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Good evening! 
Just wanted to canvas the opinion of the Porsche collective here as to the value of a service book. I've just set my heart on a Boxster S which has had all of its work done at an OPC and has all the bills to prove it.
However it doesn't have the service book with the stamps in it. Now I've spoken to one of my local OPC's where the car has had it's 48k service and 2 people there have told me that they will stamp it and send it to the other dealers where it was serviced.
How would you feel about buying a car like this, knowing everything has been done, and has the bills to show this, but not the actual book.
ta
tbf
Just wanted to canvas the opinion of the Porsche collective here as to the value of a service book. I've just set my heart on a Boxster S which has had all of its work done at an OPC and has all the bills to prove it.
However it doesn't have the service book with the stamps in it. Now I've spoken to one of my local OPC's where the car has had it's 48k service and 2 people there have told me that they will stamp it and send it to the other dealers where it was serviced.
How would you feel about buying a car like this, knowing everything has been done, and has the bills to show this, but not the actual book.
ta
tbf
!! Hi mate
What you have said wouldnt bother me but I know that alot of people are funny about these things and it will put some off. You may find that when it comes to re-sale time that it takes a bit longer to sell tis all.
If you like it and are hapopy with it having a copy book then go for it and enjoy.
What you have said wouldnt bother me but I know that alot of people are funny about these things and it will put some off. You may find that when it comes to re-sale time that it takes a bit longer to sell tis all.
If you like it and are hapopy with it having a copy book then go for it and enjoy.
Surely you would rather have a load of invoices and no service book, rather than a service book and no invoices if you had the choice? I knew of an *insert well known German manufacturer* technician, who would stamp for the book for a fiver a stamp if you wanted a full *as above* service history....
Granted that you can probably find out the service history via the network computer, but that assumes that the car has been main dealer serviced at all times.....
caveat emptor and all that.
Granted that you can probably find out the service history via the network computer, but that assumes that the car has been main dealer serviced at all times.....
caveat emptor and all that.
Cheers for the feedback, I'm in the same boat, if it had a service book but no bills I'd be more worried. Every other box is ticked.
One more thing, what is the air mass sensor? This has been replaced, is this a good thing or would it highlight a potential source of problems for you?
One more thing, what is the air mass sensor? This has been replaced, is this a good thing or would it highlight a potential source of problems for you?
theboyfold said:
Good evening!
Just wanted to canvas the opinion of the Porsche collective here as to the value of a service book. I've just set my heart on a Boxster S which has had all of its work done at an OPC and has all the bills to prove it.
However it doesn't have the service book with the stamps in it. Now I've spoken to one of my local OPC's where the car has had it's 48k service and 2 people there have told me that they will stamp it and send it to the other dealers where it was serviced.
How would you feel about buying a car like this, knowing everything has been done, and has the bills to show this, but not the actual book.
ta
tbf
You can trace the service history i believe and get a duplicate book from Porsche,thats what someone told me who was trying to sell me his car Just wanted to canvas the opinion of the Porsche collective here as to the value of a service book. I've just set my heart on a Boxster S which has had all of its work done at an OPC and has all the bills to prove it.
However it doesn't have the service book with the stamps in it. Now I've spoken to one of my local OPC's where the car has had it's 48k service and 2 people there have told me that they will stamp it and send it to the other dealers where it was serviced.
How would you feel about buying a car like this, knowing everything has been done, and has the bills to show this, but not the actual book.
ta
tbf
But seriously i think it can be done. kayc said:
You can trace the service history i believe and get a duplicate book from Porsche,thats what someone told me who was trying to sell me his car
But seriously i think it can be done. the OPC at Reading have told me that with the invoices it can be done, so that's good enough for me.
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