New service manual for old classic
Discussion
Hi,
I have recently used up my service book on an old'ish Jaaag which is 23yrs old and when I say used up, literally every last space in the book has service stamps.
I have been able to get an unused original service book for about £50 and now I am wondering if i should use it?
Normally people just stick in new pages somehow or keep the paperwork but in a separate folder. Some garages might create new books but which are of that garages own modern design like JDHT to maintain a modern service history. Should I start the new service book and keep a good looking FSH to the car.
But i am worried that as this book is clean it has in itself a value as a pristine spare part which cannot be restored or bought new.
What would others do?
I have recently used up my service book on an old'ish Jaaag which is 23yrs old and when I say used up, literally every last space in the book has service stamps.
I have been able to get an unused original service book for about £50 and now I am wondering if i should use it?
Normally people just stick in new pages somehow or keep the paperwork but in a separate folder. Some garages might create new books but which are of that garages own modern design like JDHT to maintain a modern service history. Should I start the new service book and keep a good looking FSH to the car.
But i am worried that as this book is clean it has in itself a value as a pristine spare part which cannot be restored or bought new.
What would others do?
I think we are going beyond the pale nowadays. In over 30 years I have never had a service book for my car, yet I have every invoice from then until yesterday when the refurb kit for the brake master cylinder arrived. I really don't think it matters much what you do as long as you have the continuous history. A while back someone was looking for a 3.8 E-type tuning manual and I gently pointed out that eight new ones were for sale on Ebay. I probably could have made money there, but what's the point? We are all in the same game really. So either stamp it (but who?) or keep it as an oddity. Does £10 worry you that much if you own a Jaguar?
No price doesn't really bother me and i know the car history will make no difference as long as the paper work is kept one way or the other.
I like your "oddity" definition but I would feel bad destroying an oddity which can only increase in value to a collector (not referring to monetary value).
But if I use it, it will make a nice addition to the service history but it can only last another 20 years and in that time the oddity would become a curiosity maybe
I like your "oddity" definition but I would feel bad destroying an oddity which can only increase in value to a collector (not referring to monetary value).
But if I use it, it will make a nice addition to the service history but it can only last another 20 years and in that time the oddity would become a curiosity maybe
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