The wife's 2 year old Fabia is due it's 1st service. Dealer's have quoted £210 for the service & offered a fuel & engine flush for £40.

Is this worth having done & is it something I could do myself bearing in mind I'm not technically minded?

She's done about 8500 miles in It so far.

Many thanks for any advice.

No 

And no 

 

It's all a bonus add on for the service advisor 

 

Upsell upsell upsell 

 

One of the reasons I left the motor trade and never looked back 

 

Modern oils shouldn't gunk up an engine like old days and same.goes for the fuel system 

 

Edited 18 May, 20188 yr by malcster

This is a moneyspinner for the dealer,IMO not needed,using branded fuel and correct oil services is all that's required   

If the car has only done 8500 miles from new it would be better for the car to have fixed service intervals.

So one service every 372 days or 15000 Km which ever is the sooner.

 

Is this the Forte / good garage scheme. If so, then no don't take them up on their offer.

 

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=2790144

 

Thanks AG Falco

 

It's actually on a PCP from a main dealer. We agreed 5000 miles per year with variable service.

That was an odd one for any Dealership employee to suggest.

If you are only keeping the car 3 years then it will mean you only pay one service though.

http://volkswagen.co.uk/owners/servicing/regimes 

13 hours ago, Previouslyrobygerrard said:

Is this worth having done

 

Not in the slightest. Not even if it was 40p.

Petrol or diesel engine?

If it's on variable, will you even get the two year old oil changed for your £210?

It's a petrol.

2 hours ago, Offski said:

That was an odd one for any Dealership employee to suggest.

If you are only keeping the car 3 years then it will mean you only pay one service though.

http://volkswagen.co.uk/owners/servicing/regimes 

On a 42 month contract. 

Perfect, no need for you to pay to service it a 2nd time before handed back, just once at 24 months.

 

5 hours ago, Offski said:

That was an odd one for any Dealership employee to suggest.

If you are only keeping the car 3 years then it will mean you only pay one service though.

http://volkswagen.co.uk/owners/servicing/regimes 

On a 42 month contract. 

Edited 19 May, 20188 yr by Previouslyrobygerrard

Thanks for all the advice chaps 

I'd even consider far to say terra clean is a con 

 

I've contacted at least 5 centres including head office asking for boroscope images of before and after treatment 

 

As yet no-one has got back to me  

At my last service at an independent garage they used a fuel additive and engine flush which I had not asked for as the car was simply in for its 3rd yearly service. Complained to the garage as in the Skoda handbook it specifically advises not to use fuel additives as it can damage the engine. Checking the bills from the 2 dealer services no additives or engine flush had been used. Joe

Skoda official documentation for servicing the fabia actualy states to use fuel cleaning aditives, but only for countries, that have poor fuel quality. 

But this written in online erwin documents and not in the user manual that you recieved with the car. 

Edited 24 May, 20188 yr by krigl