Have any of you mk8’ers had or been told you’re due a front Haldex service yet?
I dropped my car into VW for investigation into the bongs last week and was ‘treated’ to an ‘express visual inspection’
On the traffic light system they use there was mention of the front tyres needing replacing, an ‘overdue’ aircon service both mentioned in December at the 2nd service, and now ‘overdue’ front Haldex service. I literally only just noticed the latter when filing the paperwork away after washing the car.
The car is 26 months old, 18k miles.
Are VW piling on extra ‘necessary’ work for purely revenue purposes to make up for the lack of cars coming through from the factory?
I’m sure previously the first brake fluid change used to be three years and now it’s two.
Does the "front haldex" (for torque vectoring?) work harder than the main 4WD Haldex?
When I had my Golf R, the main (and only Haldex) on the MK7) was 40k miles/4 years for fluid change and mesh filter clean.
Brake fluid was always 3 years and then every 2 years thereafter. For the sake of the environment, you'd hope they would do a moisture dip test and not change it if it's not required.
This definitely seems like VW proposing service schedules that are more stringent than they've ever been, to protect the dealership revenue streams. The trouble is, the more they take the piss, the more likely the clued up among us will be to go to a VAG specialist with original parts and have them do it much cheaper. This will not affect warranty if original parts and specified fluid grades are used.
I think most of us previously have not been reamed when buying new because there's always been a decent service pack offer from VWFS.
The hard sell from the dealership for my incoming S3 includes the service pack offer. £22.49 x 24 or £539.76 for 1st (minor) and second (major) service. As far as I'm aware that's 2 oil changes, a pollen filter and some extensive checks on the major service. The "offer" sounds like my expectation for walk in rates on the 2 services, but probably isn't.
The ID3/Born servicing costs are a little cheaper, but as there's only a pollen filter actually changed, which is as easy as slotting a VHS tape into a player and 20 mins of visual checks, it was even more extortionate for cost vs work done.
