At which point do you start servicing your own car??
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The family wagon is now 7 years old and has main dealer servicing up until now. In the summer it had a biggish service at the dealer as it was still within the used car warranty period. Now this has expired I wouldnt mind doing a mini service myself over a weekend, oil, filters ect. I also need to change the pads on the front.
At what point would you consider that not having a stamp in the book would harm to resale value.
It a Pug 4007 so nothing to refined or expensive.
I'm guessing the advantage of a garage is they would spot other things I wouldn't.
At what point would you consider that not having a stamp in the book would harm to resale value.
It a Pug 4007 so nothing to refined or expensive.
I'm guessing the advantage of a garage is they would spot other things I wouldn't.
DIY servicing saves you more than not having the stamps in the service book hits the resale value in my experience, assuming of course it's a run of the mill car, not a specialist or sports car. I would go to a main dealer until the warranty runs out (not strictly necessary, but goodwill can be handy if something dies just out of warranty), then DIY / cash in hand to a mate (experienced tech) from that point forward
Keep the receipts for oil etc and staple them inside the service book, and keep all other receipts with the vehicle docs. That's what I do and people are invariably very happy with how my cars are maintained. Such evidence would make me happy as a buyer too, just as much as dealer history.
Even though my car is 16 years old with >100k I still pay someone to do the oil changes.
It needs 6.5l of oil, which would cost >£50 to buy myself, plus £10 for a filter. Then the time and effort into draining, refilling and disposing of the old oil makes it easier and imo cheaper to pay my local indy £85 to do it for me.
Plus it goes up on a ramp so I can have a nosey round the underside whilst he is doing the oil change.
I'd look at how much it would actually cost you to do, over how much it would cost a garage.
If the saving are there to be had, then do it. Just keep a record of what you did and when, for the next owner.
It needs 6.5l of oil, which would cost >£50 to buy myself, plus £10 for a filter. Then the time and effort into draining, refilling and disposing of the old oil makes it easier and imo cheaper to pay my local indy £85 to do it for me.
Plus it goes up on a ramp so I can have a nosey round the underside whilst he is doing the oil change.
I'd look at how much it would actually cost you to do, over how much it would cost a garage.
If the saving are there to be had, then do it. Just keep a record of what you did and when, for the next owner.
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