Given my recent experience of a main dealer doing an oil change but NOT changing the filter (and the oil contained in it), I would be really really sceptical about anyone doing 3 years services for £200 - that only just covers the cost of the the long life oil and filters, and allows nothing for labour. I found out the hard way that unless you are assertive enough to demand that you stand and watch the mechanic do what he is supposed to be trained to do, you get what you deserve - for trusting VW main dealer mechanics. If you pay peanuts ...!!!
It's just a promo to get you buying a Golf rather than waiting till later in the year when the new Golf
might be out. My WRX had the same deal - three years free servicing. BMW do it with Minis. It's increasingly common. You pay VW £200 for the package. The dealer charges VW for the service, whatever that actually costs. Infact, my A4 just cost me £295 for a service, and I was asked if I had taken out one of the service plans - as they make it substantially cheaper.
Prior to discovering the VW deal, I was going to take my dealers 2 years for £299 deal. The dealer just wants to have work coming in for the service dept - better to be discounted than none at all I assume is the philosophy.
