Service history 'stolen' - all credit, that's original

[andy-xr]

You know when people put 'contact R Chandler' it makes me less likely to contact them.

What are you supposed to say on the phone? Hi, can I speak with R chandler? Just Chandler? Mr Chandler, or is it Mrs? If they'd put Robert, or Mrs Chandler, I'd be more likely to ring about their wonky, knackered no history rust mobile

[Accelebrate]

ejenner said:

Why would anyone steal a service book

Accelebrate said:

I had the window smashed on one of my cars and the manual and service booklet stolen

frosted said:

My brothers car got broken into and all they took was the service book

It happens!

[XVar]

ejenner said:

Why would anyone steal a service book

You'd be suprised what people will steal, I had a hire car once and accidentally left it unlocked. Someone stole the driver's handbook..why? I was expecting to perhaps find the locking wheel nut key missing or something for a return visit, but they took absolutely nothing else.

[Bisonhead]

I recently bought a car from a dealer in Ipswich who claimed that the car in questions had an engine change at 20000 miles. I asked if he had the paperwork and he said 'yes'. Great, down to the showroom, ask to see the paperwork for the new engine...'no no mate, new engine injectors'. 'Oh, ok, do you have the reciepts'. 'Why would I have them, it was done with the last service, the stamp is in the book'. 'Can I see that?', 'Why?'...

Turned out it was written into the service book, no stamp and all the entries looked identical in writing style, pen colour and age.

Walked away.

I dont see the point in being dishonest about these sort of things, tell us the truth and we are much more likely to believe you when you tell us what the car is like.

[Leptons]

ejenner said:

I just think the idea of someone stealing a service book for a car they didn't own is so funny. Why would you make up a story about that happening? Bizarre!

People steal stuff all the time, scrap metal, car stereo's, mobile phones, other 'valuable' things...

You need to open your eyes then. Thieves will steal ANYTHING given the chance.
I once had a face-off stereo stolen, except the face was off! Still have the face to this day!!

[ejenner]

mrmr96 said:

ejenner said:

They're all new though. I can understand the point of selling those via eBay.

Why would anyone steal a service book with the registration number, chassis number, colour and model details written in + service history stamps with mileages for a car where the possibility of matching the details with their own car or a car they might have stolen is lower than that of winning the lottery jackpot?

Why go to the trouble if you could go on ebay and buy a blank one to fill in with all the correct details?

To clone the car?

Buy a new one off eBay and fill it in or sell the cloned car without a service history are both better options than searching the length and breadth of the country for an identical car with the roof down and the documents you need sitting on the seat?

Leptons said:

ejenner said:

I just think the idea of someone stealing a service book for a car they didn't own is so funny. Why would you make up a story about that happening? Bizarre!

People steal stuff all the time, scrap metal, car stereo's, mobile phones, other 'valuable' things...

You need to open your eyes then. Thieves will steal ANYTHING given the chance.
I once had a face-off stereo stolen, except the face was off! Still have the face to this day!!

I've found other faces from other radios can work, even across model ranges. I only tried it once but it was a Sony face from an earlier stereo which fitted fine and worked on a later Sony stereo.

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All reasonable possibilities raised; but in all honesty... does anyone really believe the scenario described in the advert?

[iva cosworth]

MrKipling43 said:

Presumably he means suspension mounting.

REALLY !

Why didn't i think of that ?

Parrot ahoy