Here's a question that could spark a lot of interesting debate.
Basically, I know there are a number of things that should be inspected/replaced periodically such as oil every 3, 5, 8, 10, etc. thousand miles (depending on, among other things, oil and car type), rotate tires usually 5000 miles and so on.....
What I want to know is what all else should be considered? I know the owner's manual lists service intervals for various components, but some of that is undoubtedly a dealership money making scheme. So, what things maybe aren't listed in the manual but deserve consideration? and what should maybe be done more or less often that the manual recommends?
I recently crested 80,000 miles and I know there are things that should probably have been replaced a long time ago. I drive a 2002 B5.5 Passat with the 1.8T in case there are any special considerations that need to be made for that model.
Thanks for your responses.