Quote Originally Posted by philip_pc View Post
i drive the same way before and after the service. usually i do the service like oil , filter, sparks, air filter myself. i only take it to the mechanic if i really need to. maybe once max twice a year
i mean do you give it a bit to clear out the cobwebs so to speak every now and then or is it all granny driving? do you do many k's between services? could possibly be the oil and plugs the mechanic uses that may be a little more high performance than what you usually use?