foxy367]

Afternoon gang, my car is in tomorrow for it’s first service which in itself is scandalously expensive for what it is. I was asked if I wanted the engine flush which I said I would ponder. At first I thought why but then I assume it would give the chance to clean out any detritus from the engine and prolong the life anyone any thoughts?

PS it’s also having a miriad of the niggly software and sensor issues looked at and hopefully fixed

[fredgroves]

Did you not buy the service pack.... makes it a fair bit less painful!

[Foxy367]

Sadly not no schoolboy error on my part!!!

[evo1986]

Sadly not no schoolboy error on my part!!!

You can still buy one and it might work out cheaper than this service and the next combined…..

https://www.vwfs-service-plans.io/landing-page?traci_s=SI:VW:ORG:Brand:Website:2021-11:VWBFunder1&traci_ie=volkswagen.co.uk/en/owners-and-drivers/servicing/service-plans/buy-a-service-plan.html:stage:text::

[Foxy367]

Sadly not no schoolboy error on my part!!!

You can still buy one and it might work out cheaper than this service and the next combined…..

https://www.vwfs-service-plans.io/landing-page?traci_s=SI:VW:ORG:Brand:Website:2021-11:VWBFunder1&traci_ie=volkswagen.co.uk/en/owners-and-drivers/servicing/service-plans/buy-a-service-plan.html:stage:text::

Thanks that’s useful, problem is im not sure if it’ll make the second service under my stewardship. It might be gone and I enter the dark side of company cars

[BillSan]

I'm very interested in a service plan.  I've had my Clubby for 12 months, reached 12k miles this week, and don't have a service plan at the moment.

Just checked the link that evo1986 provided and it says I can get my first 2 services (1 Oil Service and 1 Oil and Inspection Service) for £386 which sounds like good value.

The question, is when are those 2 services likely to be required?  My car is on a 3 year lease (so 2 years to go) and the way prices are at the moment it's likely I'll extend that by 12 months.

Are both of the prepaid services likely to happen within the first 3 years and 36k miles?  If not surely they'll happen in the first 48 months and 48k miles won't they?

[Foxy367]

My first service has come up at 12 months for an oil change (5600 miles) next one would be the inspection service then after that oil. I’d assume you’d reverse them so you'd have your inspection first then the oil service

[BillSan]

Cheers Foxy. 

I'll have to see when my first service is indicated when my car is back this afternoon.  I suspect it'll be due within a few weeks.   As the EA888 is chain driven rather a cambelt I'm hoping I won't see any major garage costs even if I keep it to 48k miles and 4 years.  Might have to get a get an extended warranty for year 4 just for reassurance though, because I'm very risk averse.

[fredgroves]

The two services will see me out on this one for me over three years. Dump the third service onto whoever has it after me.

The service plan is pretty good value tbh.

[BillSan]

Now this seems odd.  Checked my car tonight and it says Oil change service in 4200 miles/276 Days & Inspection in 8000 miles/371 Days.

Given that the car is already 12 months old and has covered 12000 miles I would have expected it to need a service much sooner.   Especially when you consider that Foxy's car needed a service at 12 months and 5,600 miles.

It just doesn't make sense to me.