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4 months and 3500 miles here and service message now showing. There’s no reason why they are all different ?
Is that from brand new I.e. the van is only 4 months old and has done 3500 miles?
Yes. The Van was pre-registered (71) but I had it on Oct 1st 2022 with delivery miles only. I assume it’s time sensitive from date of registration, regardless of the fact it was not used and was effectively brand new.
It’s not brand new though, it’s a 71 plate & it’s asking for a service in accordance with the service schedule. Did you negotiate a service with the dealer when you bought it? It can be set to extended servicing which is around 2 years or 20k miles. It’s all explained in the post I linked to above.
Thanks for that, I will query it with the VW service Centre. I purchased the Van from a Motorhome dealer who are a Platinum Wave Campers dealer. Not going back to the Motorhome dealer, they were awful !
Tbh, I’d just get it serviced. Assuming it’s the first service, it’s only a minor & you then have a clean start. There may be warranty implications if you skip the service. For perspective, I’ve just changed the cam belt & water pump on a 5 year old Yeti (same engine as a T6) and it only had 18k miles on it. These are the costs of ownership
Yes I agree, I will see if I can get it changed to the 18k after that, as it does suit the way I use my van.Tbh, I’d just get it serviced. Assuming it’s the first service, it’s only a minor & you then have a clean start. There may be warranty implications if you skip the service. For perspective, I’ve just changed the cam belt & water pump on a 5 year old Yeti (same engine as a T6) and it only had 18k miles on it. These are the costs of ownership
It's booked in for next Tuesday so was always going ahead with the service. I'm just surprised as I've read that they can go to around 18000 miles before a service. It must be, for whatever reason, the way I drive. I bought a service when I purchased her so I'll be using that. I'll probably pick up a black friday deal later this year for further services.Tbh, I’d just get it serviced. Assuming it’s the first service, it’s only a minor & you then have a clean start. There may be warranty implications if you skip the service. For perspective, I’ve just changed the cam belt & water pump on a 5 year old Yeti (same engine as a T6) and it only had 18k miles on it. These are the costs of ownership
As I've paid so much for the van, I'm happy to let VW do it, for now.
My van is on extended servicing I.e. 20kmiles/2years. But this isn’t an absolute, it depends on how it’s driven, what conditions it’s driven in & your driving style. So it can be anything between 18-24months OR 15-20k miles. BUT! As I intend to keep the van long term & it’s a high value investment, I take the van to my local independent & have an oil service with OEM parts & oil, in between dealer services. I’ve never heard of an engine failing because it was “over serviced”
Occasionally get a Miller oil analysis and check for fuel and other contaminants, note this will be of less use if doing a short interval (5K) oil change.
Hi, I have a 72 plate T6, it was first registered July 29th 2022. I had a query dropped by my local dealer for advice. When there I asked about the servicing, it’s decided at the point of PDI as two how it’s set up wether it be yearly or two yearly or offcourse over mileage and yes from date of registrationnPDI.
IMO the van should run without any issues at 6 years old and 46K miles. Your only costs should be planned services, renewing consumables and MOTs.
