G'day,
I have a Caddy Maxi Life TDI250 which has had no issues at all. It has done around 55,000 km, and has been serviced as required under VAG warranty at 15,000 km/12 months. Again no issues at all.
It is now past the VAG warranty and the dealer now wants it to be serviced every 10,000 km/6 months for their "dealer extended warranty". When you look through the information it is for all the cars they sell, and a lot of it does not apply to the VW. But, why now do they want it to be serviced every 6 months (that's what it becomes)? Also, when you look at it, all they do is change the engine oil. As far as greasing, there are no real greasing points, and there is no diff as such, it's part of the transmission. Also, it refers to "clutch" rather than "clutches". They also talk of Standard and Premium, however they will not say which I am supposed to have.
I've tried to find out what the service interval is from VAG, but as usual, they are playing "no talkies".
So, what is the service interval?
The only thing I can see from the documentation is that there is something about replacing the fuel filter. Again, why does this suddenly change?
The real hassle with the dealer is that they are in Penrith, and I'm in Blacktown. It is almost 80 km round trip. I have had a loan car under warranty, however even that is a major hassle as you have to do a full thorough inspection when you collect it and then they try and find fault when you return it. On one occasion I had an Amarok as a loan vehicle. The mats had mud on them when I was handed it, and they wanted to charge me for cleaning when I returned it. They also climbed into the tray and checked the hoop for stone chip damage!
I don't mind servicing it if necessary, but find it a little off when they try and just get you to service it twice as often.
Thanks.
I have a Caddy Maxi Life TDI250 which has had no issues at all. It has done around 55,000 km, and has been serviced as required under VAG warranty at 15,000 km/12 months. Again no issues at all.
It is now past the VAG warranty and the dealer now wants it to be serviced every 10,000 km/6 months for their "dealer extended warranty". When you look through the information it is for all the cars they sell, and a lot of it does not apply to the VW. But, why now do they want it to be serviced every 6 months (that's what it becomes)? Also, when you look at it, all they do is change the engine oil. As far as greasing, there are no real greasing points, and there is no diff as such, it's part of the transmission. Also, it refers to "clutch" rather than "clutches". They also talk of Standard and Premium, however they will not say which I am supposed to have.
I've tried to find out what the service interval is from VAG, but as usual, they are playing "no talkies".
So, what is the service interval?
The only thing I can see from the documentation is that there is something about replacing the fuel filter. Again, why does this suddenly change?
The real hassle with the dealer is that they are in Penrith, and I'm in Blacktown. It is almost 80 km round trip. I have had a loan car under warranty, however even that is a major hassle as you have to do a full thorough inspection when you collect it and then they try and find fault when you return it. On one occasion I had an Amarok as a loan vehicle. The mats had mud on them when I was handed it, and they wanted to charge me for cleaning when I returned it. They also climbed into the tray and checked the hoop for stone chip damage!
I don't mind servicing it if necessary, but find it a little off when they try and just get you to service it twice as often.
Thanks.
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