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  1. service now! why? 
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    Hi, I have a golf 1.6 '05 and since it is a short drive to work I have very low mileage on it. A couple of days ago it started telling me that I had to service it in 12000 km. I figured I've driven 4800 km since February so it would be a while until I had to worry about it. This afternoon I had my tires changed and tonight I noticed that it's saying "Service now!". I don't know if my car is just really bad at counting kilometers or if it has something to do with the tires or the workmanship with the change. I was just putting it on nailed tires for the winter. I got those tires with the car (they were under it when I got it actually) and I always have the same guy changing them for me. I really can't afford the service now with the holidays and all but it's warranty will expire in January so maybe it's a good idea to get it checked out.
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    the mk5 golf have a oil quality sensor on them, which means if you only do short trips, the oil gets a real beating and will need to be replaced sooner it may tell you to do it every 3000-5000 miles, if you do long trips, motorway mainley you might you might make it to 15000-18000 miles befr a service
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