JoshH

Right, my independent guys have said they're going to do more or less everything on Cardaft's list, and have quoted me £240 for it. I think that might be a little high, but what do you guys think? It's my first car, so I don't really know... Thanks for all the help

Thanks both lupogtiboy - that makes it more or less just an oil change, which means I'm more than a little surprised that the highly recommended independent VW specialists I'm taking it to want £240 for the service... sorry to be a pain, but are you sure that's all VW say to do on the 60k? (Not having a handbook is a giant pita...) I really need to get everything done, since I don't know any of the car's history before about 4 months ago, so if the 60k service is just an oil change I'll do that myself and give them a list of the real jobs to do, cambelt & water pump, clutch (which is circling the drain anyway) brake fluid, etc. What do you think?

Hey all, I'm another of those poor Loop owners whose car didn't come with an owners manual. With my 60000 mile service booked in for Monday, I just wondered if anyone could give me a list of what they are supposed to do? Or better yet, if you're feeling really generous, a scan of the pages with all the service details on them... go on, you know it would be useful for other people too! Thanks in advance! J

Seconded - I just cleaned my entire interior with plain old household "1001 carpet and upholstry" cleaner. The car was filthy from the headlining to the carpets, and now it looks almost new, and once I replace some of the beaten up handles, it'll be even better. It's nice and quick to use, took me about 15 mins per seat, half an hour for the headlining, and half an hour for the carpets. I didn't do the door cards because they're dark grey and didn't really show any muck. I did have to leave the seats to dry for about 3-4 hours though, and that was avoiding getting them wet as far as I could.