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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: GolfTi on 20 March 2010, 19:40

Title: Service Interval
Post by: GolfTi on 20 March 2010, 19:40
Mine is on 5.5k at the moment, service indicator is showing a service due in 8.2 k or 333 days.

13.7 altogether. At a guess this will be 14 months from new.

I've got the VW 3 year service plan for £250, just wondering if this is a ploy to get out of the third/3yr service as at this rate my car won't ask for a third service until 39k. Approx 3 1/2   -  4 years at this rate.
Title: Re: Service Interval
Post by: Snoopy on 20 March 2010, 20:08
Have it switched over to time/distance service if your worried. Then it will be done every 10,000mile or 1 year which ever comes first.
Title: Re: Service Interval
Post by: GolfTi on 20 March 2010, 20:20
Have it switched over to time/distance service if your worried. Then it will be done every 10,000mile or 1 year which ever comes first.

Yeah, I did ask for that when ordering, so was wondering.
Mistake on the part of my perfect 'so far' dealer I guess.
Title: Re: Service Interval
Post by: Mighty_G on 20 March 2010, 22:01
my first service interval was 19k miles, so looks like it depends on what sort of mileage its been doing
Title: Re: Service Interval
Post by: simonpolly on 21 March 2010, 16:52
Mine is on 5.5k at the moment, service indicator is showing a service due in 8.2 k or 333 days.

13.7 altogether. At a guess this will be 14 months from new.

I've got the VW 3 year service plan for £250, just wondering if this is a ploy to get out of the third/3yr service as at this rate my car won't ask for a third service until 39k. Approx 3 1/2   -  4 years at this rate.

If its on the £250 3 year plan you get it done every year on the anniversary of the day you picked it up.You will probably have to contact the dealer as they won`t be so keen to contact you due to the fact you have paid upfront and got a reduced rate.
Title: Re: Service Interval
Post by: FamilyDub on 22 March 2010, 10:26
Have it switched over to time/distance service if your worried. Then it will be done every 10,000mile or 1 year which ever comes first.

^^^ Do this anyway. It'll keep it sweeter! :afro:
Title: Re: Service Interval
Post by: daviescotland on 22 March 2010, 11:24
Have it switched over to time/distance service if your worried. Then it will be done every 10,000mile or 1 year which ever comes first.

^^^ Do this anyway. It'll keep it sweeter! :afro:

I intend to get mine done every year/10'000miles. ive got a feeling that the dealer hasn't changed it from longlife to time & distance so i'm just going to wait to around the 9500 mark and book it in, if it doesn;t show up as needing a service.
Title: Re: Service Interval
Post by: FamilyDub on 22 March 2010, 12:29

I think they all come from the factory set to longlife...?

There's plenty of debates on T&D vs LL and each to their own, but I'm firmly in the T&D camp with some extra preventative maintenence thrown in too! :afro: