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General => General discussion => Topic started by: next on 05 December 2012, 01:22
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been strugling with this for a while now, bought a 4 year old golf with full dealer servis history, its gonna need servised in january should i take it back to the dealer that done it originaly or take it to the nearest/cheapest mecanic?
i recon i am gonna keep it a fair few years mysell but i am gonna get it servised by sombody that knows what there doing, as i am fairly nearly hopeless with cars.
if i am gonna keep it it shouldnae matter that it was looked after by a nither mechanic, should it?
would it impress any body that a 14 or 15 year old golf was full dealer servised and would that translate into £££?
whats your veiws?
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Learn to type English, and then take it to a VW Specialist
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dy5lexik scot sorry, so yoor thinking keep taking it to a main dealer? mmmm
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More like pissed Scot....
Like I said take it to a SPECIALIST - Not the Dealers/Stealers
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yiv no nae idea mate, why i am heer at this time morning is cause me and 30 freinds is bottling europes supply of smirrnoff vodka.
when you see 300,000 liters of the stuff yi dont drink it cause yi know how its made
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Learn to type English, and then take it to a VW Specialist
dy5lexik scot sorry, so yoor thinking keep taking it to a main dealer? mmmm
:grin:
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personally ide take it to a dealer if mine had full vw service history.
i do all my services myself but would like to say it has a full vw service history.
doubt youde see more money when it comes to selling the car, and would cost you more than doing it your self or taking it to a garage, but if it was me i wouldnt want to ruen the fvwsh
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This is amazing, he's managed to type in a scottish accent.
You need to keep the FSH. If it has full VW service history, i'd keep that. It will be worth slightly more (will probably offset the extra expense of the dealer), but is a big plus when you come to sell, as people look for it.
As people have the somewhat erroneous idea that dealers have any idea how their cars work.
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This is amazing, he's managed to type in a scottish accent. My thoughts exactly
You need to keep the FSH. If it has full VW service history, i'd keep that. It will be worth slightly more (will probably offset the extra expense of the dealerdoubt it, would raise the selling price a bit, but not to offset the dealers prices), but is a big plus when you come to sell, as people look for it.
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People type like that all the time up here. I just dont because i know you guys will slate it! Also really hard to read unless you speak it.
Doric is far far far worse!!
Try understanding a woman from Peterhead who speaks fast in doric and mumbles...
As per car, id personally take it to a dealer. Or if you know a specialist that would be ideal.
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A full dealer service on a 15 year old car is a nice to have but will not net you any gain if the overall car is worn or tired
If its mint when you come to sell it it might help get you a few more quid on high miles but not a fraction of what it will cost you to take it to VW.
If you can afford it by all means for piece of mind, but I would pay half the cost and take it to a specialist :smiley:
Learn to type English, and then take it to a VW Specialist
Don't knock the Scott's we would be worse off without them, if I typed how we speak in London it would sound truly ridiculous :grin:
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A full dealer service on a 15 year old car is a nice to have but will not net you any gain if the overall car is worn or tired
If its mint when you come to sell it it might help get you a few more quid on high miles but not a fraction of what it will cost you to take it to VW.
If you can afford it by all means for piece of mind, but I would pay half the cost and take it to a specialist :smiley:
Learn to type English, and then take it to a VW Specialist
Don't knock the Scott's we would be worse off without them, if I typed how we speak in London it would sound truly ridiculous :grin:
I am Scottish - Born & Bred.. Still no excuse for typing total rubbish....
As for full dealer history... I wouldn't dream of taking my Mk2 to the dealers... Do you really think that a young Mechanic who works for VW is actually trained on how to fix a car that older than him... NO CHANCE...
Take it to an appointed VW specialist and save a few quid & get proper service with people who know what they are doing...
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A full dealer service on a 15 year old car is a nice to have but will not net you any gain if the overall car is worn or tired
If its mint when you come to sell it it might help get you a few more quid on high miles but not a fraction of what it will cost you to take it to VW.
If you can afford it by all means for piece of mind, but I would pay half the cost and take it to a specialist :smiley:
Learn to type English, and then take it to a VW Specialist
Don't knock the Scott's we would be worse off without them, if I typed how we speak in London it would sound truly ridiculous :grin:
I am Scottish - Born & Bred.. Still no excuse for typing total rubbish....
As for full dealer history... I wouldn't dream of taking my Mk2 to the dealers... Do you really think that a young Mechanic who works for VW is actually trained on how to fix a car that older than him... NO CHANCE...
Take it to an appointed VW specialist and save a few quid & get proper service with people who know what they are doing...
His is a 4 year old golf, so your point although valid for a Mk2 even though its simpler is not relevant to him.
It is still new enough to be covered by a warranty plan at VW which although expensive covers you with convenience.
I wouldnt take it out but then I'm a have ago hero and tight to go with it.
The same type of warranties can be bought at VW specialists for less but do not come with main dealer cover.
This is the lesser of two evils imo and would be what I would do if I had to, but his question was about if it was worth it in terms of payback when selling in 11 years time.
And my answer was no not really.
Selling it next summer, then definitely yes for either option.
I know his post is not strictly the Queens English but when did this forum become GrammarNazi.co.uk.....
Give him a break :smiley:
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oops sorry for the grammar but i am no a natural typist and i am a sh!t speller with a broad scots acsent and i just spel what comes intae my head
got my car booked intae vw speshalist next week, but its costin £240, and i am worried about the 17 year old apprentice (altho he must be better than me) messin with my car
thanks for all the replys to help me decide
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oops sorry for the grammar but i am no a natural typist and i am a sh!t speller with a broad scots acsent and i just spel what comes intae my head
got my car booked intae vw speshalist next week, but its costin £240, and i am worried about the 17 year old apprentice (altho he must be better than me) messin with my car
thanks for all the replys to help me decide
Just make sure they are VW approved and then you won't have any issues - as they will do the work to VW standards and use VW approved parts & they will guarantee the parts for 2 years...
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On something newish, I would stick with the main dealer, it will help with resale value.
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Ken whats with the English lesson you may be Scottish born and bred but take the stick oot yer arse and chill everybody is different and a fellow scot doesn't need to slam another scot for his bad grammar etc!!!
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Ken whats with the English lesson you may be Scottish born and bred but take the stick oot yer arse and chill everybody is different and a fellow scot doesn't need to slam another scot for his bad grammar etc!!!
Think you need to read the whole thread before passing comment, or is reading proper English beyond you??
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Ummm I have read the thread and I understand English just fine still don't see why you have to insult him for how he types we understood what he said
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Ummm I have read the thread and I understand English just fine still don't see why you have to insult him for how he types we understood what he said
Whatever....
Ask a stupid question in a stupid manner you would normally expect stupid replies...
I answered him with a sensible answer...
Don't see you adding and sensible inputs!!
So Butt Out Why Don't You...
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It's only stupid to you and his question was answered by helpful people not an arse like yourself with a clear stick up his hoop and clearly a dictionary!!
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hello :smiley:
english man here who understood everything without issue :smiley:
but I have a wife and a good few mates with dyslexia
Shall we leave it there
and if you dont like how people have posted, quite simple to just not reply or bother with the thread any further.
(http://www.artfulrodger.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/meerkat-simples.jpg)
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hello :smiley:
english man here who understood everything without issue :smiley:
but I have a wife and a good few mates with dyslexia
Shall we leave it there
and if you dont like how people have posted, quite simple to just not reply or bother with the thread any further.
(http://www.artfulrodger.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/meerkat-simples.jpg)
Fair enough mr chuff ;)