Service History - Importance?

hutchingsp · Apr 9, 2010

I've had it suggested that I'm being a bit fussy in my hunt for a 90, and amongst other things it's taking a fair bit of getting used to that when looking at Landy's you're not always going to see a book of service stamps of any sort - "I've had it ten years and done it all myself".

How much importance would you place on a big wodge of bills vs. "Get in, starts right, sounds right, drives right"?

goonarmy · Apr 9, 2010

swings n roundabouts. I trusted me own work. Might not trust some one elses. But that could be main steelers or diyer.....

90boy · Apr 9, 2010

hutchingsp said:
I've had it suggested that I'm being a bit fussy in my hunt for a 90, and amongst other things it's taking a fair bit of getting used to that when looking at Landy's you're not always going to see a book of service stamps of any sort - "I've had it ten years and done it all myself".

How much importance would you place on a big wodge of bills vs. "Get in, starts right, sounds right, drives right"?

fsh not going to happen take mine never goes to a garage do it all my self so no history but is in good nick i think its a case of condition and what its like is whats important

hughesy · Apr 9, 2010

A huge wodge of receipts from garages suggests that the landy has been owned by someone who didn't have a clue. For instance I bought a disco a couple of years ago for 500 quid that had had nearly three grand spent on it over the previous two years. It was still a 500quid disco in every way. I'd much rather buy from someone who has serviced and repaired the vehicle themself and can tell me everything about it.You can soon tell if the seller is a genuine landy owner or just a bull****ter Service history and garage receipts don't mean a thing.

Sean · Apr 9, 2010

hughesy said:
receipts don't mean a thing.

receipts, for service items, tend to mean they've spent money on it, added some value to it, fixed problems and kept it in reasonable order

i'd much rather trust receipts from Fred the mechanic than Bob the builder who tells you he does all his own maintenance and can sprout some techno garbage he's picked up on the interweb - don't suppose that chap who rolled his 110 into a river gave receipts

storm99 · Apr 9, 2010

Never seen a 90 with a fsh..but the more proof of a well kept vehicle the better. If theres not a lot of receipts, have a look at the sellers garage, see if he looks after his gear, whether the stuff hes got is cheap and nasty or quality...most cowboys spend as little as possible on tools.

MrJC · Apr 9, 2010

Service history can go back 20 years but if the last owner who has owned it a year, done 15k and not even an oil change it can mean very little. Bit like an MOT.... its a bit of paper that opens doors. Many people wont take them to some major high street places as they 'look too hard'. When I bought my 90 a year ago with 11 months MOT I found seatbelts frayed (they get caught in doors) and that should have been failed.

On the other hand I bought a lovely 110 last month, full service history, dealer stamps and a wad of paper work. I thumbed it at the time but still haven't read it all, but it was the test drive and my own poking with a scew driver inspection and a good chat with the owner that clinched a deal.

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