my Yeti is 2 weeks old now, the dealer send me a quotation for 3 years service.

-Included Services-

Mileage Interval Items Included

10k Engine Oil, Oil Filter

20k Engine Oil, Oil Filter

30k Engine Oil, Oil Filter

the price is £447.81

is this a good price? any comment on this? thanks.

my Yeti is 2 weeks old now, the dealer send me a quotation for 3 years service.

-Included Services-

Mileage Interval Items Included

10k Engine Oil, Oil Filter

20k Engine Oil, Oil Filter

30k Engine Oil, Oil Filter

the price is £447.81

is this a good price? any comment on this? thanks.

The service interval is 30,000 km - shopuld be 20,000 miles or so, so why 10k??

If the price is for the full Skoda specified service at the normal service intervals, and you do not drive more than requires 3 serviv´ces in 3 years, thebn it seems reasonable related to costs here. But it is more than y´just the oil and filter replacement. Lube all doors etc, check brakes - wíth wheels off!! - and put back in another place if rotation is indicated!!! After 2 years, the coolant and brake fluid is normally replaced.

better get a full list of what they do and compare with the Skoda service booklet you received with the car.

The service interval on new Skoda cars running on Variable Service intervals is FROM 15000km / 1 year and UP TO 30000km and two years. Your driving style/driving pattern, number of cold starts etc. decides when it's time for a service.

If you would like you can have the car run on fixed intervals, at that would mean one service every 15000km or once a year.

The service interval on new Skoda cars running on Variable Service intervals is FROM 15000km / 1 year and UP TO 30000km and two years. Your driving style/driving pattern, number of cold starts etc. decides when it's time for a service.

If you would like you can have the car run on fixed intervals, at that would mean one service every 15000km or once a year.

My MFD just reminded me that Snehvide wants to be serviced in 2500 km - at 30,000 on the clock. Going in tomorrow AM.

Check your equipment code sticker.

It is located near the spare tire, in the trunk and there is also one in the service booklet.

If you have code QG1 in it (which most new VAGs do) your car is equipped with the Flexible Service Interval System.

This means that:

-The engine is filled with fully synthetic oil (5W30 in the case of my 1.2 TSI).

-There is an oil quality sensor monitoring the oil’s condition.

-Service warnings come up in the Maxi Dot Display.

-Service intervals are not fixed, but they come according to your driving style and use of the engine.

-The system is set to give a service indication in no less than 15,000 km and not more than 30,000 km. If the mileage does not come earlier, a service indication will be given in 2 years.

If one wishes so, one may switch to semi-synthetic oil after the first oil service, for example 5W40. In this case, the Maxi Dot is configured for fixed service intervals, which is 15,000 km or 1 year.

You can also verify how your vehicle is configured by your MaxiDot display menu. There is a display with the km and days for the next service.

As you may understand, the quality of oil used corresponds to specific Service Interval Indication configurations.

Fully synthetic oil=Flexible service intervals (15,000 to 30,000 km or 2 years)

Semi-synthetic oil=Fixed service intervals (15,000 km or 1 years)

I hope this helps a bit…

P.S. Sorry for my use of American English and metric system.

Edited 7 July, 201016 yr by Speedster

All brand new Skodas have QG1 on the data sticker as they are all supplied on variable from the factory. However this is no indication of the service regime the car is actually on, as it can be changed by the dealer at PDI.

The car needs far more than an Oil and filter change at 20K miles whichever service regime is used. Looking at the above quote, if you were on variable servicing, the fist service at around 18K miles will cost approx £230 or so and be the only service you would need in 30K miles.

All brand new Skodas have QG1 on the data sticker as they are all supplied on variable from the factory. However this is no indication of the service regime the car is actually on, as it can be changed by the dealer at PDI.

True, I know of dealers who mess with the service interval indicator settings.

However, it is the right of the customer to opt for the flexible system, as long as the vehicle is equipped with QG1 and the oil used is fully synthetic. One may ask from the dealer to apply the correct settings.

True, I know of dealers who mess with the service interval indicator settings.

However, it is the right of the customer to opt for the flexible system, as long as the vehicle is equipped with QG1 and the oil used is fully synthetic. One may ask from the dealer to apply the correct settings.

Please note that just fully synthetic is not enough. The oil has to meet VW 507 specifications for Diesels with DPF. Just any fully synthetic is not good enough.

I always go for the fixed time/distance.

When I had my touran in for second service (2 years) I asked the guy did they use different oil from the flexible regime - he replied "nope - it's all out of the same massive drum in the back - it's just we invoice it differently!"

Please note that just fully synthetic is not enough. The oil has to meet VW 507 specifications for Diesels with DPF. Just any fully synthetic is not good enough.

Correct!

Always use oil that complies with the factory specs, regardless of the quality.

Most major lube manufacturers produce VAG specific oils anyway.

thanks guys, this is very helpful.

Hi i manage a fastfit garage and have done now for too many years to remember , I was uncomfortable with the oil and filters service on my Tdi monster so when it reached 10,000 miles i decided to change the oil,oil filter and fuel filter as i mentioned in a previous post i'm glad i did the oil filter was in a very poor condition and would not have gone much further i think.

The cost of three oil and filter changes is quite a lot if that is all your getting even with a good quality oil and original filter about £70 to £85 each would be more near the mark so see what you actually are getting for £447.

I am going to change my engine oil and filter every 10,000 miles now

hope this helps

Peter

Hi i manage a fastfit garage and have done now for too many years to remember , I was uncomfortable with the oil and filters service on my Tdi monster so when it reached 10,000 miles i decided to change the oil,oil filter and fuel filter as i mentioned in a previous post i'm glad i did the oil filter was in a very poor condition and would not have gone much further i think.

The cost of three oil and filter changes is quite a lot if that is all your getting even with a good quality oil and original filter about £70 to £85 each would be more near the mark so see what you actually are getting for £447.

I am going to change my engine oil and filter every 10,000 miles now

hope this helps

Peter

Also going for fixed 10,000 services from experience of using variable with the last three VAG cars; oils an absolute mess by the time it hits 16,000 +. This long life system was originally designed for high mile fleet cars sitting on a motorway all day, not the up and down Wold driving I tend to do.

Regard the servicing plan I got a refund from VAG after taking out this plan as unbeknown to the dealer you cannot specify which service regime you want as the customer. Less than 10,000 a year and you have to use fixed servicing, over 10,000 variable. That's what I later told by VAG finance you run the scheme.

Regards,

TP

Regard the servicing plan I got a refund from VAG after taking out this plan as unbeknown to the dealer you cannot specify which service regime you want as the customer. Less than 10,000 a year and you have to use fixed servicing, over 10,000 variable.

That's interesting. As part of the deal on my last Octavia, Skoda were offering 3 years or 30,000 miles of free servicing. I decided to have it serviced every 10,000 miles and the dealer never queried it, even though I was doing about 14,000 miles a year.

As TP says, the variable service regimes were introduced to appeal to fleet managers. I would never leave oil in my engine for over a year or 10-12k miles. Oil technology has undoubtedly moved on but the filters are the same and they are shot by this time.......

I follow a schedule of 30,000 km or once per year oil change and service. Since I drive around 30,000 km per year they tend to coincide. This is a little better than the factory recommendation of 30,00 km or every 2 years, whichever comes first.

The engine CPU does monitor your driving habits and will ask for service earlier if you drive many short trips.

I just went through the first 30,000 km service last week. It seems a little peppier after, particularly at the lower range of rpm - wonder if there was some software upgrade involved, as I doubt it is the new oil?

I have really no concern over the oil filter. There should be plenty of capacity there - probably enough for two oil changes, but filters are cheap compared to the oil.

Looking at this sort of thing myself. Got this off Skoda's website...

http://www.skoda.co.uk/GBR/Documents/19648_Skoda%20finance%20range%20bro_v1.pdf

Guing by what Sinclair Swansea offer, I'm guessing the service plan bit is similar to this..

This offer is to pay only £349 this gives you 2 years or 20,000 miles fixed interval services (which ever comes sooner) plus 1 free MOT Test. This affordable plan will help your car run reliably and efficiently. As well as this, the plan is fully transferable should you decide to sell your ŠKODA before the contract ends, giving you complete peace of mind! Plus, you have the added reassurance that our service plans are inflation proof!

The Service Plan includes:

Maximum servicing included in the Service Plan:

• 1 x Oil change at 10,000 miles or 12 months
  
• 1 x Inspection service at 20,000 miles or 24 months
  
• 1 x Dust and pollen filter at 24 months
  
• 1 x Brake fluid change (if required)*
  
• 1 x Spark plug change (if required)*
  
• 1 x Fuel Filter (if required)*
  
• 1 x Air Filter (if required)*
  

Plus 1 FREE MOT Test! For vehicles 2 years old and over.

Is it any good? Seems expensive. I paid £500 for 5 years for my Honda.

I had a service at 18k and another at 36k (approx) and looking at the Maxidot will have the next at 54k. I haven't paid more than £140 for either service, but expect the next one to be more as I need/want the brake fluid changing, plus I will need an MOT in Feb (but it will be serviced before then). Service Plan wouldn't apply to me because my annual mileage is too great.

I suppose you need to compare the cost of the Plan to the seperate cost of each service, at your dealers, especially as this does seem to wary.

The one thing I would say is that the Yeti seems very cheap to service. I was paying £150 every 12k to my local town independent for my Freelander!

My car is going in for its third service in a few weeks with 60,000 miles done in 14 months, the first service at 20k was a simple oil change, service number two at 40k was a simple oil change both times I waited in the dealers whilst they serviced the car, I was never in there more than an hour, I have asked about the 60k service and I have been told unless it needs brake pads the car should be serviced in under 2 hours, I think an air and fuel filter will also be changed as well as the oil and filter.

I am not sure about the price for the service package as the first and second service were only £125 as for the third it may a bit more but not £200 I wouldn't have thought????

Brake fluid is suggested in the service book to be changed after three years then every two years after that.

Edited 20 September, 201213 yr by James I