Service books ?

[itavaltalainen]

I would think VW's system is based around VIN as in most of their markets the number plate does not stay on car when transferred to another owner.

[barrym381]

I have always kept a folder for the receipts for everything that I have spent on my cars, right down to bulbs and wiper blades. Mostly to do with business expenditure records, but having a paper file of documented history looks much better to a potential buyer than a service book with nothing more than stamps in it.

Many years ago, a girlfriends brother bought an Astra from his dad. The car had done 186,000 miles. He's had it from new, but had only ever had one dealer service and stamp in the book. The rest done by a mechanic in the village. I have a mate that worked in a Vauxhall dealers, so he put another 7 or 8 stamps in the book. We then filled the dates in and ticked the boxes using different pens and handwriting, then traded it in px as an 86,000 mile car with a full history. I was not to be trusted then, so I dare say there are a few used car sellers that might not be now.

So you and your mate committed fraud then and now your open admitting in a public forum 

[dubber36]

I have always kept a folder for the receipts for everything that I have spent on my cars, right down to bulbs and wiper blades. Mostly to do with business expenditure records, but having a paper file of documented history looks much better to a potential buyer than a service book with nothing more than stamps in it.

Many years ago, a girlfriends brother bought an Astra from his dad. The car had done 186,000 miles. He's had it from new, but had only ever had one dealer service and stamp in the book. The rest done by a mechanic in the village. I have a mate that worked in a Vauxhall dealers, so he put another 7 or 8 stamps in the book. We then filled the dates in and ticked the boxes using different pens and handwriting, then traded it in px as an 86,000 mile car with a full history. I was not to be trusted then, so I dare say there are a few used car sellers that might not be now.

So you and your mate committed fraud then and now your open admitting in a public forum 

Yep. A public forum where no one knows who anyone else is and probably never will.

[joe6]

Sorry to bring this up again. Is it worth getting a service book? The car has had one service to date prior to me owning it. No invoice but it is logged on myvw under the reg number with dealership details. Second service due shortly. I keep invoices but wonder if a buyer would want a service book as well? Eventually it will be serviced by an independent vw garage after the warranty runs out.

[willni]

Sorry to bring this up again. Is it worth getting a service book? The car has had one service to date prior to me owning it. No invoice but it is logged on myvw under the reg number with dealership details. Second service due shortly. I keep invoices but wonder if a buyer would want a service book as well? Eventually it will be serviced by an independent vw garage after the warranty runs out.

My dealer prints out all the services to date at each service, you could get something likes this and they'll happily stamp it I'm sure.

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