lol this whole thread and some ppls comments and attiudes make me laugh..
if you dont like the maintenance of vw or their cars then go buy something else..
or if you really feel the need to have a vw and still moan, take it elsewhere..
I find it quite rude that someone with such knowledge has answered so many question and in soooo much detail and its still not good enough for some of you..
at the end of the way what you get told by dealers is what vw specify, so all in all, i really think you should get in touch with vw themselves.
Caz,
'its what VW says and you must do it otherwise stop whining ' is pretty much what you are saying?
Since I've contributed a great deal (more than I wanted to!) to this thread I'll take this head on. I think if you read through what TT and I said we are actually broadly in agreement. 120k specified originally by VW is / was ridiculous. 60k is far more sensible and 5 years is a sensible time to change if you don't exceed the mileage in that period.
VW say 4 years. TT was happy enough with this as prevention is better than cure and its nice and safe. I think this time frame is based on a sales/marketing decision rather than purely technical / good sensible time.
Its almost like initially VW said 'Our cars are fantastic, they never need cam belts changed' (as good as, most buyers of new cars don't keep them till they hit 120k)
Then all of a sudden its "Yeah we were just joking when we said that, really you need to change them every 60k (no problem there) or 4 years"
It will upset Red that I'm thinking cynically but....come on!
And why is it VW UK thats made this change? How is not worldwide?
I do of course understand that dealers have been told this and are passing it on. Some are more proactive at drumming up business than others it would seem.
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On the whole I like VW products, doesn't mean they are perfect now does it? I'm perfectly entitled to moan/berate/praise whatever I want where ever I want thanks very much
I have a great deal of respect for TT and anyway I think he likes arguing. A lot of usefull information has been wheedled out of him in the course of this that might otherwise not have come out.
Calling VW will achieve what? I'm not doubting for a second that this is the new policy. I just don't fully agree with the new policy.
If it upsets you so much perhaps you'd like to stop reading after this