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[BoyWhoCriedWolf]

I service my GTR every 5000km or 5 years, whichever comes first.

[SoFreshSoClean]

Yeah, I reckon plugs every 3000 is too often. I'd be getting concerned about wearing out the thread!!

[GTR-N1]

On a different slant, do you think there's ever a placebo effect to think that just because a minor service is done, the car goes heaps better?

One case in point was the lady who got her car back from the mechanic one afternoon.

Her car needed a minor service.

Then she gets a call from the owner of the service centre asking for her to bring the car in another day because his apprentice didn't get enough time to service her car.

She said, "...but I could have sworn the car went better!"

[ARTZ]

that could just mean the apprentice left out the air filter or played around with the tuning, something silly like that actually made the car go better but was possibly detrimental to its health/warranty which is why she was called back in

little things can make a big difference to someone in tune with their vehicle..After changing back to a lighter weight oil and getting a slight adjustment to the toe-in on my wifes car it almost feels like it did when we bought again..

before that she was starting to complain it was getting too old cause it didnt feel as responsive and was darting all over the road when it hit a bump..

Its no placebo its our senses telling us it is running better than it was, even if only so slightly..

I have plenty of friends that choose never to service and their cars just get worse and worse

[SoFreshSoClean]

On a different slant, do you think there's ever a placebo effect to think that just because a minor service is done, the car goes heaps better?

One case in point was the lady who got her car back from the mechanic one afternoon.

Her car needed a minor service.

Then she gets a call from the owner of the service centre asking for her to bring the car in another day because his apprentice didn't get enough time to service her car.

She said, "...but I could have sworn the car went better!"

I hear what you're saying, a guy at work changes his plugs on his VK V8 every 1000kms because 'it runs heaps better'. I tell him he's dreaming...

I suspect that the biggest factor on my car was the pod filter, it was fairly black with 10,000ks worth of dirt (I actually thought K&N filters were red, turns out they're white and sprayed with red oil). Fresh plugs also results in a stronger spark, ie better burn and more power

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

I change the engine oil/filter/diff oil every 3000/track day as well as anything else needed

[ARTZ]

I change the engine as well as anything else needed

fyp

[tweety bird]

160$ could of got a complete service for that with enough change for a 4pack of woodstocks and a packet of horizons..

$160 thats nothing my mum has a holden cruze diesel, her last service by a mobile holden mechanic was like $600--$700.

[ARTZ]

160 bucks is still alot for 4 sparkplugs man

[Mayuri Krab]

I suspect that the biggest factor on my car was the pod filter, it was fairly black with 10,000ks worth of dirt

I haven't cleaned my POD for ~30,000km now...

[Silvia GTR]

LOL @ Arthur T3 story

[StevenCJR31]

heres a silly little true story about not servicing your car..

old mate gets a brand spanking new 2005 model ute on lease arrangement, he has never had a new car or even a good car for that matter just keeps buying old bombs until this ute..

gets first service at 5000kms at mazda for warranty purposes .continues to drive the car then gets another service at 40,000kms at some backstreet mechanic.. continues to drive the car..

@ 110,000kms (just out of warranty of course) because of all his rubbish (empty ciggy packs etc) piled up on his dash doesn't see the oil light come on and pretty much runs it dry and all of a sudden clunk clunk clunk..suspected big end bearing..fills it with oil and continues to drive despite sounding like a tractor, drops it at mechanic who thinks he can fix it charges him 600$ to pull some stuff apart but cant find the problem..

however after filling it with some nice thick oil the noise quietens down to an acceptable level and he continues to drive it.

@ 180,000kms its running like absolute shit and wont start at times..i tell him to get it serviced..he replies with "it doesn't need servicing it just wont start" I give up arguing with him over it cause he doesn't want to listen..A week later he rings me stressed cause his car wont start and he has to go to work, I say whatever man get it serviced..he calls a mobile mechanic who comes out and puts new spark plugs in it for the Grand total of..

wait for it..

160$ could of got a complete service for that with enough change for a 4pack of woodstocks and a packet of horizons..

but this was a temporary fix..he then starts complaining that its using too much fuel, i tell him it probably needs a new air filter hes too dopey to do it so i take him to the servo and blow the dust out with a compressor, he is amazed by his new found response and extra 20km per tank fuel economy..

it rattled its way to about 200,000km before it was repossessed, the only thing that was ever changed on the car was the oil and filter about 3 times then continuos top ups after it went clunk a ,2 sets of spark plugs, 1 set of front brake pads, 2 s/h tyres and 2 old tyres I gave him

which is a pretty good effort really

Ha! good story! wish i had a dollar for each time i have to explain to females that a service WILL NOT fix other problems that the car might have (eg leaking radiator)