Servicing

[Ed1943]

My newly purchased 2009 1.9 tdi is on long life service (2 yrs). Pleased to hear on the pro's/con's of this as have always changed oil at 1 yr intervals. Are long life oils really that good? For long engine life 12 month oil changes are usually the norm.
Eddie

[zollaf]

long life oil changes sell cars to fleet buyers as they only need to spend half the money on service costs. if you want max resale value and/or a car that lasts a long time, change it every 10k or annually.

[Guest 2]

I agree with Zol, 10k/1yr whichever comes first.

VW even have a Fixed Price Servicing deal for cars over 3yrs old and up to and including 2.0 engines if you want to keep the car within the network.