It depends if you have it on fixed or variable servicing.... (retail sales tend to be fixed 10k, contract hire tends to be variable).What is the service schedule on the 184quattro, is it every 10k miles?
It depends if you have it on fixed or variable servicing.... (retail sales tend to be fixed 10k, contract hire tends to be variable).What is the service schedule on the 184quattro, is it every 10k miles?
It depends if you have it on fixed or variable servicing.... (retail sales tend to be fixed 10k, contract hire tends to be variable).
It depends if you have it on fixed or variable servicing.... (retail sales tend to be fixed 10k, contract hire tends to be variable).
Personally I think 18/19k miles is far too long between oil changes, especially on diesels when there is so much more carbon in suspension in the oil. My TDI 184 will b getting oil changes every 6 months/6k miles, but I will b keeping it 10 yrs or more...
Not heard that one Arad. Have had Audis with variable fixed option for 11 years . All are set as variable (privately owned too! )
All eight of my A3s have been a private purchase and all have been set to variable interval servicing. In my case this has worked out between 18 and 19k miles for the first service and 36-38k for the second on each car.
Mine is private and set variable
Nope.. Not even going there... If I'm wrong, I'm wrong. Not going to try and prove it either way - but a statistical count of 3 (4 if you include me) saying they are on variable proves nothing.Tend = most of.
Evidence?
Personally I think 18/19k miles is far too long between oil changes, especially on diesels when there is so much more carbon in suspension in the oil. My TDI 184 will b getting oil changes every 6 months/6k miles, but I will b keeping it 10 yrs or more...
I respect everyone's right to their opinion but my decision to change the oil more frequently than recommended is based on my experience working for a major motor manufacturer for many years... Even the development engineers there recognised that extended service intervals were not a good idea for engine longevity but it was the marketing department that overrode them and imposed the longer intervals because owners wanted reduced cost of ownership. No matter how good the oil (and yes they are much better these days...) it still picks up [carbon] by-products (especially diesel) of the combustion process and these abrasive deposits cause wear.... Oil is one of the hardest working components in one of harshest environments in a car. I'm keeping my car indefinitely so I want to do all I can to keep it running efficiently with minimum wear for as long as possible...
I like new cars and new car technology too much to be driving around in 'old' car.
Come on Dave you told us you don't like the Audi Technology Pack... Nav etc, please do try to be consistent !! ;-0 I'm with you on the oil though!!
Also thanks for the tip off re Audi Driver and S3 Road Test (Page 10).. Brilliant Review.. thanks! There's some geezer banging on in the letters page called David Robinson (Page 22).. Any relation?