Servicing & PCP

[Leo-RS]

To be fair, it’s a pointless scenario to get yourself into as you always have the protection of VT of the car as part of the Consumer Credit Act. If any car manufacturer played hardball with the GFV because your services weren’t done by the manufacturers own dealerships, you would walk away from the agreement under VT.

Unless of course your car was worth more than the GFV price and then you would just sell it privately anyway.

Add to all that, does anyone ever give it back at precisely the end of the term to trigger that anyway? Most people will PX the car for something newer just before the end of the term?

A lot of people worry about nothing, on quite a few occasions when I’ve traded one car in against the other, the sales guy hasn’t even inspected the car, asked about the service history or checked for any tuning etc. We agree a price on the cars beforehand, usually over the phone, I turn up, hand the keys and logbook over on one car and pick up the keys on the other. Never had any issues, best to get rid of the car just before an expensive service anyway, get them to do it, they rip you off enough on the trade price vs what they then go on to resell it for. Service to them costs peanuts in comparison.

 

[T-800]

After reading all this and being one of those guys who likes to do his own service work, well that’s my warranty gone for a burton then

At least you know it's been done to your satisfaction

 

[E15]

Out of curiosity, what are the service intervals?
I reckon I might have 4000 miles on mine at 12 months so would it still need a service just to sit all winter?
Thanks chaps..

 

[T-800]

Out of curiosity, what are the service intervals?
I reckon I might have 4000 miles on mine at 12 months so would it still need a service just to sit all winter?
Thanks chaps..

Roughly
10k /12 months first oil service

20k/24 months first inspection service.

On my PFL RS3 it was £250 first oil change service

20k inspection service (doesn’t always include oil so check before having them do it) £380

 

[E15]

Just called Audi and they have categorically informed me that my car is not due a service for 2 years and that the car will inform me when a service is actually due...

I'll have an oil service done for my peace of mind when it's a year old..

 

[wab172uk]

Just called Audi and they have categorically informed me that my car is not due a service for 2 years and that the car will inform me when a service is actually due...

I'll have an oil service done for my peace of mind when it's a year old..

If you don't do big miles, get them to change the service schedule in the car to every year. That's what I did.

 

[D0C]

Changing the oil won't hurt. Regular oil changes should mean the engine goes forever.

 

[T-800]

Changing the oil won't hurt. Regular oil changes should mean the engine goes forever.

Agreed

Mine has an in-between oil / filter change at 5000 miles

Very easy car to work on, filter /sump plug and enough Castrol Edge professional cost me £65.

 

[Ellski]

When collecting my car from Swindon Audi, I asked about this and was told:
“Getting it serviced by Audi will help with the resale of the car however you can get it serviced at any garage of your choice as long as they are VAT registered and can show proof of using genuine Audi parts”.

 

[DW81]

Order the parts from Audi take to your local specialist let them carry out the job keep the parts invoice, sorted.

I would have no problems buying one of these cars without full dealership service history. If the work as been carried out by the owner instead who is also an enthusiast then even better because you will at least know that the car would not have wanted for anything. I think we can get s little hung up on full dealership history as most of the time when it comes to warranty work they will try and swerve out of it.