Servicing

bigbaddom3 · Post by **bigbaddom3** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 12:33 pm

I have a polo 1.2 65 twist.
It is only 1 year old, and when it was sold to me new, I was told it was on variable servicing.
The car has covered only 2400 miles, and the dash is already telling me it needs a service. Howe on earth is this possible.
Am I being taken for a ride, even the service manager seemed surprised, but then seemed to change his mind saying that a service had to be carried out.
He then said he would just do an oil and filter change at a cost of Â£120. This sounds like an awful lot to me, but it is my first car, so maybe I am wrong.
Any help or advice much appreciated.
Dom

sylonien · Post by **sylonien** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 2:33 pm

Probably jus a VW tactic thing. Joke

It depends on the way you drive aswell mate, 'cos it's supose "monitor" your cars heatlth - hence variable.

sbp · Post by **sbp** » Tue Nov 09, 2004 12:17 pm

what do you guys do? DO you wait for the service light to start burning or do you service the car after a a sertain mileage??

bigbaddom3 · Post by **bigbaddom3** » Tue Nov 09, 2004 12:46 pm

my service light is on.
has anybody else had there light go on after such a low mileage?

sylonien · Post by **sylonien** » Tue Nov 09, 2004 4:16 pm

well if it's on then you should take it to service, but if its' flashign then its' telling you it needs to be serviced soon.

GaryUK · Post by **GaryUK** » Tue Nov 09, 2004 7:19 pm

Look in your service schedule handbook mate,

Mine is on long life servicing and has all the details in there for when things need to be done. For mine there is an oil change service every 12 months or x amount of miles. Whichever comes first. I think thats correct anyway, although the car will tell me when it's next due thank god.