Oil change?

Hi. I have a new 2010 VW Jetta TDi (Diesel). The owner's manual states that I only need to perform an oil change (using synthetic oil) once every 10K miles. The mechanic claims that I need to do it ever 5K miles. Obviously the salesman was pitching me on it being a low maintenance car and the mechanic is trying to err on the side of more oil changes the better (both for his pocket and the car longevity). But, since its synthetic oil, do I really need to change the oil on a traditional 5K schedule or is the manufacturer's recommendation sound?

The 2009 and beyond tdi maintenance schedule is 10,000 miles between oil changes for normal driving. If driving especially hard or towing not anymore frequent than every 7500. The frequency for light(all highway) driving is 20,000 miles. Changing oil more frequently than it needs to be will actually damage engine by running additional detergents through it that are in the oil and not building up any soot in oil which actually causes less resistance.

I viewed your video on doing an oil change for a 2005-2010 jetta on youtube and was wondering if since I have a wolfsburg edition is the process any different?

I got this car 2 years ago and used to take it to a big retail place for oil change. Later I took it to another smaller place and from that time on (I still go to the same place) My car runs out of oil. No smoking, No leaking but my alarm came on and I checked and pretty much I'm out of oil. This is the second round this has happened. I'm confused what it might be? Is it possible that the oil is not of a good type and it evaporates (just a thought)? And Also how can I fix this problem? - Let me say this too, The first time they were changing my oil in the new place, the kid in front of me said turn on the car while the oil was drained and I followed what I was told, then I heard yelling from beneath to turn it off (Kind of not usual) and the kid told me to turn it off quickly. After this event this problem happened.

I don't know, I'll check and let you guys know, if they tell me. (It was Mr. Lube I went to)

My 22-year-old daughter owns a 2000 VW Jetta, with a gasoline-powered engine. She's had the oil changed a couple of times at a "quick-lube" type place where the oil change cost was in the $30-$40 range, but a couple of times she's been told the cost would be $80-90. Most recently, when she was told the cost would be $80 for a simple oil change, she asked why and was told it was the type of car. She said "no thanks" and left. So my question: is there some reason that an oil change on a Jetta would be so expensive?

"I don't see any manufacturer making the oil filter that hard to get to"
you obviously dont know v dubs.
What kind of engine? 1.8t oil filter is a bi*ch to get at.
Yes all vw's use synthetic oil.