hey guys, thanks for explaining it to me, and especially for the back-and-forth! always educational.

now that im a ''man of leisure" [unemployed derelict bum], im really, REALLY getting into the whole educational side of owning a tdi for sure!

thanks also, transporter- i didnt realise that UOA didnt test for internal sludge/ debris.... and that was definitely the thing that i was most ''concerned'' with, in my effort to do what's best for the little hairdresser's car.

so it's looking like regular 15k services, with self-done 7.5k oil changes in between

cheers guys!

scotty