Only doing 2-4k a year do you service every year? AMV8V
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Do you service your Aston every year if only doing 2-4k miles????
I can understand if you do 5-10k to service every year.
But to do just a few thousand and have to cough up £1000 every time is madness.....
Does anyone biannual service there low mileage cars?
Just a thought.
Or maybe just an interim oil change every year and the a full service the following?
My last Previous Porsche was every 10k or 2 years.
I can understand if you do 5-10k to service every year.
But to do just a few thousand and have to cough up £1000 every time is madness.....
Does anyone biannual service there low mileage cars?
Just a thought.
Or maybe just an interim oil change every year and the a full service the following?
My last Previous Porsche was every 10k or 2 years.
I guess it depends on your long-term view. If you are keeping the car for the foreseeable future and you aren't concerned about resale value then service as you wish.
On the other hand, if you foresee trading up or out and you want to get maximum value then the full service history with annual services is important.
On the other hand, if you foresee trading up or out and you want to get maximum value then the full service history with annual services is important.
Depends on a few things for me.
How long are you going to keep the car? If its a keeper, then do whatever you are happy with. If you intend to sell it in the not too distant future then personally I would stick to the schedule. If I was looking to buy and had a choice between a car with a part service history and a car with a full one, I'd go with the full one assuming all else being equal, especially if it was a DB9 or vantage where there are plenty to choose from.
I know £1000 isn't to be sniffed at but once a year shouldn't be too much to stomach, besides, if you're only doing a couple of thousand miles a year, you'll be spending less on fuel..
Just my 2p.
How long are you going to keep the car? If its a keeper, then do whatever you are happy with. If you intend to sell it in the not too distant future then personally I would stick to the schedule. If I was looking to buy and had a choice between a car with a part service history and a car with a full one, I'd go with the full one assuming all else being equal, especially if it was a DB9 or vantage where there are plenty to choose from.
I know £1000 isn't to be sniffed at but once a year shouldn't be too much to stomach, besides, if you're only doing a couple of thousand miles a year, you'll be spending less on fuel..
Just my 2p.
I bought a V8V Coupe that had not been serviced in 3 years and had only done +- 5000 miles in that time .
I got the car for a lot less than the cost of the missing 3 services compared to buying a comparable V8V Coupe with Full Service History.
Have to say I had the car serviced , bought two new tyres and had a couple of other very small issues sorted and it ran like a dream for the year I wend the car.....and I got almost all my money back come sale time
I got the car for a lot less than the cost of the missing 3 services compared to buying a comparable V8V Coupe with Full Service History.
Have to say I had the car serviced , bought two new tyres and had a couple of other very small issues sorted and it ran like a dream for the year I wend the car.....and I got almost all my money back come sale time
Nice one Geoff..Maybe its me but i wouldn't look twice at a car that had missed services, mines been serviced 8 times in 12,000 miles, haha service history makes an interesting read, think there is one year where he did less than 300 miles and i know the garage is about 80 miles each way from where he lived
taylor172 said:
Maybe its me but i wouldn't look twice at a car that had missed services, mines been serviced 8 times in 12,000 miles, haha service history makes an interesting read, think there is one year where he did less than 300 miles and i know the garage is about 80 miles each way from where he lived
The shame of it is, the oil is perfect and so is the filter at that mileage.It's not about the cost, it's more of the waste of money.......
I don't think regardless of how much money people have that anyone wants to just throw away £1000 when you don't need to.
If you are someone who does throw money around like that I think you are a fool.
I am all for one doing things for a reason, but when the oil is still fresh and hardly used is there a reason to pour it out and put the same quality back in.
I still think a yearly check over by the dealership / inderpendant is essential.
But I suppose each to there own.
I've been looking at various cars over the last 6 months and spoken to several owners and independents and interested in everyone's views prior to buying the right car for me.
I don't think regardless of how much money people have that anyone wants to just throw away £1000 when you don't need to.
If you are someone who does throw money around like that I think you are a fool.
I am all for one doing things for a reason, but when the oil is still fresh and hardly used is there a reason to pour it out and put the same quality back in.
I still think a yearly check over by the dealership / inderpendant is essential.
But I suppose each to there own.
I've been looking at various cars over the last 6 months and spoken to several owners and independents and interested in everyone's views prior to buying the right car for me.
The service schedule says annually or 10,000 miles, whichever comes first.
I'm not overly fussed about whether those stamps come from a dealer or a specialist but, like many on here I suspect, I wouldn't even consider buying a car that hadn't been serviced according to the schedule.
And no, not every service costs £1000.
I'm not overly fussed about whether those stamps come from a dealer or a specialist but, like many on here I suspect, I wouldn't even consider buying a car that hadn't been serviced according to the schedule.
And no, not every service costs £1000.
Jibberingloon said:
...It's not about the cost, it's more of the waste of money.......
If servicing to the manufacturer's schedule preserves more money than the cost of the services come resale (see poster above), then it's far from wasting money...These are not rare cars. At the very least you are asking a buyer to kick you in the b
ks over your asking price once he sees you couldn't be arsed servicing it properly. At worst, you'll get no one wanting to even come and look at your car leaving you with something you no longer want on your hands.Jibberingloon said:
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I still think a yearly check over by the dealership / inderpendant is essential. ...
That'll be £1,000 please sir I still think a yearly check over by the dealership / inderpendant is essential. ...
(Though if you shop around, you should be getting it much cheaper than that).The manufacturer has to assume the car will be used in extremis, as that is what it is designed for (even though many just ponce around on their way to their next blue rinse). Changing the oil and other perishables is not really a hardship for those who do use their high performance cars for...well...high performance! I'd much sooner see my oil come out "clean" than cacked up to the max as at that point it stopped protecting the engine a while ago.
So is it just the oil change you object to? If so, why not do it yourself? Or supply your own oil to cut costs?
Jibberingloon said:
It's good to see what people's opinions are especially on the inderpendant specialists.
For £500 a year it's a no brainier if the good inderpendants are respected.
Think that's given me what I need.
Never thought of supplying my own oil!
Out of interest what are most people using?
V8V has to be Castrol edge 10-60 on for at Europarts with a code. You will need around 10 litres, or the three 4 ltr cans just over £90 at the moment.For £500 a year it's a no brainier if the good inderpendants are respected.
Think that's given me what I need.
Never thought of supplying my own oil!
Out of interest what are most people using?
V12 you can use Mobil One from Costco.
I've took my own oil since new, long as the containers are sealed my dealer didn't mind.
Perhaps as part of their forward strategy of making the car more attractive to customers AM should consider introducing two yearly services like other manufacturers?
I think the problem is most people, especially on a high performance car, ask about the history of the car and that unfortunately includes oil changes etc. There are ways to keep the costs down (e.g. give your own oil - costco mobil 1 is also what the DB9 uses) but the reality is the service for such a car is going to be relatively expensive and you will probably have to plan for that. Does it have to be by the book, if you are selling it yes, if not then no, but to be honest if it is at a reputable dealer and you barter with price it should just about, be okay, especially considering the low amount it is driven.
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