Is it worth maintaining Main Dealer History
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Hello. Earlier this week I bought a 2007 Range Rover 4.4 Vogue SE. It's our first RR; my wife has had one one her bucket list for as long as I've known her and after a crappy year for her I thought I'd sell my Audi S8 and treat her to one as an early Xmas present.
Despite 130,000 miles on the clock it's obviously been very well looked after and everything works. It also comes with a full LR Main Dealer service history. While we're not adverse to paying main dealer servicing costs (I've been quoted £550 inc VAT and labour), the indie garage that we've always taken our cars to are very capable and trustworthy. We've used them for years and the owner is well into his Defenders as well as the occasional Range Rover. He knows his way around Land Rovers basically.
Is it worth maintaining a main dealer history on a vehicle of that age and mileage? Will it help it keep some value in a few years when we trade it in, or at this stage of it's life does it matter who services it as long as it's done regularly and by someone who knows what they are doing?
Despite 130,000 miles on the clock it's obviously been very well looked after and everything works. It also comes with a full LR Main Dealer service history. While we're not adverse to paying main dealer servicing costs (I've been quoted £550 inc VAT and labour), the indie garage that we've always taken our cars to are very capable and trustworthy. We've used them for years and the owner is well into his Defenders as well as the occasional Range Rover. He knows his way around Land Rovers basically.
Is it worth maintaining a main dealer history on a vehicle of that age and mileage? Will it help it keep some value in a few years when we trade it in, or at this stage of it's life does it matter who services it as long as it's done regularly and by someone who knows what they are doing?
I agree - the 100,000 mile mark is an arbitary figure that seems to strike fear into a lot of people. I had a Golf that I took up to 268,000 and it was still running like a dream.
The only reason I asked about main dealers was to see if there was any point in paying their prices to retain value in the car. Now I know there isn't, we'll take it elsewhere.
The only reason I asked about main dealers was to see if there was any point in paying their prices to retain value in the car. Now I know there isn't, we'll take it elsewhere.
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