how essential is a service stamp?
Discussion
My 02 Nob has a couple of gaps (biggest from 2004 - 2007/7000 miles) in its service history although the last five are in place and there are lots of bills for recent years. I would like to do my own servicing, not to save money more to be sure it is not just done as a box ticking exercise. I might want to check other things as well as those on the list. When it come to sell, as it already has gaps, does it really matter if I do it myself from now on?
my opinion would be that if it's well cared for then it shouldn't matter, but it'll obviously sell for less than a comparable on with history.
If it were mine (and I'm on the lookout for one) I'd prob be changing the oil every 3k regardless of the service intervals but probably give it to a specialist once a year/6 k miles to 'service' and keep the history.
The bigger problem might be that you have to convince a new buyer that you've looked after it as well as a service agent would have done. Now, given your other post it doesn't read well (though I'm not suggesting you're not looking after it properly!). If a manifold is cracked, it needs fixing. You could give the impression that you're only doing the things that really really need doing, and skimping on the other stuff. For a new buyer it's something he'll factor into the purchase price.
Unless you're sure you can identify and fix any faults it's probably worth putting in for a service every so often. Yes, I realise a service isn't there to find many faults but a good agent is likely to know the weak areas and advise if there's an issue.
On the otherhand, if you're keeping it for many years who cares! Drive it, enjoy it, break it, fix it! After all, it's your car to enjoy and life is probably too short to worry about resale values.
There's probably some maths in there to work out how much you save by self-sevice against the reduced resale and the advantage is probably to the self service.
That was a longer post than I'd planned...
If it were mine (and I'm on the lookout for one) I'd prob be changing the oil every 3k regardless of the service intervals but probably give it to a specialist once a year/6 k miles to 'service' and keep the history.
The bigger problem might be that you have to convince a new buyer that you've looked after it as well as a service agent would have done. Now, given your other post it doesn't read well (though I'm not suggesting you're not looking after it properly!). If a manifold is cracked, it needs fixing. You could give the impression that you're only doing the things that really really need doing, and skimping on the other stuff. For a new buyer it's something he'll factor into the purchase price.
Unless you're sure you can identify and fix any faults it's probably worth putting in for a service every so often. Yes, I realise a service isn't there to find many faults but a good agent is likely to know the weak areas and advise if there's an issue.
On the otherhand, if you're keeping it for many years who cares! Drive it, enjoy it, break it, fix it! After all, it's your car to enjoy and life is probably too short to worry about resale values.
There's probably some maths in there to work out how much you save by self-sevice against the reduced resale and the advantage is probably to the self service.
That was a longer post than I'd planned...
ultimaybe said:
I realise a service isn't there to find many faults but a good agent is likely to know the weak areas and advise if there's an issue.
The problem is that there are very few good agents that actually can find or check the right things. This makes it harder to get the right stamps. Mine has always been stamped but since I have had it this has been done buy a garage I trusted and I have kept all receipts. I have owned mine for over 7 yrs with another 5 planned it will have a lot of receipts. LolAges ago we came up with our own service sheet. If anyone wants a copy let me know.
Bondy
ultimaybe said:
my opinion would be that if it's well cared for then it shouldn't matter, but it'll obviously sell for less than a comparable on with history.
If it were mine (and I'm on the lookout for one) I'd prob be changing the oil every 3k regardless of the service intervals but probably give it to a specialist once a year/6 k miles to 'service' and keep the history.
The bigger problem might be that you have to convince a new buyer that you've looked after it as well as a service agent would have done. Now, given your other post it doesn't read well (though I'm not suggesting you're not looking after it properly!). If a manifold is cracked, it needs fixing. You could give the impression that you're only doing the things that really really need doing, and skimping on the other stuff. For a new buyer it's something he'll factor into the purchase price.
Unless you're sure you can identify and fix any faults it's probably worth putting in for a service every so often. Yes, I realise a service isn't there to find many faults but a good agent is likely to know the weak areas and advise if there's an issue.
On the otherhand, if you're keeping it for many years who cares! Drive it, enjoy it, break it, fix it! After all, it's your car to enjoy and life is probably too short to worry about resale values.
There's probably some maths in there to work out how much you save by self-sevice against the reduced resale and the advantage is probably to the self service.
That was a longer post than I'd planned...
+1 If it were mine (and I'm on the lookout for one) I'd prob be changing the oil every 3k regardless of the service intervals but probably give it to a specialist once a year/6 k miles to 'service' and keep the history.
The bigger problem might be that you have to convince a new buyer that you've looked after it as well as a service agent would have done. Now, given your other post it doesn't read well (though I'm not suggesting you're not looking after it properly!). If a manifold is cracked, it needs fixing. You could give the impression that you're only doing the things that really really need doing, and skimping on the other stuff. For a new buyer it's something he'll factor into the purchase price.
Unless you're sure you can identify and fix any faults it's probably worth putting in for a service every so often. Yes, I realise a service isn't there to find many faults but a good agent is likely to know the weak areas and advise if there's an issue.
On the otherhand, if you're keeping it for many years who cares! Drive it, enjoy it, break it, fix it! After all, it's your car to enjoy and life is probably too short to worry about resale values.
There's probably some maths in there to work out how much you save by self-sevice against the reduced resale and the advantage is probably to the self service.
That was a longer post than I'd planned...
Captain Ahab said:
TuxMan said:
No service stamps in book but hopefully this lot will do :H
Tux
Tux
I think that lot would put me off! Depending on age obviously, it looks like it goes wrong a lot and needs a lot of looking after..
oh and it runs over 600bhp and is one of the fastest Nobles in the uk .No a lot did not go wrong with it it was just a shed when i bought her
Tux
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