Maybe I'm old school but for the vast majority of Cali owners with woefully low mileage (WG and a few others being the exception) then one oil change in four years or whatever to me just does not seem prudent. I know the oil arguments go back and forth about all this and if you plan to move on within the first three years I would not worry about it but if planning on keeping the same vehicle for some time I'd still change the oil/filter once a year, very small cost on a £55k + vehicle all things considered.
Never mind the oil, *regardless* of all this with no MOT/inspection until three years old then I'd much rather have my car up on a ramp at least once a year for general service checks of potential issues with inner walls of tyres, brake pipes, oil leaks etc, etc. Longlife works great for reps pounding motorways so they are not in a garage every 3 or 6 months but with higher mileages they do they will be up for service at least once a year anyway.
Even by VW's own recommendations the vast majority of Cali owners should probably
not be on long life:
http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/owners/servicing/regimes
Fixed Service (Time and Distance)
We recommend this service if you are likely to drive less than 10,000* miles in a year, and if you tend to drive in the following way:
- Mainly city centre driving, short journeys with frequent cold starts
- High engine loading activities, e.g. frequent hill climbs, driving with your vehicle fully loaded and towing
- Uneconomical driving using high rpms with heavy acceleration and heavy braking.
Flexible Service Regime (LongLife Service)
We recommend this service if you are likely to drive more than 25 miles a day, and if you tend to drive in the following way:
- Regular long distance driving
- Driving at a constant speed with minimum vehicle and engine loading, and minimal towing
- Economical driving