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Are you 100% sure it wasn't coincidence?

I don't have a connected system [e.g. it doesn't report anything because its a certified used car I got for $11k where damn near everything is manual :P] but the dealer was able to guestimate within a few months of when I would hit the mileage amount I'd need to take it in for service.

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100% sure? No. However, I got the email a day or two after I crossed 10,000, about 5 months after I bought the car, which is a bit sooner than average I would imagine. It's also one of the advertised features of CarNet (http://www.vw.com/features/vw-car-net/)

Ah, well if its an advertised feature it isn't like you weren't informed. I was thinking you thought it was something shady they snuck in w/o your knowledge.

Our VW stealership does the same thing. My wife gets emails and mailers when her car is near it's next appointment based on estimated driving.

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