Yesterday we picked up our new Monte Carlo, we traded our Mitsubishi Outlander and are new to Skoda so please forgive dumb questions. Not sure what is sold in Europe but in Australia the Fabia was only introduced this mth and they only come so far as 77TSI 5 speed manuals.

Ouestion, Is it correct that our first service, oil change etc isn't due till 15,000 km or 1 year, that seems like a long time to me?

Only done 30 km so far but my wife and I are loving it, in fact I'm starting to think about getting rid of my big toy and getting a second Monte for myself.

Photo taken at 5.00pm yesterday. New toy in front and my wife's out going Mitsubishi parked behind.

In the UK fixed regimes are 1yr or 9000 miles, or variable upto 18k miles or 2 years.

In the UK fixed regimes are 1yr or 9000 miles, or variable upto 18k miles or 2 years.

Yeah, 9,000 mile is approx 15,000 km, it's just that for the first trip back to the dealer with a new car I'm accustomed to one quick trip back primarily for an oil change. The dealer made the point that it has "special" running in oil and it's changed at 15,000 km with the first service. I'm just looking for confirmation that that's OK, as stated before to my old school mind that's a long time before the first oil change.

In the UK fixed regimes are 1yr or 9000 miles, or variable upto 18k miles or 2 years.

That's wrong.

The Fabia does NOT come with the sensor to monitor the oil so variable servicing is not possible.

The Octavia, Yeti and Superb do.

The Fabia is 1 year or 15,000km. Whichever comes first.

But as this is the UK it's miles, so 9,400(ish).

So in answer to the original question that's correct. 15,000km or 1 year.

Smashing car with a good colour choice. Looks nice and sunny over there....:sun:

Bossfox is correct.

New car, sunshine and longer service intervals, you can't possibly be grumpy?

very grumpy...that's a brilliant looking motor. Well done, good choice!

Don't worry about the 'no oil change, no service until 15k' instruction. That's the norm for virtually all cars now and has been here in Europe for many years. It's actually good for your engine to retain the normal factory fill oil for the first 15,000km for all sorts of reasons. As far as special running in oil is concerned, that's not quite right. There is no special 'running in oil' for Fabia's, and if there were it would need changing very early as it doesn't protect the engine in the same way as normal synthetic oil. After all, running in oil is designed to allow close metal to metal contact to aid running in and if left in the engine for very long it actually causes the engine to wear much much more than normal and isn't good for the engine. It would also mean you having to stick rigorously to the manufacturers running in instructions. As it is you can drive it fairly normally from the word go (with reference to the running in instructions in the manual) because it has top quality synthetic oil in it. Just make sure you don't poodle around in it too much during the running in period. Enjoy your new car and keep posting to let us all know how you are getting on. :yes:

Yesterday we picked up our new Monte Carlo, we traded our Mitsubishi Outlander and are new to Skoda so please forgive dumb questions. Not sure what is sold in Europe but in Australia the Fabia was only introduced this mth and they only come so far as 77TSI 5 speed manuals.

Ouestion, Is it correct that our first service, oil change etc isn't due till 15,000 km or 1 year, that seems like a long time to me?

Only done 30 km so far but my wife and I are loving it, in fact I'm starting to think about getting rid of my big toy and getting a second Monte for myself.

Photo taken at 5.00pm yesterday. New toy in front and my wife's out going Mitsubishi parked behind.

g'day nice looking monte, just a thought though with the sun being so strong were you are, will RED paint fade under the extreme sunlight, enjoy the car and don't drive it like a sheila watch out for those deers yuh sorry kangaroos

Are these vRS rims on? I just noticed the silver ring.

Yesterday we picked up our new Monte Carlo...

Hi, congratulations and best wishes for your new car. The time interval between oil change is correct, unless you reach 15.000Km earlier than 12 months. Otherwise after 12 months you should change oil no matter what your mileage is.

Edited 21 October, 201114 yr by stratosg

they are not vRS alloys, methinks newbie69 needs an eyetest.(i have a boots vouchers i can post you for a free one! pm me if interested )

they are not vRS alloys, methinks newbie69 needs an eyetest.(i have a boots vouchers i can post you for a free one! pm me if interested )

I wondered if they were VRS alloys too.

They come with the silver ring kerbed look, while the Monty ones are all black.

Firstly thanks to those who commented.

Gadgetman, variable servicing is a new one on me but it looks like it doesn't apply to the Fabia.

Bossfox, I'll study up on the oil sensor, that's another new one for me, I do understand that we don't actually have one but still has me interested.

Reavenger, I'm a British Motorcycle fan and therefore talk online to a lot of people who can only ride 6 mths a year, that's a situation that I can't get my head around. When I see threads about you blokes changing tyres and wheels for winter I feel sorry for you. :(

Estate Man, I understand exactly what you are saying, particularly the bit about "poodleing about" I over babied a new bike years ago and the rings didn't bed in properly. These days it's a balance between giving a new motor a chance to run without overdoing it.

Seboni121, I think and hope red paint has come along with development. In 1969 I purchased a new Triumph TR6R (motorcycle) and the top of the tank was white at the end of one year. :'( the Roos are a problem in my area if driving at dawn or dusk.

Newbie69, that's how the Monte comes in Australia 16", I think you get 17". Fabia's have only just come out to Australia, 6 weeks ago I'd never heard of them.

Stratogs, thanks for the reminder "after 12 months you should change oil no matter what your mileage is", my big car has done about 4,000 km in the last 3 years and I've neglected to change the oil, will do next week.

Sonner, I have no idea what else those wheels may be fitted to, they are std in Aus. One nice thing is they give us 5 of them, don't know if that's the same in Europe.

I will post some comments and a couple of photos in a week or two.

Cheers, Very Grumpy (Kevin).

Edited 21 October, 201114 yr by very grumpy

they are not vRS alloys, methinks newbie69 needs an eyetest.(i have a boots vouchers i can post you for a free one! pm me if interested )

Oh really don't you ever get tired of stupid replies??? 11 times out of 10 you write something irrelevant to the post, letting us know about some personal experience of yours which of course nobody gives a #$%^ about...

On to the point, there IS a silver ring on the wheels as BossFox has noticed also so If someone needs an eyetest that's probably you... Gee...

Edited 21 October, 201114 yr by newbie69

We may not be going crazy newbie69.

According to the Austailian brochure the Monte Carlo there comes with 16 inch "Comet" black alloys. Different to the 17 inch "Trinity" alloys the UK spec Monty comes with or the VRS alloys. A fact backed up by the original poster saying they were 16 inch rims.

They are actually the standard UK spec 16 inch alloys most Fabias come with, coloured black.

Not something available in the UK... and yes they have a silver ring like the UK VRS black alloys.

Clearly, I need to get a life...

We may not be going crazy newbie69.

According to the Austailian brochure the Monte Carlo there comes with 16 inch "Comet" black alloys. Different to the 17 inch "Trinity" alloys the UK spec Monty comes with or the VRS alloys. A fact backed up by the original poster saying they were 16 inch rims.

They are actually the standard UK spec 16 inch alloys most Fabias come with, coloured black.

Not something available in the UK... and with a silver ring like the UK VRS.

Clearly, I need to get a life...

Yes, see that's an answer I'd expect to read. It adds something meaningfull and usefull as opposed to some (very specific) people's consistent nonsense. Everybody sees the silver ring is there so apparently they are not the usual 17" rims the Monte comes with normally, and from such an angled view they look far more similar to the vRS Gigaro, than the Monte ones (I don't rememeber the name now) so I think this explains why.

Edited 21 October, 201114 yr by newbie69

That's wrong.

The Fabia does NOT come with the sensor to monitor the oil so variable servicing is not possible.

The Octavia, Yeti and Superb do.

The Fabia is 1 year or 15,000km. Whichever comes first.

But as this is the UK it's miles, so 9,400(ish).

So in answer to the original question that's correct. 15,000km or 1 year.

I thought the Mk2 does/can support variable, but as you say the Mk1 couldnt?

Either way 10k miles between services is the norm in most of Europe, and has been for many years.

I assume Aussie intervals are shorter for most brands?

We may not be going crazy newbie69.

According to the Austailian brochure the Monte Carlo there comes with 16 inch "Comet" black alloys. Different to the 17 inch "Trinity" alloys the UK spec Monty comes with or the VRS alloys. A fact backed up by the original poster saying they were 16 inch rims.

They are actually the standard UK spec 16 inch alloys most Fabias come with, coloured black.

Not something available in the UK... and yes they have a silver ring like the UK VRS black alloys.

Clearly, I need to get a life...

There you go, Australian spec Monte wheels.

PS, Just looking at that photo and started thinking, has any one painted their calipers red? I think it'd either look great or nasty, no in between area for that suggestion. Any links to photos of painted up calipers?

Edited 21 October, 201114 yr by very grumpy

I thought the Mk2 does/can support variable, but as you say the Mk1 couldnt?

Either way 10k miles between services is the norm in most of Europe, and has been for many years.

I assume Aussie intervals are shorter for most brands?

Intervals are reasonably standard the world over, whatever the manufacturer recommends.

While it's been cleared up in my mind, this thread started with me questioning that very important FIRST oil change. As my selling dealer said and supported by forum members it's done at 15,000 km or 1 year. In the past and as I'm 60 years old it's a longish past, I'm used to doing the first oil change at 1,000 miles or about 1,6000 km. Times change and it's keep up or get left behind.

Thanks again for all comments.

Edited 21 October, 201114 yr by very grumpy

The answer is in your service schedule book. On the inside page is a sticker and in the bottom left corner is a code, QG0, QG2 Fixed servicing and and QG1 Variable servicing.

On page 6 it explains were to look and what the codes mean, I would think your code is going to be QG2.