>> >>The current trend for extended service intervals is to keep costs down for the fleet
>> market
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>> Is there any real evidence for this statement?, or is it simply a popular myth?
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>> I'm not asking about whether or not serice intervals are sensible or appropriate, or whether
>> or not you follow them, but, I am asking for evidence for how they are
>> set.
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I tend to think its a popular myth. Service intervals tend to be the same for most markets a car is sold in, and I thought the UK was unusual in having such a large fleet market compared to a lot of other countries where the same models are operated.
VW have operated extended servicing intervals for a long time now and there appear to be quite a few high mileage examples kicking around. I'm sure everyone has a mate down the pub who knows of an early failure but I'd like to know the actual facts.
By contrast a mate has a 1.8 accord. Quite tatty and bought for £600 as a stop gap car. 4 years later hes still in it, it has 170K on the clock, just passed its MOT and has not had any kind of service since my mates had it. He does 15K a year, so that's 60K with no oil change, and it has no history so no idea if it was serviced anytime before he had it. Perhaps hes lucky, but I think a lot of motors are tougher than people give them credit for
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