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Car maintenance
Johana C19-Oct-20
How often do you get your car serviced each year? Sometimes I have to go two or three times. Does this sound like a large amount to you? Maybe I'm being conned.
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  • Patricia P 388006
    The car can need servicing, on the amount of kilometeres and wear and tear
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    • Julie 330321
      Two sometimes three I do very little kilometers a year but find that the car picks up dust do a device is the best thin keep my cst in great rubbed
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      • roger l 315504
        twice a year
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        • Priscilla R 316016
          Go once a year - never have the mileage up to have to do more than that.
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          • Hummingbird 154349
            I do it once a year to help keep the car healthy and able to last longer.
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            • KARL-HANS B
              every 10000km as the logbook says
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              • Richard M 407933
                The experts say to follow the manufacturer's service schedule - this includes both kms traveled and time. Realistically, this is the best way. How you drive obviously has an effect but the manufacturer's schedule covers this pretty well. Synthetic oils have a much greater life than straight mineral oil so this is another factor.
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                • Arthur
                  It depends on how you use your car, if you drive less than 5000 km a year than one service will do
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                  • Rose S 88496
                    Whenever the hubby books it in
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                    • Imperia S
                      at least twice a year and every time it gets a little sluggish, every time Repco sends us the reminder for a timing belt check
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                      • Henry W 362692
                        I had a Suzuki SX4 for 12 years done nearly 300KM so over the last 4 years I would service my car every 6 months or 7.5kM to ensure that everything was working well,it worked very well as I didn’t have any mechanical issues,look after your investment
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                        • Claude H
                          Once a year WOF and service
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                          • Shelagh S
                            I do mine depending on mileage. Don't do very much annually so probably every 18 months.
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                            • Margarret F
                              Depends on the age of the car and the mileage each year - older cars may need six months checks in my experience.
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                              • Edith v
                                you should go by your manual,can't go wrong then
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                                • Lones
                                  Twice a year, but this year once because I have travelled a lot less
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                                  • meredith j - NZ
                                    Every 12 months is all you need as long as everything running fine
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                                    • otten m
                                      One a year is fine unless you are doing a lot of miles.
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                                      • Merril E
                                        I have mine done twice a year
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                                        • 'smee,SWQ!
                                          I get mine done by the odometer - if the required kilometres travelled come up yearly or 6 monthly so be it!
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                                          • Maria B 89860
                                            I think yearly is recommended which we try and do by sometimes go over. Of course is something requires fixing my go twice a year and get it done as finances permit, without being a risk of course. Otherwise the car has a little holiday in the carport.
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                                            • JANET R 328390
                                              My car is about 13 yrs old and I get it done twice per year. I think 3 times is a bit unnecessary but also leaving it a whole year .......... not sure I would want to do that either.
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                                              • CHERRY BLOSSOM
                                                When i got an email.
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                                                • Ken S 80614
                                                  I get my car service every 6 months, fixed price, so that I can keep the 7 year warranty
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                                                  • Paul B 88412
                                                    I get my car serviced at the recommended intervals.
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                                                    • PAUL P 404567
                                                      The car gets serviced more than I do. Generally with the car, it's every 10,000kms. Depending on the quality of the vehicle, sometimes every 20k is fine. But it's important if you want to run into less issues, to have it serviced regularly.
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                                                      • Louisa W
                                                        I don't have a car or a license
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                                                        • Brian 391462
                                                          I do mine at least once a year.
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                                                          • Colin L 88398
                                                            Depends on how far it gets driven. I know people who drive a couple of hundred thousand KMs per year and they get it serviced 4 or 5 times at least where as others who don't drive much like one person who had 150.0 on the trip meter after a year didn't need to get a service at all but they did need to get the guys out to start it and replace the dead battery and stale fuel because it wasn't started enough or used anywhere near enough.
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                                                            • Taffy
                                                              If you don't look after it ,it won't look after you. Its generally the second biggest purchase for most people, look after it!!
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                                                              • Phyrephly
                                                                agreed! I learned this the hard way. When I finally got my previous car in for a service, they asked me how I was able to drive it up to the garage! No oil, very little water, tire pressures too low and the wind-screen wiper reservoir was bone dry. I get my car I have now serviced every 4 months or so, depending how much mileage I've done. I think, as someone else said here, it's every 10, 000 kms.
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                                                            • Barbara T
                                                              With the BMW and the Benz, every 10,000; with the old Jeep, when it starts running rough ..... fortunately, hubby is pretty handy with the tools and have literally saved us thousands by doing most of the mechanics himself and sourcing items from overseas ...........
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                                                              • Kacee VIC
                                                                Only when the service is due
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                                                                • Paul J 94868
                                                                  I don't have a car...
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                                                                  • Sonya F 68771
                                                                    only when its due
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                                                                    • Sandra C 12043
                                                                      I have regular checks by the service book, always at the car maker of whatever car I have. Usually a Mitsubishi car and about twice a year but think 3 times or more is too much but it depends on how much you use it..But yes I think some places do try and put it over females, so you need to be wary.
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                                                                      • Alison M 86959
                                                                        Always get our car serviced every 6 months, the modern cars it is usually every 15,000 kms. Ours is a camper van, for holidays and everyday use, that way we only have to run one vehicle. Now hubby is on the pension, Rego is free, only pay for the CTP and insurance, saves us a fortune when we holiday, mostly free camp, as we have installed solar panels, otherwise there would be no holidays at all.We have a family friend that is a mechanic so we save heaps on services.
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                                                                        • Jim B 386831
                                                                          i think that is a con
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                                                                          • Joe B 288252
                                                                            When I was young I fixed my own dunnga but now my car tells me when it’s time for service, get coffee, going too fast , going wrong way......shit I don’t remember marrying my car....lol
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                                                                            • Gaza
                                                                              I service my own car every 5000 Kms.
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                                                                              • Darren S 116121
                                                                                twice a year unless something goes wrong
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                                                                                • Grommie
                                                                                  depends how old your car is., alternatively, how many ks you are stacking up. I have a shopping "trolley" that does 5000 k per year, serviced once a year, campervan 6000k per year, serviced once every 2 years...
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                                                                                  • Bettina 157818
                                                                                    You are being conned
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                                                                                    • Judy C 96642
                                                                                      2 a year
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                                                                                      • Helen Stiglec
                                                                                        Dont have a car
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                                                                                        • James 350058
                                                                                          I do 99% of my car maintenance so it depends how much I drive usually 10,000k's for some cars and 5,000's for other's
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                                                                                          • nina m 212027
                                                                                            0nce a year when i do 10000 kilomaters
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                                                                                            • Robert nsw
                                                                                              about every 6 months depending where i go
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                                                                                              • Leanne M 293000
                                                                                                Twice a year.
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                                                                                                • Larry S 382961
                                                                                                  I only wash my car. Any other stuff is garage work. Modern cars are too technical to touch. Once you could change spark plugs yourself but not now.
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                                                                                                  • James B 70778
                                                                                                    Once a year
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                                                                                                    • Robin L 79437
                                                                                                      every six months
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                                                                                                      • Joy L 68767
                                                                                                        I have mine done every 10,000 klms. It depends how much you drive, we drive around 2000klms every month (usually). This year is the first time we have had the car serviced on time rather than Klms.
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                                                                                                        • doug m 408074
                                                                                                          I get a service after 10,000k. Often its late and may be as much as15,000, which in a modern car is okay. So depends on how far you travel, not on how many months!
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                                                                                                          • Anney F
                                                                                                            Hardly ever drive, hardly ever service unless we are driving a long distance.
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                                                                                                            • Judy CH
                                                                                                              My husband is a retired mechanic so doe's it all himself
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                                                                                                              • BLACK LIVES MATTER
                                                                                                                develop vision issues in my pre-teen years - never learned to drive - never owned a car - therefore, never had car maintenance issues
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                                                                                                                • Dragie
                                                                                                                  Dont have a car
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                                                                                                                  • Jin K
                                                                                                                    Service every 6 months and sometimes even 3 months even. A save save on the pocket when maintence of the vehicle.
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                                                                                                                    • Jillian S
                                                                                                                      Once a year
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                                                                                                                      • Disie
                                                                                                                        Whenever I can save money. So about every 5 years
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                                                                                                                        • Priscilla R 316016
                                                                                                                          Hope you also go if something is wrong with the vehicle.
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                                                                                                                      • Pat P 206247
                                                                                                                        Maybe 3, when it needs it, I go
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                                                                                                                        • Amber 22
                                                                                                                          have a car hope it douse not brake trying to save for anther one
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                                                                                                                          • JAMIE D 156261
                                                                                                                            Three times a year minimum. Sometimes four
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                                                                                                                            • Aisha A 379399
                                                                                                                              Depends on the condition of the car.
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                                                                                                                              • Sapphire Princess
                                                                                                                                I know our previous vehicle was a lemon truck we had to keep taking it back for the same problem 5 times in 8 months. after that my husband made the man give us a newer vehicle
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                                                                                                                                • David L 76026
                                                                                                                                  Just follow the log book
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                                                                                                                                  • Sapphire Princess
                                                                                                                                    my husband does that a few times a year.
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                                                                                                                                    • Shirley H 391879
                                                                                                                                      Really need to do at least twice a year. I like to know my car is hunky dory. No breakdowns
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                                                                                                                                      • APB
                                                                                                                                        A few years ago, when cars didn't self monitor themselves, have on board computers and were less reliable, it use be every year...nowadays it appears to be every 6 months...probably just to check all the sensors, monitors and computers are working properly...its a whole new growth industry with a lot of money involved
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