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Chasing Ownership / Servicing Details

  • 13-06-2023 2:50pm
    #1
    bemak
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 907 ✭✭✭


    I saw a lovely car recently - 1 owner, looks very well looked after, but unfortunately, it doesn't have much of a service history (bar one entry at 20k miles). The car in question has the service history in its on-board computer so I suspect that it was serviced by a non-dealer. Car is now at 120k miles.

    My gut would tell me that it has been looked after - but I would need more than just a feeling. The car was imported into the country after a year and has had the same owner before it was sold to a dealer (likely as a trade-in) and then passed onto this smaller dealer.

    Is it a waste of time contacting the few BMW dealers in the area to see if it might have passed through their doors? GDPR limits things but there's nothing to say I couldn't ask them to pass on my details to the previous owner, if they managed to track them down?



Comments

  • #2
    User1998
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,674 ✭✭✭User1998


    There’s absolutely no way a main dealer is going to contact the previous owner of the car and give them your details.



  • #3
    bemak
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 907 ✭✭✭bemak


    I assume as much. Just curious to know if there are any ways of getting more info. Probably not



  • #4
    zg3409
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,030 ✭✭✭zg3409


    Ring your local dealer and ask them can they see if car has a full service history. You can claim to be the owner if it helps.

    I got recall proof print outs and history from a dealer before for a car I owned but they won't share names and addresses for obvious reasons.



  • #5
    bemak
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 907 ✭✭✭bemak


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120710533#Comment_120710533

    Ya I think I might take a punt and ring a few garages to see if they have any record of the car. Joe Duffy have a record of the car being in for two recalls but they never serviced it there. Can understand that too.



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