Six Monthly Servicing Requirements - Rort or a benifet ?

Rodge · 06-07-2012, 11:10 AM

Some manufacturers are still sticking with the requirement that your vehicle be serviced every six months to retain warranty cover.

Oil technology, in particular synthetic oil has improved dramatically and yet we still have some manufacturers of naturally aspirated cars claiming they must be serviced every six months. Toyota are one example I know of and I am sure there are many others.

On the other hand some maufacturers have moved to condition based servicing using on board diagnosis such that service times can be as infrequently as every two years, although I have noticed in recent times these Euro Manufacturers have tightened this back in to every 12 months.

So why would a simple Toyota Corolla for example need servicing every six months ? Is this a service rort on customers or do Toyota and some of the other Japaneese manufacturers in particular know something Ford and others with their annual service requirements don't ?

What do you think ?

View Poll Results: Six Monthly Servicing - A good Idea ?
6 Monthly servicing is a great idea, and promotes engine longevity	13	32.50%
Every twelve months is fine especially with new synthetic oil technology	22	55.00%
I feel something else is appropriate, please explain in your post	5	12.50%
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