mrklaw

My card says next service at (1000) 10,000 miles or x date.

So is that when the odometer says 10000 miles, or 10000 after the previous service?

mrklaw

oh, and if I was taking advantage of the potentially low price for a 10k service to sneak some prodrive springs in under the wife-radar, could I get the whole lot done at somewhere like power engineering etc, or do I need to stick with Subaru dealers for the service?

bluto22b

Get the dealer to fit the prodrive springs. On the bill, ask them to amalgamate it with the service items
That way 'er indoors will just think its part of the normal service charge

mrklaw

good call, I like your thinking!

so, is it at 10 or 11k?

AR

First '10k' service is actually at a 9k increment given the existence of the 1k service. Is at 10k intervals thereafter. Handbook allows 1k or 1 month either side of the 10k/annual interval.

Glenn_R

When your car feels like a bag'o'bolts after about 9K then its probably due for a service

mrklaw

ok, so a nice and simple 10k, 20k etc, just ignore the first oil change service.