I had just spoke to my local Saab Service for Las Vegas regarding enabling the Aux-In for my Linear ($60!) and I asked about the 30-day service which Saab no longer pays for he said. He then said casually that the first Oil Change for an '05 is 5000 miles
. AND only the 15k & 30k oil light ones are paid for.
I said "huh? According to my Service Manual is says I am only responsible for the recommended changes indicated by the oil light and that could be anywhere past 8k upto 15k".
I mentioned to him if it was my car I would do 5k changes probably, but I am leasing it so why should I care (this is where he got a little snotty)... It is SAAB that advocates the free scheduled maintenance.
He went on to say "Not in this heat" and to hope then there is no problems later on when you turn your lease in. Then mentioned he has a "New" bulletin posted on his door directly from Saab and I can read it when I come in for the Aux-In. Something about Saab throwing a disclaimer on free scheduled service intervals and suggesting (I assume) that us in the desert SW are responsible for in between recommended oil changes of 5k intervals. :x
This makes upsets me. One of the reasons I went with the Saab lease is to not have to worry about this stuff until the car says so and when it DOES, it is free anyway. Now I am worried should they find some reason later on (probably sure they will!) that I will be held responsible cause I didn't follow their NEW recommendations which cost alot of $$ as Saab oil changes are expensive.
Anyone here about this? I also thought that the oil change computer takes into effect outside heat in its computation and should adjust accordingly so as to NOT get into trouble?
I said "huh? According to my Service Manual is says I am only responsible for the recommended changes indicated by the oil light and that could be anywhere past 8k upto 15k".
I mentioned to him if it was my car I would do 5k changes probably, but I am leasing it so why should I care (this is where he got a little snotty)... It is SAAB that advocates the free scheduled maintenance.
He went on to say "Not in this heat" and to hope then there is no problems later on when you turn your lease in. Then mentioned he has a "New" bulletin posted on his door directly from Saab and I can read it when I come in for the Aux-In. Something about Saab throwing a disclaimer on free scheduled service intervals and suggesting (I assume) that us in the desert SW are responsible for in between recommended oil changes of 5k intervals. :x
This makes upsets me. One of the reasons I went with the Saab lease is to not have to worry about this stuff until the car says so and when it DOES, it is free anyway. Now I am worried should they find some reason later on (probably sure they will!) that I will be held responsible cause I didn't follow their NEW recommendations which cost alot of $$ as Saab oil changes are expensive.
Anyone here about this? I also thought that the oil change computer takes into effect outside heat in its computation and should adjust accordingly so as to NOT get into trouble?