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NeuroBeaker · Jun 6th, 2008, 07:18 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by M.O.S (original)

What about your service history and warranty

? Did you not get the TLC - you can't maintain a car for £30 yourself! Take it to the dealer - minis with no service history don't exist, and the value of a car with no history is tiny!

The dealers are just so expensive that you're never going to recoup the cost of the overpriced service in the value of the car upon resale. An Inspection II service with a BMW dealer costs £320... conveniently, this is the first service you have to pay for yourself when your TLC expires.

Absolutely every car should have a full service history (stamped by whomever you trust to do it), but it doesn't need to be a full BMW service history.

All the best,
Andrew.

Jun 6th, 2008, 07:18 PM	#16
NeuroBeaker Where's my navigator?! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Behind the wheel Local Time: 11:11 AM Posts: 6,253 Online	Quote: Originally Posted by M.O.S (original) What about your service history and warranty? Did you not get the TLC - you can't maintain a car for £30 yourself! Take it to the dealer - minis with no service history don't exist, and the value of a car with no history is tiny! The dealers are just *so expensive* that you're never going to recoup the cost of the overpriced service in the value of the car upon resale. An Inspection II service with a BMW dealer costs £320... conveniently, this is the first service you have to pay for yourself when your TLC expires. Absolutely every car should have a full service history (stamped by whomever you trust to do it), but it doesn't need to be a full BMW service history. All the best, Andrew. NeuroBeaker - Proud owner of "Zeus" (a 'slightly modified' 2004 MINI ONE). *WARNING!* Thesis writing in progress. Experiments continue. Multi-tasking? Explosion imminent!