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My Vag vehicles Skoda Seat etc have all been on the extended service plans. 2 yrs 18k. But no problems getting oil topped up, adblue wiper blades changed a s required.
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2009 Citroen C4 Grand Picasso
2012 Vauxhall Antara
2013 Skoda Superb Estate
2016 Seat Alhambra
2020 Seat Tarraco
2021 Ford Kuga
2024 Nissan X-Trail left in Sep 25hello no posted in a while. can any one tell me what interval the servicc should be? my golf gdt is saying it needs 1liter off oil .wgen i called to get it booked in she said motabilty car are only serviced every 2 years or 18000 miles.the cars done 10000 miles and will be a year old in march.
It’s a quirk with VW Group cars. There are two different frequencies of servicing that can be selected when the car is configured as part of the pre-delivery inspection. Motability will only pay for the extended servicing option, yet cars are usually set up to alert for services on the more frequent servicing schedule. I have twice had wasted time with service bookings where the car was saying that it needed a service, I booked it in, yet on the day Motability wouldn’t authorise it. Just one of several reasons why I wasn’t sorry to move away from VW when we last changed!
Ford are also doing similar now, my Kuga on the extendfed service intervals as well.
Cars On Motability
2009 Citroen C4 Grand Picasso
2012 Vauxhall Antara
2013 Skoda Superb Estate
2016 Seat Alhambra
2020 Seat Tarraco
2021 Ford Kuga
2024 Nissan X-Trail left in Sep 25Our Skoda needed an oil top up after 18 months, warning on infotainment system. Motability wanted to know why it needed topping up, they would pay for it until they found out. The dipstick was missing!
Enyaq EV
The dipstick was missing!
What dipstick forgot to put it back on the previous service!
One of the reasons why I would never purchase a Mb vehicle is down to them wanting the dealer to wrong service interval-most scheme car’s do frequent short journey’s in stop start traffic and cold starts. The oil quality degrades much quicker, requiring the vehicle to need more oil services. Hence why manufacturers often state in the owners manual the correct service schedule to choose based on how the vehicle is used.
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Jojoe wrote:
The dipstick was missing!What dipstick forgot to put it back on the previous service!
It’s not had a service, it never had a dipstick from new!
Enyaq EV
So much for QC @Jojoe
What did Mb say?
i had a problem with the gtd at 3500 miles. they said it needed a liter of oil then.am thinking it came from factory with not enough oil .so in 10000 miles its need 2 liters of oil.never had this problem with any car i have ever owned. this is my first vw.
My Kuga went in for an “interim” service in the autumn where the adblue was topped up and various other checks were done……tyre’s,brakes and a outstanding TSB recall was done,i asked if they were changing the oil and filter as the oil life indicator was showing 20% (manual check in settings) …..no we are not doing that at the moment but if the the oil life indicator light (spanner) comes on before May 2o23 when the car is 2 years old book it in and the oil will be changed.
Manufacturers decided to bring in these extended service intervals, I would guess to appeal to fleet owners. I don’t agree with it and would always change the oil and filter yearly if I owned the car. I don’t blame Motability for adhering to the service guidelines laid down by the mamufacturer.
I had the same with my Seat, I just pop in and get it reset to stop warning constantly coming up
So much for QC @Jojoe What did Mb say?
They weren’t interested. Dealer thinks the dipstick was missing since manufacture a year earlier. I’m sceptical about the cause!
Enyaq EV
So much for QC @Jojoe What did Mb say?
They weren’t interested. Dealer thinks the dipstick was missing since manufacture a year earlier. I’m sceptical about the cause!
Well Joe I’ve heard the micro-chip shortages excuses time and time again but shortage of dipsticks is a first unless of course there meaning their staff. ?
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