Is a full service history worth it?

[vtrdaz]

I own a 2002 td5 90 which has  , at the moment a full service history (both dealer and specialist).
I'm now faced with the 72,000 mile service and i'm just wondering if the stamp in the book is worth the cost of the service?
I'm not an incompetant , so fluid renewals etc isn't a problem and any other jobs that may arise , but does the truck need to go on a ramp for anything?
Come selling time does a full history count any more?

just weighing up the pro's and cons (and i can't really face the £400 bill from the specialist)

Darren

[spy]

To some maybe.  Doesnt mean that much to me.  I would rather see some kind of enthusiasts history.  Maybe keep the invoices for every filter you buy etc and make a note of dates and mileages they were fitted or fluids drained etc.  Thats gotta help sell it when the time comes.  Could even service it to land rover shedule yourself, get a print out of it and keep each one with the parts invoices.

[davidlandy]

I only look at the services that are supposed to have a cambelt to be done by a main-stealer

maybe not relevant to td5 , but you know the point i am trying to make!

[Porny]

I own a 2002 td5 90 which has  , at the moment a full service history (both dealer and specialist).
I'm now faced with the 72,000 mile service and i'm just wondering if the stamp in the book is worth the cost of the service?
I'm not an incompetant , so fluid renewals etc isn't a problem and any other jobs that may arise , but does the truck need to go on a ramp for anything?
Come selling time does a full history count any more?

just weighing up the pro's and cons (and i can't really face the £400 bill from the specialist)

Darren

I'm sure I could help get anything more specialist done  
(not that i think there is on a Td5... might have a look at the service schedule in a bit)

And will have a working ramp in a couple of weeks which I'm sure could be made avaliable for a few folding beer tokens    :D

Service history wise, I don't think it's such an issue as long as you keep records of what has been done.  I'd personnally keep copies of the service schedule sheets as 'proof' of work carried out and any other reciepts etc etc.


Ian

[abinitio]

FSH doesn't mean a vehicle is any good, after all some of the hardest worked Land Rovers (quarries, farms etc) will have FSH's but doesn't mean the vehicle is in good nick.

[muddyjames]

I would rather see reciepts of parts as it is more than likely they will have been fitted than just binned. The main thing that swung me to buy my disco was the 2k's worth of bills the 18months before hand as I knew loads of work had been done. With my rover 620i I just sign it myself and keep reciepts. I wont ever sell it but hey it is a history of the vehcile. I even have the AA print out of all the work they did on it when they owned it and it was the service managers car so was well looked after. It passed the MOT 1st time again yesterday. I would prefer to buy a car with reciepts and no service history stamp than service history stamps and no reciepts.

[thermidorthelobster]

Depends.  If you're going to sell it while it's still worth several thousand, then it probably is worthwhile.  If you're going to hold on to it until it's pretty far gone, then almost certainly not.

If you assume that FSH adds 10% to the value of the car, and do the maths, then it's not worth paying for many dealer services before you're out of pocket.

[Boggert]

As soon as my Zuk is out of warrenty I'll be getting my mate's garage to service it, As long as it is well looked after and serviced on a regular basis i'm not worried.

[vtrdaz]

cheers for the input chaps!