So I've now shown up for service at VW twice when I didn't need it. The intervals are every 10k miles, but they don't really say anything about timing. I did 2400 miles the first year, then another 1400 over the next eight months. Given I drive so few miles, I've chosen to honor the oil change indicator because it "feels" like the right interval.
The first time was about six months into ownership; they said it was probably counting time from manufacture date. Then I got the oil changed at the one year mark, but I can't remember if the indicator came on... I would think so. It came on again recently, so I made an appointment. While there, the service guy tells me I'm not due for another six months because it's a 12 month interval. We agree/hope that they just forgot to reset the time when they changed the oil at the one year mark - since it was about one year when it went off mistakenly before. They reset it and sent me on my way. I'm supposed to go back in February for the second oil change, but the service advisor doesn't think it'll tell me. He said to call and speak with a service advisor before booking anything.
I can't imagine six months is the right interval, given it's 10k miles. The logic of 12 months makes sense to me, so I'm electing to believe the dealer for now. WIth such low mileage, I'm not sure it really matters anyway... but it does put that "VW gremlin" question into your mind.
The first time was about six months into ownership; they said it was probably counting time from manufacture date. Then I got the oil changed at the one year mark, but I can't remember if the indicator came on... I would think so. It came on again recently, so I made an appointment. While there, the service guy tells me I'm not due for another six months because it's a 12 month interval. We agree/hope that they just forgot to reset the time when they changed the oil at the one year mark - since it was about one year when it went off mistakenly before. They reset it and sent me on my way. I'm supposed to go back in February for the second oil change, but the service advisor doesn't think it'll tell me. He said to call and speak with a service advisor before booking anything.
I can't imagine six months is the right interval, given it's 10k miles. The logic of 12 months makes sense to me, so I'm electing to believe the dealer for now. WIth such low mileage, I'm not sure it really matters anyway... but it does put that "VW gremlin" question into your mind.
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"Here, at last, is the cure for texting while driving. The millions of deaths which occur every year due to the iPhone’s ability to stream the Kim K/Ray-J video in 4G could all be avoided, every last one of them, if the government issued everyone a Seventies 911 and made sure they always left the house five minutes later than they’d wanted to. It would help if it could be made to rain as well. Full attention on the road. Guaranteed." -Jack Baruth
"Here, at last, is the cure for texting while driving. The millions of deaths which occur every year due to the iPhone’s ability to stream the Kim K/Ray-J video in 4G could all be avoided, every last one of them, if the government issued everyone a Seventies 911 and made sure they always left the house five minutes later than they’d wanted to. It would help if it could be made to rain as well. Full attention on the road. Guaranteed." -Jack Baruth