I have recently been offered a two year fixed servicing deal of £299 and wondered if you thought it would be worth it. I have a FL 1.4TSI Elegance hatch and will be doing about 10000 miles a year. The car is on variable servicing, so potentially in that period I might only have the car serviced once, in which case this seems a bit steep. Anyone got any experience of how expensive servicing can be on one of these cars on variable servicing? I only know about our Scout which is more expensive to service anyway, and on that I have spent over £300 in two years so it would have been useful.

It's not altogether answering your question, but it might help to know that the main difference between fixed and variable is that with variable, VAG are using the words "Longlife Oil". For longlife read "Fully Synthetic"

Now call me old fashioned, but whatever oil you are using, going over a year for oil changes is taking things a bit far, especially if the car is used for shortish runs. It might also be helpful to know that there is a widespread belief, that seems to have some foundation; that engines 'spin' better on Fully synthetic

From what knowledge I have picked up over the years, I shall definitely be running my TSI on fully synthetic. That's whats in it now. And I'll change it every year as I have always done. Oh - and always use a genuine manufacturers oil filter as well.

Seen where they have put the oil filter on the TSI? - it's a piece of p*ss.

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It's not altogether answering your question, but it might help to know that the main difference between fixed and variable is that with variable, VAG are using the words "Longlife Oil". For longlife read "Fully Synthetic"

Now call me old fashioned, but whatever oil you are using, going over a year for oil changes is taking things a bit far, especially if the car is used for shortish runs. It might also be helpful to know that there is a widespread belief, that seems to have some foundation; that engines 'spin' better on Fully synthetic

From what knowledge I have picked up over the years, I shall definitely be running my TSI on fully synthetic. That's whats in it now. And I'll change it every year as I have always done. Oh - and always use a genuine manufacturers oil filter as well.

Seen where they have put the oil filter on the TSI? - it's a piece of p*ss.

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Is your's a vRS? Im not sure if the 1.8 is the same but the oil filter is really easily accessible on the TSi but its upside down so you just know your gonna get oil all over

Yes - that's a good point about the upside down filter & oil escaping. It would be easy to get a load of excess oil into the alternator. Obvious solution is to use some rags, but I might speak to the dealer next time I'm passing to see if they use another solution - or perhaps someone else knows? The genuine Skoda filter probably incorporates a non return valve to avoid oil pressure delay on starting and which might also prevent a lot of the oil in the filter draining out as you remove it?

I reckon the answer could be speed, a fancy wrist action and a couple of strategically placed rags........................

Yes - that's a good point about the upside down filter & oil escaping. It would be easy to get a load of excess oil into the alternator. Obvious solution is to use some rags, but I might speak to the dealer next time I'm passing to see if they use another solution - or perhaps someone else knows? The genuine Skoda filter probably incorporates a non return valve to avoid oil pressure delay on starting and which might also prevent a lot of the oil in the filter draining out as you remove it?

I reckon the answer could be speed, a fancy wrist action and a couple of strategically placed rags........................

Hmmm it might be worht making a few enquiries about that. I'll ask next time I'm at the dealer, should be up there soon as my better half has just ordered a new fabia to replace her swift

Ok - so what are you saying? Go with fixed servicing as the car would be better to be serviced once a year or stick with the variable serving where chances are I won't end up spending £300 in two years?

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I reckon the answer could be speed, a fancy wrist action and a couple of strategically placed rags........................

Just use a sock... oh wait, wrong forum.

I also have the £299 2 yr (or 20K miles) fixed cost fixed servicing letter from Skoda Finance. I had been chasing my dealer anyway.

I am assuming the £299 covers 2 services (Y1 and Y2 in my case) - ignoring fixed vs variable merits - does this represent good value?

My 1st service arrived after 10,000 miles and 21 months and cost me £229. I've got a 1.8 TSI L&K manual box so £299 seems a bit steep to me.

I guess that's the gamble. Our Scout cost £285 after 11000 miles, then another £250 9000 miles later and that's on variable servicing, so it would have been nice to be on fixed servicing for that.

I'll see if I have £300 lying around I think then make the decision

suggest you ring a couple of dealer ervice depts and ask for the price of a 20k service.

I am guessing it will be less than £250.00.

Is your's a vRS? Im not sure if the 1.8 is the same but the oil filter is really easily accessible on the TSi but its upside down so you just know your gonna get oil all over

NO, the oil filter on these models which are upside down have a a one way valve fitted so there is very little or no oil loss, stick with fully sin oil (longlife) and change it every 10k or 12 months and you will have no issues.

Edited 28 June, 201015 yr by sherlocks VRS