Can anyone please assist me??
I am sure that the subject of 'variable servicing' has been covered before in these forums, however, I would appreciate some advice from other A2 owners on this topic.
I purchased my A2 TDI 'Special Edition' on the 5th October 2005 with approximately 6900 miles on the clock. The 'miles to service' indicator showed 17300 miles until the next service and I was reasonably happy with this.
Having purchased the vehicle, I covered about 335 miles on a full tank before the fuel warning light came on and I filled up. [According to the handbook there should have been about 7 - 8 litres of fuel left in the tank]. This mileage consisted of 100 miles of motorway driving, followed by 'short' journeys around town. The 'miles to service' indicator at this point indicated only 16100 miles until the next service, despite having only covered 335 miles of real time driving since the 17300 displayed on the indicator on the vehicle collection day. [I put this down to my short journeys to work [around 2 miles], when the car does not reach 'normal' operating temperature and therefore this would presumably affect the life of the oil. Incidentally, the car is left on the drive and I figured that the temperature fluctuations would also play a part].
Today, however, my wife and I travelled to the outskirts of London and accrued around 130 miles. I assumed that giving the car a good run and having the engine up to operating temperature for such a long time would have a positive effect on the 'miles to service' indicator, as I realise that this can go both up as well as down. To my horror, however, upon returning home, my vehicle is now showing 15000 miles until the next service. I am completely bemused by it all!!!
I bought this car for the excellent mpg claims and drive the car accordingly. As a rule I am changing gear between 2000-2500 rpm and today drove at a consistent and steady 70 mph for the most part.
At this rate I will only be able to travel a few thousand miles before I will need a service; meaning that I will not benefit from the 2 years or 30000 mile 'variable servicing' intervals and I will probably need a service before the car has registered 10000 on the clock.
Has anyone else experienced similar problems or do you think that the car will eventually settle down and adjust to my 'conservative' driving style??
I am thinking of taking the car to my local dealer for their advice; am I over reacting??
Also given my newly adopted 'conservative' driving style, [by that I mean economical], is my mpg a fair reflection of this??
335 miles [mileage consistency shown above] = 35 litres = 7 gallons = 43 mpg with 7 to 8 litres remaining in my 42 litre tank. [Oh how I wish I had DIS!!].
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!!
I still love this car and had some fun today watching a Volvo disappear in my rear view mirror as I drove 'sensibly' around the twisty stuff in slightly foggy conditions. The handling of this car obviously provided me with more confidence than the Volvo did to its driver, despite the fact that they where following my tail lights. [Needless to say, this brought a huge smile to my face and confirmed that I made the right decision in purchasing the A2].
Kind Regards,
Darren
I am sure that the subject of 'variable servicing' has been covered before in these forums, however, I would appreciate some advice from other A2 owners on this topic.
I purchased my A2 TDI 'Special Edition' on the 5th October 2005 with approximately 6900 miles on the clock. The 'miles to service' indicator showed 17300 miles until the next service and I was reasonably happy with this.
Having purchased the vehicle, I covered about 335 miles on a full tank before the fuel warning light came on and I filled up. [According to the handbook there should have been about 7 - 8 litres of fuel left in the tank]. This mileage consisted of 100 miles of motorway driving, followed by 'short' journeys around town. The 'miles to service' indicator at this point indicated only 16100 miles until the next service, despite having only covered 335 miles of real time driving since the 17300 displayed on the indicator on the vehicle collection day. [I put this down to my short journeys to work [around 2 miles], when the car does not reach 'normal' operating temperature and therefore this would presumably affect the life of the oil. Incidentally, the car is left on the drive and I figured that the temperature fluctuations would also play a part].
Today, however, my wife and I travelled to the outskirts of London and accrued around 130 miles. I assumed that giving the car a good run and having the engine up to operating temperature for such a long time would have a positive effect on the 'miles to service' indicator, as I realise that this can go both up as well as down. To my horror, however, upon returning home, my vehicle is now showing 15000 miles until the next service. I am completely bemused by it all!!!
I bought this car for the excellent mpg claims and drive the car accordingly. As a rule I am changing gear between 2000-2500 rpm and today drove at a consistent and steady 70 mph for the most part.
At this rate I will only be able to travel a few thousand miles before I will need a service; meaning that I will not benefit from the 2 years or 30000 mile 'variable servicing' intervals and I will probably need a service before the car has registered 10000 on the clock.
Has anyone else experienced similar problems or do you think that the car will eventually settle down and adjust to my 'conservative' driving style??
I am thinking of taking the car to my local dealer for their advice; am I over reacting??
Also given my newly adopted 'conservative' driving style, [by that I mean economical], is my mpg a fair reflection of this??
335 miles [mileage consistency shown above] = 35 litres = 7 gallons = 43 mpg with 7 to 8 litres remaining in my 42 litre tank. [Oh how I wish I had DIS!!].
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!!
I still love this car and had some fun today watching a Volvo disappear in my rear view mirror as I drove 'sensibly' around the twisty stuff in slightly foggy conditions. The handling of this car obviously provided me with more confidence than the Volvo did to its driver, despite the fact that they where following my tail lights. [Needless to say, this brought a huge smile to my face and confirmed that I made the right decision in purchasing the A2].
Kind Regards,
Darren