14/10/2026
Just a quick post to highlight the myth of โupsellingโ when it comes to basic maintenance of your vehicle.
If your trusted vehicle repair center advises you to carry out scheduled maintenance,it is usually to save you money further down the road,and keep your vehicle in a healthy reliable condition.
I will use a few snaps we took earlier from a vehicle we had in just to show the outcome of skipping service intervals and regular oil changes,with a rough outline of the repair costs due to this inevitable failure.
A basic service for this vehicle would be somewhere between ยฃ200- to ยฃ250
The repair bill for not doing so is considerably higher
1x replacement turbocharger unit ยฃ650
Professional dpf cleanse ยฃ350
Intercooler flushing/cleaning ยฃ100
Oil feed pipes replaced ยฃ180
Oil & filter ยฃ60-70
Labour for total works undertaken ยฃ600
So in short nearly ยฃ2k in repairs for not spending ยฃ200 in maintenance
The service schedule is there for good reason,always adhere to it & trust your technician ๐