While I wait for news of my Yeti's build date, I have been whiling away the hours browsing this forum. One thing I have picked up is that, if you opt for the 0% finance free servicing PCP, it seems you are required to have the car serviced annually/10,000 miles irrespective of your annual milage, type of driving etc. though I have not yet checked this with the dealer. Since Skoda have an interest in the condition of the car (as they make take it back if you do not want to make the final ballon payment), does this mean they have more faith in annual services? Does it follow that variable servicing as reducing the running costs is more of a selling point? I can remember running in and first services at 1000 miles and I know tolerances are much better now - and modern synthetic oils longer lasting - but 15,000-18,000 miles before a service does seem a long time.

My Yeti has been in for a 96,000 mile service today, it has had variable servicing since new two years ago, only today has it been decided the brake pads need changing and only the rears at that! I would have no issue with Long Life servicing at all, my previous cars also had this, Audi A4 and VW Passat, both cars did 135,000 miles in three years.

The fixed servicing is 'cheaper' than variable......or should be. It should work out the same in theory.

 

It really depends on the mileage you do per year AND what type of driving you do.

 

For example, I had my vehicle serviced every 10,000 miles.

 

BUT

 

In those 10,000 miles, my engine was probably running for longer than somebody who just drives on open roads/motorways all day long - like James !.

 

So I visited the dealer on a regular basis, feeling happier than having the car on variable. All my previous cars were on variable, but I wasn't driving around London all the time then. I don't drive around London as much now either, thankfully, as my current vehicle isn't quite as economical as the Yeti was.

... my current vehicle isn't quite as economical as the Yeti was.

 

Swings and roundabouts, though - as you told us, you don't have to meet a monthly bill for Elsie now :think: 

 

What's your plan for servicing the LR? 

Just take a quick look here at the differences between fixed and variable servicing...

 

http://www.skoda.co.uk/owners/service-and-maintenance/national-pricing/servicing

 

Considering the variable service is £120 more expensive than the fixed service I was a little suprised that you only get an air and fuel filter for the extra money.

 

Final drive oil isn't until 40,000 miles.

 

All vehicles get the same checks irrespective of why they are in the workshop, the more checks they do the more likely they are to find extra (potentially chargeable) work.

To get the service deal you must be on fixed. Once used up, you can revert to variable.

I've read elsewhere on this forum that the variable interval serviing was driven in part by fleet owners whose drivers do high milages to avoid having the cars in dock several times a year with the associated logistical problems.

 

For those of us doing fewer than 10k a year the fixed service regime makes more sense not least because we do more miles while the engine isn't at full operating temperature and we don't tend to sit on motorways at constant speeds for hours on end either so the engine gets more of a work out on a pro rata basis so the oil gets more contaminated.

What's your plan for servicing the LR?

Independent LR specialist every 12k. As per the book. £230-£260 depending on the service using my local one. Always on look out for others close by.

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