Hi guys.

 

My local Skoda garage, Lookers, are offering an Aircon service and brake fluid change for £89.

 

Is this "too good to miss?"

....depends if your air-con actually needs servicing (I've never had it done on any car I've owned...all have worked perfectly even after nine years) and If your brake fluid needs changing (service schedule says after three years - then every two years). If both were done at, say, f1 autocentres...it would cost less than £89 and that includes an air-con re-gas.

I've had my aircon fail twice, neither time has been something that would be fixed with a regas.

 

As long as it's nice and cold, there's no need.

 

Replacing the brake fluid's another matter though and that should be done as part of regular servicing

Aircon gas lasted about 3.5 years and +100k miles on my last 2 cars. 

 

As above no real need to get it done unless the performance has deteriorated

I've had a few older cars that needed a regas (halfords diy job) and worked well,  as has been said though, if its nice and cold then i wouldnt bother,  brake fluid though needs to be checked every year or two (they take a sample and test it (there is a tester that boils the sample to work out how much water is in it.)),  maybe worth getting it tested to see if it needs doing before you get it changed. 

How old is the car? 1st brake fluid change is at 3 years. Shouldn't need any attention to the air on at this age either.

best way to keep the aircon working ok is to use it for couple of times a month to keep the oil etc running round the system and prevent the seals drying out