I do all my servicing at home on both my car and bikes. Everything bar major items i.e timing belts. How have you found it with buyers with just the receipts dated against the log book from supercheap/repco etc?
stevo2,
Mar 24, 6:25pm
Personally, without a stamped service records or invoices, it didnt happen. Would pay more for something with up to date records
franc123,
Mar 24, 6:42pm
Itemised invoices from a dealership or garage with the plate and/or VIN code printed on it are far more meaningful. Anyone with any sense who didn't understand how to read these, or receipts from an auto parts retailer would be asking whoever is doing the PPI to go through them and look for evidence the parts, or fluids had been changed on the vehicle. BUT, particularly at the budget end of the market, ignorance and apathy reigns supreme usually and it won't be checked, they'll probably be more interested in how good the stereo and aircon works and not give a fag that you were diligent enough to change the brake fluid last year.
tamarillo,
Mar 24, 6:50pm
Whilst I agree with others about preferring full service record, truth is most cars here are ex Japan with no service records at all. Some have them but only some I have seen. Yet kiwis are quite happy buying them. So I just don't feel full service records are that big a deal on older cars. I like to see them, but it's just one factor. I know some new migrants from Europe get obsessed about need for full service history but seems we have got used to not seeing it. Newer cars must have it though. Like you I service all the things I can and let workshop do complicated bits.
trogedon,
Mar 24, 7:06pm
With cheaper vehicles it how things look and go NOW not what's been done in the past that is important.
carclan,
Mar 24, 7:37pm
+1 from a dealer serviced book
nesta129,
Mar 24, 7:59pm
For expensive cars,its better to get them serviced at a proper/good workshop as you'll be talking much bigger dollars during resale.However for cheapie cars,well maybe its not worth spending the extra when you can do the job yourself and save a few. I have sold one old car with a written log of everything I have done to it,including receipts from buying the parts etc. The buyer drove all the way from tauranga to buy the car after checking oil,coolant etc.That engine went on to power his race car.
brapbrap8,
Mar 24, 9:27pm
For newer vehicles dealership servicing is best so they recieve all the updates and fixes that new vehicles get in their first few years.
_peas,
Mar 25, 5:40am
In my experience with garages its pretty hit and miss whether they change the fluids they say they were going to change anyway. Dad bought a ex demo courier. Always serviced at the Ford dealership and under five years later we had overheating issues. Diagnosis from dealership. clogged radiator. This from the guys charged with servicing the car which was from them from pretty much new following I assume their servicing plan. Had a bad run in with Toyota too.
floscey,
Mar 25, 6:12am
I see a lot of people buy parts for a job (ie :cam belt) with a whole kit and pump on the receipt .Half the kit is returned for credit , ie no seals changed original water pump and tensioners left on. The receipt shows a full kit and pump . Will the seller put the credit note in as well , and say some parts were not changed ? This not just homer job guys, i suspect a few dodgy workshops are doing the same. I even get guys who will ask for spare cambelt stickers . Must be very forgetful as they do seem to lose a lot of them.
kazbanz,
Mar 25, 6:13am
it depends totally on the vehicle age, For race vehicles I kept/keep a logbook noteing in the logbook what I did and when then receipt stapled to it. -by logbook I mean an a3 school book A well documented/filled out logbook would be as good as service receipts for older vehicles I feel.
pauldw,
Mar 25, 7:33am
The invoices are usually done by the front office. In 5 years I've had about 3 that included things that didn't agree with the parts list and labour cost. Just because it says "checked valve clearances" doesn't mean it happened.
slarty45,
Mar 25, 8:23am
If I were to sell the 4 yr old car I have serviced myself, would just show buyer the old oil filters & waste oil containers etc on shelf in shed. They might notice there are too many for km`s traveled as I service at half recommended distance. No sludge in my sump.
stevo2,
Mar 25, 3:37pm
Why would you keep that stuff? Do you intend to re-use them?
slarty45,
Mar 26, 2:46pm
nah, just haven`t got round to getting rid & plenty room in the shed.
dublo,
Mar 27, 2:46pm
Looked at a 270000km 2001 Accord for sale. Owner had "done all the oil changes once each year, and other servicing" and I asked him how often he changed the manual transmission oil (that is a service requirement - every 50000km) and he said "Don't need to, it uses the engine's oil." I told him it is not like a Mini or 1100. Home servicing ok as long as it is done correctly and recorded!
And on the subject of oil changes, etc: many years ago Jaguar racing driver Sybill Lupp gave me good advice: do all the lubrication jobs twice as often as it says in the handbook!
pauldw,
Mar 27, 3:02pm
She was dealing with dinosaur oil in dinosaur engines.
franc123,
Mar 27, 3:08pm
Actually many Honda manual transmissions (and Isuzu too for that matter) DO use engine oil, the big difference is that its not shared with the engine.
skiff1,
Apr 11, 4:40am
I had the ute come back, and literally nothing had been done.
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