why should i have my corrado serviced?

[DiTch 0]

my raddo is 1991 1.8 16v and has all its service stamps but not all are dealer i may add ,

 

so should i keep paying {shit loads} to have the oil changed , as reading the service schedule it would seem that this is all they do, oh and of course for a stamp in the book,

 

when i have just changed the oil / oil filter/ air filter /power steering belt/ or should i record all the stuff i have done in the service book and count that as a service { brake fluid was done last year}

 

also would the potential buyer of a 1991 16v thats got 180k on it even notice that its got a compleat service log or would they just go " oh its got 180k on the clock must be knackered! "

 

and what does {{ inspection with additional operations every 30000km 20000 miles}} meen ?

 

in a nut shell TO PAY FOR SERVICE STAMP or NOT TO PAY FOR SERVICE STAMP thats the question

[M15 VW 0]

complete service history is usually a must if someone is viewing a high mileage corrado.

 

Personally I'm not sure Id go and see a high mileage one if it did not, hence why my 165k vr6 has all his stamps :)

[ben16v 0]

just get it done somewhere you trust or do it your self and keep all the receipts

 

a full folder will mean more than a stamp

[timg60 0]

just get it done somewhere you trust or do it your self and keep all the receipts

 

a full folder will mean more than a stamp

 

Then never never for any reason add up all the recipts.

It makes you cry.

On topic though. I bought mine because of the huge file of recipts for the last 10 years not on the stamps.......

Prob cause there was no book though.....

[dinkus 10]

I don't bother paying to get a stamp in the book for mine.

 

I buy the oil and filter and then write on the receipt the date and mileage when I change it.

 

I've got a huge folder of receipts of mine, so don't see the need for a stamp.

[DiTch 0]

cheers chaps ,

 

i also have a large file with { all the cars recipts} thats everything from day one when the car was sold starting with the bill of sale { it cost £15500 new in 1991 } and has had £9000 spent on it over its life even have all the tax discs

 

will probably still fork out for stamp....... feckin thing

[daves16v 1]

I don't bother paying to get a stamp in the book for mine.

 

I buy the oil and filter and then write on the receipt the date and mileage when I change it.

 

I've got a huge folder of receipts of mine, so don't see the need for a stamp.

 

I agree with Pinky :)

[Jim Bowen 1]

i bought mine with 130k and all the stamps, i also have been getting the book stamped, twice since i've had it

 

but i also agree with Dinkus and don't think its that important, as long as you can see its had the money and time spent looking after it

[A1 VR6 0]

but i also agree with Dinkus and don't think its that important, as long as you can see its had the money and time spent looking after it

 

Lets be honest non-franchised stamps or the Dinkus method demonstrates the same thing. But consider this - if you still have your C in 15 years time as you want to own an appreciating classic car which will add more value? All VAG stamps, non-franchised stamps or receipts. There's only one correct answer! But I can understand this point of view has fewer subscribers.

[vr6storm 0]

but i also agree with Dinkus and don't think its that important, as long as you can see its had the money and time spent looking after it

 

Lets be honest non-franchised stamps or the Dinkus method demonstrates the same thing. But consider this - if you still have your C in 15 years time as you want to own an appreciating classic car which will add more value? All VAG stamps, non-franchised stamps or receipts. There's only one correct answer! But I can understand this point of view has fewer subscribers.

 

I'm with ya there too Bill,in fact I keep my FVWSH up every year,there can't be many Corrado's still getting main dealer serviced annually too I bet

[Goldie 2]

I keep my FVWSH up every year

 

Me to, i resent the expense at times but would like to keep it going.....

[chrishill 0]

Maybe I've just got lucky with my previous 3 car purchases (which were all home-serviced) but IMO if its been home-serviced and its obvious the person whos done it knows what they're doing (I mean really how hard is it?!) then you cant really go far wrong.

 

Sure, stamps add value but its minor when compare to the actual condition of the car and a lack of stamps wouldn't put me off buying anything I felt was 'sound'

[dinkus 10]

I think if I had a minty Storm, then I probably would pay for the VW stamp - especially if it already had a FVWSH.

 

Mine didn't when I got it and it's clearly been abused in a previous life, so I don't see the point.

 

I've got all the receipts for the insane amount I've spent on it and if I do ever sell it, there's hardly going to be any of the original parts left on the shell anyway... :lol:

[double-6s 0]

Why not just service it yourself then get it stamped anyway?

 

Not too hard, lets be honest!

[vr6storm 0]

stamped with what tho???

[dinkus 10]

This? :lol:

[vr6storm 0]

:lol:

[Guest]

I'm keeping my C, so not interested in the stamps, either do it myself or get a mate to do the work

[Guest]

Harking back to a few years ago, I had all dealer stamps but they proved to be pretty worthless when I found myself with a car in a rather unlooked after condition at MOT time...

I'll not bore you all with deatils again but will just say....

 

Get dealer stamps by all means but make sure you keep a close eye on what they are actually doing, or even better, service it yourself properly and pay a dealer a lot of money for a bit of ink.

[Tempest 0]

IMHO, I don't trust any main delaer with any of my 3 treasured cars, which is why I prefer to service them entirely myself. At least I then know what I've done (I keep records of all work done and parts changed).

 

Couldn't stand the thought of letting some young inexperienced VW dealership mechanic loose on my Mk1 Rocco :shock:

 

Tempest

[double-6s 0]

stamped with what tho???

 

A dealer/specialist stamp mate. Obviously you need to know someone in the trade.

 

Not that I do it. I don't even have a service book! I think the 8th owner lost it ;)

[vr6storm 0]

stamped with what tho???

 

A dealer/specialist stamp mate. Obviously you need to know someone in the trade.

 

Not that I do it. I don't even have a service book! I think the 8th owner lost it ;)

 

 

even with a "dealer" stamp if its done by a "mate" working at the dealer its not dialouged on VW's system(no invoices to support the service etc) so a potential buyer just has to phone VW and find out that the service history isn't what its claiming it is........I'm lucky with my dealer in that I can ask for one of my mate's friends to do the work as he's a mechanic there

 

 

as for MOT's then I'm either very lucky..........the 5 MOT's that I've put mine through its never failed yet........had a few advisories which I've sorted but thats it

[Leavon 0]

I would never trust my car with a spotty 17 yr old trainee at a stealership(they're called that for a reason) whose never laid eyes on a c, 'specially when I have a vw specialist across the road, run by a german ex-vw head mechanic :wink:

Dealership stamps just aren't worth the money.

[Yandards 0]

I would never trust my car with a spotty 17 yr old trainee at a stealership(they're called that for a reason) whose never laid eyes on a c, 'specially when I have a vw specialist across the road, run by a german ex-vw head mechanic :wink:

Dealership stamps just aren't worth the money.

 

Indeed.

 

Whilst I agree with the other points raised about future value with a FVWSH there are some issues with it.

 

The first one being that as pointed out above a spotty 17 year old is not best equiped to service a 15 year old + VW.

 

Second the dealers really don't get a t0$$ about a 15 year old VW (In most cases)

 

Third, the spotty 17 year old really is not very good at his job because most of the work is done for him via improvments in BITE for engine and sensors (Built In Test Equipment - ie sensor 'x' is broken)

 

Just because they have signed for doing a job doesn't mean they have. NickVR6's car had a FVWSH when he bought including a brake fluid flush 18 months before we did his rear beam bushes and suspension, there is no way they did. Urgh last pic on page

 

If you look at the classic car world (30 years +), there is a point in a cars life where it is no longer main dealer serviced and instead the work is done by specialists, can you see an e-type owner going to a Jaguar main dealer? Instead the most valuable thing is either service history by a recognised specialist or receipts and photographs of work being done the most valued items.

 

My problem is that I don't trust garages as far as I can throw them, especially as a good few dealers don't even have the corrado workshop manuals anymore.

[A1 VR6 0]

I take on board all your comments. I guess I'm fortunate that I have 2 VW mechanic friends who work for my local dealer, who know Corrado's inside out and when I have the car serviced I ask for them specifically to do the work.

 

On the point of cost my dealer does what's called an "Economy Service" for a much cheaper price on cars over 5 years old. It's to the same spec as VAG specify but costs a lot less especially if you supply your own parts which they are happy to do and you still get the stamp in the book. Probably worth asking your local dealers if they do the same thing.