Selling my car - should I service it?

Snoozy2012

Thank you for your help everyone. In the end before getting it serviced I managed to sell the car to a friend of a friend for £1500 which I was v happy with! They took it for a service and had no problems. I have learnt my lesson and will make sure to remember next time though!

Stoke

motorguy wrote: »

Get an oil and filter service done on it ASAP.

This. I wouldn't do anything else. Just an oil filter and oil change.... maybe the air filter if you can be bothered.

Arklight

I didnt change the oil on my Nissan Almera for about 4 year and it was going strong to the point I part exed it. A fuel filter can go a decade without needing to be changed. This changing the oil and filter every 6 months is madness and is why the whales are dead.

jimjames

Arklight wrote: »

I didnt change the oil on my Nissan Almera for about 4 year and it was going strong to the point I part exed it. A fuel filter can go a decade without needing to be changed. This changing the oil and filter every 6 months is madness and is why the whales are dead.

Fuel filter might last longer but oil & filter on correct interval is essential if you want the car to last (that interval may not be every 6 months unless you're doing massive miles)
No oil change for 4 years is madness!

agrinnall

Arklight wrote: »

...and is why the whales are dead.

I wasn't aware that whale oil was recommended for any car, or that an parts of a whale are used in engine oil filters, although I suppose if it's a Baleen whale it might do the job.

Stoke

Arklight wrote: »

I didnt change the oil on my Nissan Almera for about 4 year and it was going strong to the point I part exed it. A fuel filter can go a decade without needing to be changed. This changing the oil and filter every 6 months is madness and is why the whales are dead.

I think there's some truth to this, but I think part of the confusion is down to the way mineral used to breakdown when heated and cooled repeatedly. Using mineral oil for a year or more and it would begin to turn to sludge and then you had a real problem on your hands. Synthetic oils don't break down as much..... in fact, most cars they don't break down at all. You still see it on some turbo'd cars where the engine is essentially running too hot (A4 B6 1.8T is a good example) but most vehicles don't actually have this problem anymore.

That said, I still prefer to change my oil at the correct intervals. Microscopic fragments of metal are slushing around your engine remember? These all need to come out occasionally.

Stoke

jeepjunkie wrote: »

£1500 for a Fox, you must be extremely happy.


I had one for a few years, no offence but... cheaply [Brazil] made crap. Not even good on fuel.


Chucked mine through WBAC as to many faults to fix.


Cheers

VW at its worst tbh. Wasn't fit to lace the boots of the Lupo.