It all depends how you feel about these things, some people are happy with extended service intervals, and some arn't, who's right is debatable, the car is out of warranty anyway so use your mk 1 eyeball and your hearing to their best advantage when judging the car itself on its own merits...does the engine have a dipstick? if so what does the oil look and feel like.
If you're going to sell it again in 2 years then the lack of early history might put some people off.
The irony of this is that even if the oil was changed every 3k or 6 monthly, if the driver had zero mechanical sympathy then he could do more harm to the engine/turbo that a sympathetic driver who left the oil in 4 or 6 times longer, and that unfortunately is always the gamble buying used unless you can speak to the previous owner and judge accurately what sort of person they are.
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