Servicing over valued in second hand sales?
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I'm what is described in the original post as mechanically challenged, but I love cars. My TVR is serviced every year by Steve at SD Autotec who is brilliant. This is done for my own peace of mind, not neccessarily to get a higher valuation or easier sale. Maybe I could learn to do some basic stuff but I knew when I bought the car it would not be the cheapest to run. People seem to reckon on budgeting up to £3000 a year to run it. I'm pleased to say its proved 100% reliable and a joy for the 7 years i've owned it and this all at less than 50% of estimated annual budget. The car has also increased in value.
I came to TVR from a Bentley Continental GTC which told me it needed servicing every year by a message on the dashboard even if I had only done a 1000 miles in the year, add to that servicing by Bentley at well over a grand and the depreciation which was huge the TVR is a bargain even for us mechanically challenged
I came to TVR from a Bentley Continental GTC which told me it needed servicing every year by a message on the dashboard even if I had only done a 1000 miles in the year, add to that servicing by Bentley at well over a grand and the depreciation which was huge the TVR is a bargain even for us mechanically challenged
To put another slant on this.
I took my previous Griff 400 in for a roll in roll out full nut and bolt rebuild which cost 23k about 8 years ago.
Protentional buyers still wanted to know the service history even though it became irrelevant as it had been fully restored.
The point I'm making is that the TVR service stamp matters in the grand scale of things whether restored or not.
I took my previous Griff 400 in for a roll in roll out full nut and bolt rebuild which cost 23k about 8 years ago.
Protentional buyers still wanted to know the service history even though it became irrelevant as it had been fully restored.
The point I'm making is that the TVR service stamp matters in the grand scale of things whether restored or not.
No one touches my cars. Only me and the MOT inspector. I have a camber/caster gauge and do tracking as well. Cannot corner weight them... yet... I even take the wheels off to get tyres fitted... OCD, yep 100%.
Do the maths, works in my example as I have owned the Sag since 2007. To change oil/filter is peanuts so it gets done every two years, valve shims checked four times but frankly not been out of spec yet, not been abused or overheated I have done gearbox oil twice and diff once, brake fluid twice and coolant twice. Chassis detail twice and a few other bits. Add the cost of a "specialist" doing that Vs what it costs me (ignore my time as this is chill out time. Have a bag of receipts and the car will be sold as part of my estate so do i care if it is 10% less value than another no but then the operating cost has been substantially lower.
The Tuscan is slightly different, it is a project and modification test mule but again only my spanners go near it.
Get the software, read the books/read the posts and learn about your car, may get you off the side of the road one day. Get the book stamped if you want but its not for me.
J
Do the maths, works in my example as I have owned the Sag since 2007. To change oil/filter is peanuts so it gets done every two years, valve shims checked four times but frankly not been out of spec yet, not been abused or overheated I have done gearbox oil twice and diff once, brake fluid twice and coolant twice. Chassis detail twice and a few other bits. Add the cost of a "specialist" doing that Vs what it costs me (ignore my time as this is chill out time. Have a bag of receipts and the car will be sold as part of my estate so do i care if it is 10% less value than another no but then the operating cost has been substantially lower.
The Tuscan is slightly different, it is a project and modification test mule but again only my spanners go near it.
Get the software, read the books/read the posts and learn about your car, may get you off the side of the road one day. Get the book stamped if you want but its not for me.
J
I go to a specialist once a year, one way is 300 km. I am thankful that I have someone who looks at the car closely. I also do my own in the car, but with a machine that I drive over 200 km/h, it can't hurt to have a specialist look at the brakes, suspension and other details as well. And the trip to the service is vacation time for me.
If he then still makes his stamp ( I asked him to provide a stamp) in the service booklet, then I have nothing against it.
If he then still makes his stamp ( I asked him to provide a stamp) in the service booklet, then I have nothing against it.
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