No it is not' date=' I suggest you check [b']your[/b] handbook sir!

No matter what type of service you have had it will say 'next service at 10,000miles OR one year from the date of your last service' not 10,000miles and 1 year.

Annual servicing is ONLY for people covering less than 10,000miles a year, It's very simple.

If your paying for both and it makes you feel better then fine, but you dont need both nor should your dealer be advising so!

Exactly my friend!

As I was reading through this thread I was thinking how rediculous it was!

The service interval is 10k miles or 1 year.

If you do 10k miles in 9 months you get it serviced at 10k, and then the next is 10k or 1 year after that service!

If you only do 8k in a year you get it serviced after a year and the next service is 10k or a year after that one!

I imagine Skoda will be the same as VW in terms of when you get what service, and the way VW do it is purely that alternate serives are inspection or major.

i.e if you do more than 10k a year you get inspection at 10k, major at 20k, inspection at 30k etc.

If you do less than 10k a year you get inspection at 1 year, major at 2 years, inspection at 3 years etc.

Using the Fleet Management calculator under Business Sales on Skoda UK's site, servicing for a Fabia doing 20K a year over 3 years is costed for oil changes at 10K, 30K and 50K, plus services at 20K, 40K and 60K, together with a brake fluid change at 24 months and a cambelt change at 60K. Unfortunately the calculator won't allow, say, 8K a year to be inputted for comparison purposes.

The service interval is 10k miles or[/b'] 1 year.

This is not the debate! The debate is, is the 10k service an oil change (lube service) or an annual service (lube service + inspection).

So, if you opt to have a lube service at 10k miles then you still need to have an inspection service at some point before the 12 months is up. It only makes sense to opt for a lube service only at 10k miles if you do 20k a year as there is no point having 2 annual inspections.

Chris

This is not the debate! The debate is' date=' is the 10k service an oil change (lube service) or an annual service (lube service + inspection).

So, if you opt to have a lube service at 10k miles then you still need to have an inspection service at some point before the 12 months is up. It only makes sense to opt for a lube service only at 10k miles if you do 20k a year as there is no point having 2 annual inspections.

Chris[/quote']

10k service is a lube service if you cover over 10k per year, you then DO NOT need annual servicing. Your 20k service will be an inspection service.

If you cover less than 10k per year you will need an annual inspection service not a 10k service.

10k service is a lube service if you cover over 10k per year' date=' you then DO NOT need annual servicing. Your 20k service will be an inspection service.

If you cover less than 10k per year you will need an annual inspection service not a 10k service.[/quote']

Then why does everyone on here doing over 10k a year get quoted for an annual service? :confused:

Chris

I think the terminology being used (everyone seems to have a different version!) is causing much confusion!

I'll call them 'minor' and 'major'.

What I was trying to say is that there is no way that you need two services (whatever type) less than 10k miles or 12 months apart.

I've never had a service on the Fabia yet so I'm just going by the VW service schedule for the same engine.

You don't need a minor at 10k then a major at 1 year, thats just crazy and would make the Fabia rediculously expensive to run.

You get the minor at 10k or 1 year from date of purchase.

Then the major service at 10k or 1 year from the date of the last service.

Then another minor service 10k or 1 year from the second service and so on.

This is the way service intervals have worked for every car I have owned.

And this is why they are called service intervals- because that is the milage/length of time between services.

Then why does everyone on here doing over 10k a year get quoted for an annual service? :confused:

Chris

Because either they are asking the dealer for the wrong sort of service, or the dealer is ripping them off!

If you go into your local Skoda dealer and ask for a 10k service you will be charged 180 quid (lube service + annual inspection). If you opt for a lube service (80 quid), you still need the annual inspection doing before the year end.

My service book explained all this......

Chris

It cost me more than 180 quid just for the lube service - so take those prices with a LARGE pinch of salt as they vary wildly depending on where you live & dealer...

And yes - it wasn't the full service..

this really is simple to figure out

think about what skoda do for each service and the price of that service, the 10k they just do oil and filters and check pads

the 20k/annual they check for leaks, check coolent, inspect exhaust, inspect brake fluid, gear box, drive shaft, joint boots, track rod ends, tyre wear, all switches, windscreen wipers.

What it seems like your saying is that all the annual work doesnt need to be done if you have had the 90 quid 10k service done

are you mad?

this really is simple to figure out

think about what skoda do for each service and the price of that service' date=' the 10k they just do oil and filters and check pads

the 20k/annual they check for leaks, check coolent, inspect exhaust, inspect brake fluid, gear box, drive shaft, joint boots, track rod ends, tyre wear, all switches, windscreen wipers.

What it seems like your saying is that all the annual work doesnt need to be done if you have had the 90 quid 10k service done

are you mad?[/quote']

Not at all mate, I think :bonk:

What were saying is if you do over 10k per annum you dont need the annual service as every other sevice is the same as an annual anyway.

10k = cheap service

20k = expensive service (equivalent to annual)

30k = cheap

40k = expensive

50k = cheap

etc etc

unless you do under 10k per annum, in which case every service will be an expensive/annual service and you wont get services at 10k intervals, just one year from the date of your last service

e.g. if your last service date was 1st jan 2005 and you had covered 8k on 1st jan 2006 then you need an annual service not a cheap lube service, if you continue with this low milage over the next year you will not have a service at 10k intervals but on the 1st jan 2007 etc

cant for the life of me understand why people dont get it!! :confused:

You need an annual service every year!!!!! Therefore if you don't do 20k miles a year, then you need the annual service performed at the 10k marker. If you do 20k miles a year you can defer the annual service to 20k miles and just have a lube service done at 10k miles!

All the services include an inspection (annual service) but you don't need it if you have more than one inspection service a year as it's annual........

Chris

10k service is a lube service if you cover over 10k per year' date=' you then DO NOT need annual servicing. Your 20k service will be an inspection service.

If you cover less than 10k per year you will need an annual inspection service not a 10k service.[/quote']

You are wrong I'm afriad. Car HAS to have an inspection service once a year Or 20,000 miles whichever is sooner. Also requires an oil change at 10,000.

So if you do 10,000 miles in 6 months you have to have an oil change. Then 6 months later an inspection service whether you have done 20,000 miles by then or not

Right ok. Quote from skoda website "How frequently should I get my car serviced?

The service requirements will vary depending upon the model and engine. Fabia Models require a lubrication service at 10,000 miles and an inspection at 20,000 miles or 12 months whichever is sooner"

Link to said quote

http://www.skoda.co.uk/skoda3g/content/extras/faq/faq.aspx?QuestionID=69

Right ok. Quote from skoda website "How frequently should I get my car serviced?

The service requirements will vary depending upon the model and engine. Fabia Models require a lubrication service at 10' date='000 miles and an inspection at 20,000 miles or 12 months whichever is sooner"

Link to said quote

[url']http://www.skoda.co.uk/skoda3g/content/extras/faq/faq.aspx?QuestionID=69[/url]

Unfortunately that link doesn't state for Octavia or Superb on fixed service intervals, I have been quoting the info in my service book, which is for a Superb 1.9 130pd and for that I am correct, perhaps the fabia is different despite having the same engine!

Think we'll just have to agree to disagree due to the conflicting evidence!

Anyhow the upshot of yet another servicng debate is the thread starter is actually happy with the service he received once it was explained to him properly what was done and why.

Unfortunately that link doesn't state for Octavia or Superb on fixed service intervals' date=' I have been quoting the info in my service book, which is for a Superb 1.9 130pd and for that I am correct, perhaps the fabia is different despite having the same engine!

Think we'll just have to agree to disagree due to the conflicting evidence![/quote']

Well this is the fabia forum, not the superb forum.

Anyhow the upshot of yet another servicng debate is the thread starter is actually happy with the service he received once it was explained to him properly what was done and why.

too true

I wonder how many times we will have this discussion again between now and uuummmmm say end of jan

I dont think i'll be joining in the next one!

Well this is the fabia forum, not the superb forum.

Well then thats my mistake for not actually going into any particular forum and only looking at 'New Posts'

I'm sure i'll get over it!

Unfortunately that link doesn't state for Octavia or Superb on fixed service intervals, I have been quoting the info in my service book, which is for a Superb 1.9 130pd and for that I am correct, perhaps the fabia is different despite having the same engine!

So there is no concept of an "annual" service on a Superb? That's interesting ... I wonder if it's different as people can opt for variable servicing on the Superb? :confused:

Chris

Well then thats my mistake for not actually going into any particular forum and only looking at 'New Posts'

I'm sure i'll get over it!

Sorry if my post seemed argumentative. Thats the thing with forums, theres no emotion in text and its open to interpritation. hope theres no animosity.

Back on the subject of servicing. When I phoned to book my car in they tried to sell me an annual service. I think they are preprogrammed to. I have only had it 6 months and it looks likely I will be doing 20k a year.

They could make the schedule clearer though to avoid confusion.

This is the third and last time I will get involved in a servicing debate.

Lummox wrote:

I went by your tax to work out when it was PDi'd as the selling dealer hadn't filled in your service book. As the tax runs out in December I thought 10 months was close enough to 12 to do an annual. (you only miss out on the annual if you do 20,000 miles a year i.e you must have a full inspection once a year, be it an annual or 20k I couldnt see you doing another 10k before christmas)

I sympathise, alot of the time the car owner doesn't know what is required, despite having a very good knowledge of their own car. The car gets presented to another dealer who doesn't know any of its' history and expects the dealer to get it 100% right. The dealer can only get it right if it has all the information

Nice to know that someone showed initiative and logical reasoning in working out what was required in the absence of all the information.

Sorry if my post seemed argumentative. Thats the thing with forums, theres no emotion in text and its open to interpritation. hope theres no animosity.

None at all my friend

Back on the subject of servicing. When I phoned to book my car in they tried to sell me an annual service. I think they are preprogrammed to. I have only had it 6 months and it looks likely I will be doing 20k a year.

They could make the schedule clearer though to avoid confusion.

Totally agree with you on that one!

This is the third and last time I will get involved in a servicing debate.

I'm with you on that one as well

So there is no concept of an "annual" service on a Superb? That's interesting ... I wonder if it's different as people can opt for variable servicing on the Superb? :confused:

Chris

There is annual servicing on the Superb but only if you do less than 10k per year. must be due to the option of variable servicing and they probably expect us real men with big cars to do a generally higher mileage, as were not grannys who only go to the shops and back once a week - oh and bingo of course! :mischief: :really: :shiner:

There is annual servicing on the Superb but only if you do less than 10k per year. must be due to the option of variable servicing and they probably expect us real men with big cars to do a generally higher mileage, as were not grannys who only go to the shops and back once a week - oh and bingo of course! :mischief: :really: :shiner:

The Skoda was the first car I owned with the concept of an "annual inspection". All my other cars had a minor oil and filter change service at 7.5k-10k or one year and a major service at 15k-20k or 2 years. Much simpler

Chris