Niall
I have it serviced every 5000 miles (since that is the oil change interval) at a local garage, which works out at every 6 months. I don't have a ramp or pit, and it's easier to pay someone else to do it!
At the (minor, nominally "oil change") service I get them to put it up on a ramp, inspect all the running gear visually and fix anything that needs doing; at the major one (yearly) all the wheels come off, all fluids are checked, etc, etc.
I think 5k miles / 6 months is adequate maintenance for my sort of use given that it's now 12 years old - and yes, I do check the (accessible) fluids and tyres more frequently!
I'd rather use them than a tyre place, since the latter would "point out what's wrong guv" but not fix it, whereas this garage has got the hang of me now and has a pretty good idea of what I do and don't want them to do. It costs about an extra =A3100 year, but I think it's worth it.
Maybe I should ask them to rotate the tyres as well, but I've never seen the point if the wear is even. I'll ask them what they think next time I'm in there.
CB
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| > (a) lazy about tyre rotation
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| For small money your local tyre guy will rotate them for you.
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| In addition to the advantages Julian pointed out by doing this - it
| also gives you a chance to check wheel bearings for play, break pads
| for wear, bushings on shocks, oil and fluid leaks etc etc
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| Worth the effort.....
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| Safety first
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| Niall
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