Ed30 - First service at 9.2k miles - WTF!!!

[Ollieb7]

Mmm - i kinda remembered when i bought the car that the first service can be between 12k and 16k - but oh no - within the next 500 sir ie 9200 - nearly as bad as the old evos i had - pure pish! Anyone else had their first service done at these low miles?? This is not to mention it also needs new tyres for christmas too! All this when im female, aged 72 wear zip up boots and am rather partial to a tartan rug on my knee and a wee sherry - comon it's a GTI at least advertise the correct service intervals vw!

[illyun]

Mmm - i kinda remembered when i bought the car that the first service can be between 12k and 16k - but oh no - within the next 500 sir ie 9200 - nearly as bad as the old evos i had - pure pish! Anyone else had their first service done at these low miles?? This is not to mention it also needs new tyres for christmas too! All this when im female, aged 72 wear zip up boots and am rather partial to a tartan rug on my knee and a wee sherry - comon it's a GTI at least advertise the correct service intervals vw!

Oh dear... looks like someone's been hammering their Ed30      My service isn't due until 18500 miles - although I'll be taking it down as soon as it gets near 10k miles.

By the way, from your photo you don't look 72 

[MAT ed30]

service is every 10k i was told unless on long life service. i will be doing mine every 5k oil and filter and then dealer for the 10k service

[Russ.C]

checked mine earlier, just over 7k on clock still another 3600miles until service, so 10k seems about right, I don't think they do longlife services on Ed30's R's etc. now do they?

[Bustwell]

How do you check how many miles until the next service?  Highline display?

[Simonet]

I know I'm meant to have left, but still 3 days before the ED30 goes. Just to say I drive my ED30 VERY carefully and from having it and covering just over 9000 miles I've averaged 32.5 MPG so I ain't flogged it. Anyway.... back the point, mine came on with 500 miles to service about 100 miles ago so yes it's fine, they ,must be set to 10000 miles.

Anyway even I WON'T SERVICE IT the oil isn't the cleanest and If I was keeping it I'd change it at 10k if not before in future!!

[illyun]

checked mine earlier, just over 7k on clock still another 3600miles until service, so 10k seems about right, I don't think they do longlife services on Ed30's R's etc. now do they?

They do - mine is set up for long life although I am ignoring it.

[Mr Lees]

my first service due light cam on at 9400 miles, about right, does seem crap that car cannot go to atleast 12k before service.

[indublin]

Just had my GTi serviced, it is 10 months old and has 6,300 miles on the clock..... not what I expected from VW. It was serviced at JCT600 and the automatically did the Long Life service..... not one question was asked!

[Hurdy]

Just had my GTi serviced, it is 10 months old and has 6,300 miles on the clock..... not what I expected from VW. It was serviced at JCT600 and the automatically did the Long Life service..... not one question was asked!

Welcome indublin

I think I would have had more than one question for them

First one....What the fcuk do you think my car is? A Mistubishi Evo?

Second one....6,300 miles on long life service is way too low regardless of whatever you say....I want something knocking off the cost....NOW!!!

Worked in the past for me