So my warranty expires in 2 months. I bought the car at a used car's dealership, but it still had a year on the warranty left.

Should I bring it to the dealership for the yearly maintenance or just go to an independent garage? Dealership is more expensive as everyone knows. Of course they won't reveal any problems with the car unless warranty has expired. But maybe there are other benefits I don't know of...

 

Also, what do I ask for? I'm thinking of change the front air filter myself, since that's an easy job.

I'm thinking:

- oil change

- oil filters

- transmission fluid

- brake fluid

Edited 1 February, 20233 yr by PilsnerUrquel

Have the MOT done in the month before the car is 3 years old.  You will get a MOT for 13 months.

I would get the servicing done at an independent if there is a good one you can go to, and before the MOT.

 

If there is something that is wrong and that a Manufacturers Warranty might cover you can try and get the car booked into a Main Dealers. 

3 minutes ago, toot said:

Have the MOT done in the month before the car is 3 years old.  You will get a MOT for 13 months.

I would get the servicing done at an independent if there is a good one you can go to, and before the MOT.

 

If there is something that is wrong and that a Manufacturers Warranty might cover you can try and get the car booked into a Main Dealers. 

 

I don't live in the UK so MOT is not applicable here. The car has to be checked by a government agency but that is in 2024.

What would I ask for at the independent? For instance oil change, oil filter...?

How old is the car then, is it the end of a 2 year warranty?  In the UK the warranty is 3 years.

 

Saying how many km done will assist a bit, and what has previously been done, then what engine and gear box.

 

There is not much servicing gets done @ 2 years or even 3.   But then the miles / km and usage matters. 

 

 

 

Edited 1 February, 20233 yr by toot

PS

I see now.

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Is the car running OK now?     Best check if the car is due any software updates.

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/507885-issues-with-skoda-octavia-2021-combi-15-tsi

 

The car was manufactured march 2021. Standard warranty is 2 years here (Belgium).

Previous maintenance was when it was sold to us, at 16000 km. It is not at 26500km. It's a 1.5 TSI manual.

 

Just now, toot said:

PS

I see now.

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Is the car running OK now?     Best check if the car is due any software updates.

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/507885-issues-with-skoda-octavia-2021-combi-15-tsi

 

Ah yes. Let me summarize:

- I've accepted the jerking at the start as an issue that can't be fixed. So I just let the engine run 2 minutes before leaving and it's fine after that. I don't care anymore.

- The beeping sound at 110km/h hasn't gone away, but it doesn't really bother me so, I just put the radio on... I guess I could go to the dealer for it, but I don't know if it's worth it.

- Brakes still squeel but I've come to accept it

- The hiccups are due to the ACT, the cilinders disabling and enabling. A normal feature of the car I guess...

- The high pitched metallic sound is still there and I don't know what it is, but I guess it's a normal feature of the car.

- Vibrations are due to the ACT

 

Can I update the software myself? Or is this only done at the dealership? Or can I get this done at an independent also?

Personally i think you are wrong to accept such a new car behaving like that.

Really it should be into an Authorised Repairer / Main Dealers and issues addressed.   It need not run badly on start up. 

 

The brakes need a bit of servicing, or those pads replaced if there is a TPI covering them. 

Just now, toot said:

Personally i think you are wrong to accept such a new car behaving like that.

Really it should be into an Authorised Repairer / Main Dealers and issues addressed.   It need not run badly on start up. 

 

The brakes need a bit of servicing, or those pads replaced if there is a TPI covering them. 

What is TPI covering?

 

I've read a lot on forums about these particular problems I've been having, and it seems these are all "normal" features of the "modern" VAG engines. The kangarooing in particular. I only have it in the beginning, and if I wait 2 minutes I don't have it at all...

 

I already went in to the dealers about 6 months ago with the jerking issues, they used their analyzing software and checked everything and they reassured me everything was fine... I have no idea what to think about it really.

Some owners have had brake pads replaced, but that might not apply to your car or the brakes, 

 

The kangerooing was supposedly dealt with with software updates and should not have continued to the time of your build. 

 

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When is the next oil change due. (when was that last done if it was at 1,600 km ?) 

Is it not about now if getting on for 2 years 16,5000 miles? 

1 minute ago, toot said:

Some owners have had brake pads replaced, but that might not apply to your car or the brakes, 

 

The kangerooing was supposedly dealt with with software updates and should not have continued to the time of your build. 

 

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When is the next oil change due. (when was that last done if it was at 1,600 km ?) 

Is it not about now if getting on for 2 years 16,5000 miles? 

Used cars dealership told me next oil change due either at 1 year of ownership (so in april), or at 30000km.

 

I know the kangarooing was supposed to dealt with with software updates... I also visited the used cars dealership with the problem, and they told me it's my style of driving... When starting I tend to not accelerate hard enough, he told me that was the issue... I don't but it though. The car does infact not jerk (or slightly) when I accelerate harder. Another thing I haven't mentioned is the car also goes faster when I leave immediately,  instead of first waiting 2 minutes. 

Really the low km covered in the 12 months might have had some change the oil @ 12 months even though it was set on variable servicing.

 

If the car had been on fixed servicing the oil @ filter change is in 12 months / 15,000 km / 9,400 miles.   

So yours was and is on  variable which is 24 months / and up to 30,000 km.