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

[ejenner]

Hahaha... was reading this eBay advert and unbelievably the advertiser is suggesting we believe the service history for the car has been stolen.

"The car had lots of history but on the day of purchase which was sunny I had the roof down and some low life maggot nicked all my paperwork off the front seat when parked."

I've seen a lot of funny stuff in eBay adverts but that particular claim has to be one of the most ridiculous I've seen.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIte...

I wouldn't mind owning the car if it could be cleaned up and the rust was fixed... even without knowing the service history I'm sure it would be fine if it were the right price.

[LuS1fer]

Quite right.
Service History = proof you've given it to some semi-trained monkeys to abuse at regular intervals.

[iva cosworth]

Top speeling as usual

What's a suspension "mountain" ?

[angusc43]

Driveshaft tunnel?
Suspension mountain?
Wheel acres?

[littlebasher]

If it's legit, surely he can get copies of the invoices?

Dunno about you, but stamps in the book mean FA to me without some proof to back it up

[iva cosworth]

angusc43 said:

Driveshaft tunnel?
Suspension mountain?
Wheel acres?

I think the tunnel is correct as they rust out where the driveshaft comes out

of the engine bay to the wheel

[Dave Hedgehog]

if it was closer it would be worth bidding on it to video it being scrapped

[Accelebrate]

I had the window smashed on one of my cars and the manual and service booklet stolen from the glovebox, along with a sponge and ~28p.

I did purchase a replacement manual and service book, and got the two main dealers it had been to to re-stamp the book from their records. The replacement service book had a big sticker on it saying duplicate, or words to that effect.

[thinfourth2]

LuS1fer said:

Quite right.
Service History = proof you've given it to some semi-trained monkeys to abuse at regular intervals.

yep

buy on condition

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0...

[ejenner]

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...

[trickywoo]

"else wear"

I'll say.

[matc]

angusc43 said:

Driveshaft tunnel?
Suspension mountain?
Wheel acres?

Sounds a lot bigger than it looks in the pictures!

[ejenner]

tunnels, acres and mountians. I see what you're sayin!

[thinfourth2]

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!

Oh for the innocence of youth

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Vehicle-Parts-Accessorie...

[frosted]

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

[Triumph Man]

I like the fact that when he "brought" the car (where from I wonder) it was "broke" so he replaced it with another.






Yes I know that he is referring to the speedo, but it reads badly.

[ejenner]

thinfourth2 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!

Oh for the innocence of youth

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Vehicle-Parts-Accessorie...

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?

[mrmr96]

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?

[MX7]

[MrKipling43]

Presumably he means suspension mounting.