well as yuh know with a rental is abuse for so as it eh my car
so instead of a 5000km service.......oil change i would suggest maybe 3500 km
change oil
check air filter
check suspension
check brakes
check steering rack
check tyres
check lights
check wipers
check battery
but then these are regular checks that should be done whenever you do an oil change as the car is already up on a ramp it is easy to check under the car and a good garage should offer this service free or for a minimal charge in addition to the oil change
once a year
change tranny oil
change gas filter
service injectors........if neccesary
and use cheaper good oil since you will be changing much regular
this is jsut some basic stuff off the top of my head
BTW Richie... look at buying oil by the drum if you can afford it.
It's expensive in initially... but you save in the long run.
Quaker State through Earls I think offers a free pick up and disposal of a drum of used oil when you buy the drums from them.
It's about $2700 per drum (I think)... which is 55 gallons so you can do 55 oil changes more or less.... if you check 55 x $65 per gallon retail it'll cost you over $3500.
if you interested in NP I can try to find a contact for you (contrary to popular belief NP is a pretty good oil)
Also.... consider buying Fram filters wholesale from Lange (one of the local agents). I can give you the hook up if you want.
i change oil every 3000 km or 3 months whichever comes first
i dont use synthetic
it costs a little more but i have my piece of mind when wanting to run hard
I think as mentioned above, you service time will have to be shorter, due to the nature of the car use.
But if you are really interested in the long term of the car, I would suggest you have a checklist everytime the car is returned from a rental, tyre pressure, fluid levels, battery, lights etc. 15mins tops, probably go a long way to stoping problems.
