Post service test drive.

[Xpuffin]

How many miles is this usually?
Or is this a how long is a piece of string type question.
Car was in for an annual inspection.

[mm450exc]

Warm the car up and hit a A road. Depending on location I'd say 5-10 miles.

[minimalist]

Yep, five to ten miles should be enough. When I had an intermittent fault with my car, my mechanic asked my permission to take it for extended drives which I had no problem with.

He has two of his own 911s so I wasn't worried about him taking liberties.

[Matt Seabrook]

If it was just a service it was in for I wouldn't expect much more than 10 miles although if the mechanic wasn't happy with something he may have driven it longer to satisfy himself it was ok.

[BubblesNW]

Come on OP, tell us how many miles were done for your post service test drive.
Can I start the bidding at 80?

[neiljohnson]

Depends on a number of things.

Was it just a straight forward inspection or was there other stuff to look at? ie a noise that may have required the car going out more than once to check if resolved?
What sort of area is the garage one in the middle of a town may require a few miles to get to a clear bit of road to get the car up to 50-70 mph did the car need to be run on a motorway etc

Normally 8-10 miles is reasonable if there are not circumstances that justify more.

I once had a Passat for 2 weeks & clocked up over 300 miles while trying to sort an intermittent fault but this was obviously with the customers prior permission.

[Magic919]

It'll depend on the OPC a bit (and the car). Assuming it's the GT2, then I'd ask them to justify anything I thought excessive. I'd expect 20-30 miles if I took it to Guildford. That said, I'd probably have suggested Reading for the GT2.

[Xpuffin]

Thanks for all the replies chaps.
The miles were at the top end of those expected, which I thought excessive for an mot style of service.
Next service I shall stay with the car and ask for a rev range check just for peace of mind.
Tony........yes, it was there;)

[mrdemon]

I always ask for a phone call if they want to take the car off site.

No need for a post service joy ride.
So I would expect less than 1 mile added.

[Matt Seabrook]

mrdemon said:

I always ask for a phone call if they want to take the car off site.

No need for a post service joy ride.
So I would expect less than 1 mile added.

So you have a car serviced and don't expect it test driven?