OPC Service History (again..)

[ldj]

I have looked at a facelift 996 this morning that looks clean and although it does not have full OPC history, it has had the first 2 services done at OPC and the 36k done at JZM (which I have only read good things about). I have read the various posts on this and people seem to fall into two camps - (i) absolutely OPC or (ii) not concerned about a mixed history from OPC/well recognised independents. I accept the point that the uninitiated may be wary about non-OPC, but would this put you off the car if otherwise it ticks the boxes?

The car will need its 4yr/48k service if I was to buy it and the dealer is offering to do at another independent, but I would prefer this to be OPC and to have the 111 point check first so that I know it can be run with a warranty. From what I understand, the independent stamp in the book would not invalidate the warranty if needed for a claim merely because it had a JZM stamp in the book - does that still seem to be the case?

Thanks
DP

[fastfreddy]

For an informed buyer (as you are posting on PH, we can assume you most probably fall into this category) I can't see a full OPC service history would make much difference. You can research the indies used by the previous owner and decide for yourself whether they would do a good job or not.

It *may* affect re-sale value when time comes to sell it as 'full dealer service history' seems to still add additional credibility, but less so these days I reckon.

For what it's worth, what I now know about certain OPCs who have serviced my car would actually make me feel more comfortable about buying a car serviced at a good indy.