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Paul Bianco (Paulie_b)
Member
Username: Paulie_b
Post Number: 768
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 2:34 pm: | |
personally, I would still want to SEE the car after a PPI assuming it met my criteria. |
Paul Bianco (Paulie_b)
Member
Username: Paulie_b
Post Number: 767
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 2:32 pm: | |
Tony..... PPI....a pre purchase inspection. |
Paul Bianco (Paulie_b)
Member
Username: Paulie_b
Post Number: 766
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 2:31 pm: | |
I also go along with Jim's comment. I am very fortuante to have an independent Ferrari repair shop, with a great reputation, within a few miles from my home. I would hate to have to go to a dealer unless the car was under warranty or if I had no other alternative. IMO |
Jim E (Jimpo1)
Advanced Member
Username: Jimpo1
Post Number: 2526
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 1:01 pm: | |
I once thought that dealer meant better quality, but I've now experienced both bad dealer work and outstanding independent work. As long as it's a reputable independent, I wouldn't pay for a strictly dealer serviced car unless it was nearly new. |
tony hopkins (Tonyh)
Junior Member
Username: Tonyh
Post Number: 52
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 12:57 pm: | |
Can someone explain what a PPI is,pls? I 'm assuming it's an inspection of some kind?Would you only have a PPI if buying a car privately?
Tony |
martin j weiner,M.D. (Mw575)
Intermediate Member
Username: Mw575
Post Number: 1196
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 11:23 am: | |
No difference IMO since a buyer's decision as to whether to buy will depend more on the PPI than who did the servicing. |
tony hopkins (Tonyh)
Junior Member
Username: Tonyh
Post Number: 51
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 9:33 am: | |
Interesting to read the comments here.In the U.K. there seems to be an implied assumption that if the service hasn't been carried out by a main dealer it's somehow not up to scratch.As KDS rightly points out, some of the big names are hit and miss with their standards of workmanship.Most of the same big names will normally only bid for cars with the official service stamp in the book.
Tony |
Kds (Kds)
Junior Member
Username: Kds
Post Number: 163
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 7:33 am: | |
I find that "regular" service from someone who is accepted as "competent" within the ownership community, whether that be an independant or a dealer, is what counts most when re-selling.
It seems that there are even major errors and omissions done at franchised stores as well...."you takes your chances". I am speaking generally about most, if not all, dealerships brands here.
In answer to the second question, purely from a pragmatic viewpoint, if you are the "original owner of record" I would leave the dealer's service department only 12 months after the expiry of the factory warranty.
This is the usual period where you can normally get some kind of goodwill extended to you, if you complain properly.
This is all based on the obvious assumption that their is a valid reason for changing where you get a car serviced in the first place.
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Mr. Doody (Doody)
Intermediate Member
Username: Doody
Post Number: 1702
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 6:20 am: | |
i think at seven years old, your car is past that point. but you're talking about paritcularly picky buyers, so maybe the answer would be "never". i would not cater to those potential buyers unless you've got a minimal-miles garage queen you never intend to drive.
as per phil's comment, be creative and aggressive on big-deal services (30K, belts, etc.). there's a lot of negotiating room vis-a-vis the timing of the service (doing it in april will cost you plenty while doing it in january may cost you a ton less). and shop around, just like you would on any other multi-thousand-dollar purchase.
doody. |
tony hopkins (Tonyh)
New member
Username: Tonyh
Post Number: 50
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 5:35 am: | |
Thanks for the input, guys.At what stage of an f-cars life does the main dealer service stamp not justify the extra cost over the inde. ?
Tony |
Phil Hughes (Ferrarifixer)
Junior Member
Username: Ferrarifixer
Post Number: 159
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 5:24 am: | |
I tell my customers that a dealer stamp in the book can help re-sale, but the running costs over the ownership period should be considered as part of the whole package.
Some dealers offer exceptional deals for "bread and butter" services/belt changes. One's I can't match sometimes....but I also know that's what marketing guru's call a "loss leader".... |
Mr. Doody (Doody)
Intermediate Member
Username: Doody
Post Number: 1701
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 5:07 am: | |
imo, as long as it's a reputable independent it shouldn't affect it at all. i guess there's a small chance that the real extremist buyers might take issue with it, but they'll take issue with fifty other things before that, so it's the least of your problems.
doody. |
tony hopkins (Tonyh)
New member
Username: Tonyh
Post Number: 49
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 12:43 am: | |
WHAT WILL BE THE EFFECT ,IF ANY , ON THE RE-SALE VALUE OF A CAR THAT HAS HAD MAIN DEALER SERVICE VS INDEPENDENT SERVICE?
MY CAR IS '96 SPIDER ,2 OWNERS , 13 K MILES AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED BY A MAIN DEALER.MY BELTS NEED REPLACING NEXT YEAR AND I'M THINKING OF GOING INDE. INSTEAD OF MAIN DEALER. NOW MY CAR IS 7 YRS OLD, DOES IT AFFECT RESIDUAL VALUES IF IT'S NOT SERVICED BY MAIN DEALER?
THANKS.
TONY. |