VWA "interim service!"

[Flipper Dog]

Got an email last night advising me that my 6 months old golf with 10km is due for a service. Very dodgy practice...

Maybe time to name these dodgy dealers.

[Tuan]

Got an email last night advising me that my 6 months old golf with 10km is due for a service. Very dodgy practice...


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You haven't done many kms

[phillip1978]

Interesting, have not received such an email or letter curious which dealers are doing so. Am located in Victoria

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[Ralfi]

Another thing which differs, dealer to dealer......they wanted to charge $100??? Tell them to get stuffed.

My dealer called it a 'complimentary 6 month service', so I knew I wasn't going to be charged for it from the get-go.

Just a basic check on the vehicle & topping up of windscreen fluid. They gave me the leftover fluid (near full bottle)...can't remember if I asked for it or not...

Less than an hour iirc.

[phillip1978]

Yeah i think the best advice is to forward this to the ACCC. Also let the vw dealership know you are doing so just to enjoy them freak out

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[snajper]

You haven't done many kms

Heehee i meant 10.000km


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[Fish Jetski]

Heehee i meant 10.000km


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Accurate to the metre!


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[Tuan]

Accurate to the metre!


Sent from this tap keyboard thingy on this touch screen flat thingy.

Lol to 3 decimal points!


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[Transporter]

Got an email last night advising me that my 6 months old golf with 10km is due for a service. Very dodgy practice...


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Is that a 6 months from the date of sale (when you bought the car)? Or from the date of production, when the oil was poured in the engine?

I've seen Yeti with 15,000km, 12 months from the date of purchase but already almost 3 years old.

I highly doubt that the dealers would've change the engine oil before they sell the car that is already almost 6 months old in most of the cases due to the distance and time it takes to get to AU.

[Tuan]

Is that a 6 months from the date of sale (when you bought the car)? Or from the date of production, when the oil was poured in the engine?

I've seen Yeti with 15,000km, 12 months from the date of purchase but already almost 3 years old.

I highly doubt that the dealers would've change the engine oil before they sell the car that is already almost 6 months old in most of the cases due to the distance and time it takes to get to AU.

And I am positive the dealers DON'T care what the production date is when sending out the "it's been 6 months since you bought the car from us and it needs a complimentary service letter". They aren't that thorough ...

[Transporter]

And I am positive the dealers DON'T care what the production date is when sending out the "it's been 6 months since you bought the car from us and it needs a complimentary service letter". They aren't that thorough ...

My reply was to snajper who got a letter saying , that his 6 month old Golf was due for a service.

[Tuan]

My reply was to snajper who got a letter saying , that his 6 month old Golf was due for a service.

It'd be a generic letter ...... it won't be from date of production but the date it rolls out of the yard. That's when their computer system says 'car is sold'.