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No service book...

  • 03-12-2012 9:57pm
    #1
    gzoladz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,210 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    I went to see a car today. In the ad, the dealer posted a screenshot of the system where the car gets serviced (Windsor, an official Nissan dealer) as proof of service history.

    I googled and called that Winsdor garage with the plate number and they red the service history for me over the phone. It matches 100% that screenshot.

    However, when I went to see the car I asked for the actual book and I was told it had got lost by the previous owner. So there is no service book but I verified the service history with Windsor Official Nissan garage by calling them.

    Should I take that as good?

    Thanks, appreciate the advise.


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  • #2
    George Dalton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,728 ✭✭✭George Dalton


    Service books can get lost it's not a big deal once the history can be verified by other means. As long as the history checks out with the dealer then that is the main thing.

    If I were you I would get a print out from the dealer to keep with the car if you do end up buying it. It will make things much easier when it comes to resale time.


  • #3
    mickdw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,688 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    Just as long as the computer 'records' are not from the same guy who is selling you the car, you should be ok.


  • #4
    gzoladz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,210 ✭✭✭gzoladz


    Thanks - no, the records are from the Nissan dealer, the dealer who is selling it is different.

    Cheers


  • #5
    fasttalkerchat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,652 ✭✭✭fasttalkerchat


    gzoladz wrote: »
    Thanks - no, the records are from the Nissan dealer, the dealer who is selling it is different.

    Cheers

    That's fine then. If the car is over 5 years old it will make no difference. If its a newer car it may be harder to sell... I would want a book anyway.


  • #6
    gzoladz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,210 ✭✭✭gzoladz


    It's 08 - still nice to know. Very low mileage for the age (11k miles), what makes sense with the reading the Nissan dealer gave me. Previous owner is a lady who apparently just used it to go to Tesco and the like so it should have received no abuse, but it has a couple of small scratches.


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  • #7
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,102 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    gzoladz wrote: »
    It's 08 - still nice to know. Very low mileage for the age (11k miles), what makes sense with the reading the Nissan dealer gave me. Previous owner is a lady who apparently just used it to go to Tesco and the like so it should have received no abuse, but it has a couple of small scratches.

    Short journeys do more harm than long ones and a lady owner doesn't mean the car gets no abuse either.

    Labouring an engine can be more harmful than driving it. I know a lot of cars which loose power with "careful" owners, the only way a garage can fix it is to blast it down a motorway in 3rd gear till it burns the soot out it. They just have to make sure that the "careful" owner is nowhere near at the time.


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