LONG-TERM FLEET
Computers do what people tell them to do
Mark Smyth took the long-term Passat in for a service over the holiday season
With Lerato driving around in a Subaru Forester over the holiday season, I had the chance to jump in and out of our two long-term vehicles. However, our Passat had a service indicator on the dash, which had been gradually counting down the days. It was the week before Christmas and time was running out, so I contacted Barons Volkswagen in Woodmead to try to book the car in. Not surprisingly, I was told there was no chance of getting it in that week and so we agreed to it going in on December 28. I parked the car at the office and jumped in the Renault Kadjar. The 28th arrived and after sorting out a few logistics issues, I got the Passat to the dealership nice and early. The service adviser checked the details and took the key. Then he checked the mileage. With a shade over 6,000km on the clock a puzzled look came across his face as he asked which service it was due to have. "I don’t know. The car just says it wants a service," was my reply. The adviser went off to chat to someone a...
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