To service or not?

I don't care what manufacturers and dealers say about oil changes, the quality of modern oil and modern machining techniques. In my opinion it is rather ludicrous not to change the oil every year, irrespective of mileage, and especially so after the first year of use (we used to call it "running in"). I do that with all our cars and boats. A regular oil & filter change is very cheap, particularly if you intend keeping the vehicle for a while. 

Also, bear in mind that the van is always almost fully loaded and by definition gets used in touristic places which often tend to be hilly. They also have rather small engines which work hard! I would suggest that this borders on arduous use! 

I also think that for those motorhomes which stand idle all winter a regular oil change is even more desirable. The only debatable point there is whether to do it before the winter (to remove corrosive combustion by-products) or in the spring (to remove winter condensation). 

For all my vehicles I use a local independent garage and (despite being an engineer myself) I ask them to give the vehicle a general look over underneath just to see if they spot anything else that needs attention.

I concur with the Bargee, I’ve used an independent garage that specialises in vans for the last twenty years and they have always recommended an oil change every year for the same reasons.

Mike

Angleseygirl wrote:Yes, Bargee that’s what we were thinking. We have a guy we use regularly and we might just do that before our trip to Spain in the Autumn. It shouldn’t affect the warranty as he’s a proper MOT type garage?? Never had a vehicle with a warranty before…
We really love our Kingham and the plan is to keep it.

So long as you make sure they use the recommended Peugeot oil and OEM parts you should not affect the warranty.

Yes, we love our Kingham too. Proper little Tardis and nigh on perfect for us (but we do miss the superking bed we have at home!) 

I am amazed that no other converters (that I could find) seem to offer a similar layout. In terms of the interior layout our only planned mod is to fit a curtain across at the front of the bed when I can persuade the admiral to get her sewing machine out.