Skd884
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Would have made a offer if it had a FSH but it is far from, only four services in total and they will not budge on price -
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I don’t understand people who own an expensive car but who choose not to keep up with the service schedule just because they’re barely using it.Would have made a offer if it had a FSH but it is far from, only four services in total and they will not budge on price -
I'm with BD above, if you own these cars you need to keep the servicing up regardless of annual mileage. It is also massively over priced in my opinion because of the lack of full MB history regardless of low mileage. I know of an immaculate black/black CLK63 BS that went between two guys who know what they are looking for a little while ago at c£20K under the red one.
How many services does a 7,500 mile car need ?It's a nice car, but that is an absurd amount of money.... and agree with above, when you own something like that you're kinda 'curating' it too - you have to keep it maintained as per schedule and generally 'look after it properly'.
To maintain a full main dealer service history it needs an annual service irrespective of the mileage.How many services does a 7,500 mile car need ?
Apart from an inspection and changing the brake fluid, surely if its been mothballed in a damp free environment it wont need annual oil change, pollen, fuel filter changes. Maybe keep the tyres rotated and pumped up, and coolant changed what else would it need ?
I understand that, but if it has done only 1250 miles a year what needs changing ? Would it be a better investment if the oil and filters were changed every year ?To maintain a full main dealer service history it needs an annual service irrespective of the mileage.
Harsh, but if you own a £100k car the least you can do is regularly service it.
I understand that, but if it has done only 1250 miles a year what needs changing ? Would it be a better investment if the oil and filters were changed every year ?
It will all become irrelevant, GDPR seems to prevent passing across details of the past, involves, etc. I’ve got an Elise with 2 fully stamped service books and a 3” folder or receipts. This forms part of its value against a similar mileage/condition car without that. But if I sell to a dealer, under GDPR he will have to gain all previous owners’ consent or bin it
now cars have fully computerised records maybe this will comply, but will only apply to more recent cars. Not a given anyway, my wife’sEvoque came with no history (and appropriately priced) but JLR have no record of it at all. Either it was never serviced within the network or the dealers stamped the book and didn’t key in? Just looking around today for the service book for my recently deceased father’s Kia - hopefully it is around to satisfy WBAC bu Kia do not hold any computerised records
is there any difference here with buying an import? Japanese cars tend to be meticulously serviced but either the history is in Japanese or missing by the time it reaches the UK. The Italians are notorious for not keeping records, doesnt seem to effect their values
looks like a fairly high end dealer selling the red CLK63BS, guess they wouldn’t have bought it in if they thought having it serviced every year regardless of how far it has (not) moved mattered. Assuming the MOTs back up the mileage, wouldn’t bother me if I was in the market for such a car
I might think a bit harder re the red C63BS that’s been on eBay since at least January as it’s come in from Qatar and has no history prior to UK - but it’s also reflected in the price
I was in the business in London for a while but hadn’t heard of these guys before. Their “about us” on their website says “We have long been established ...”, but according to Company’s House only since 2018. Looks can be deceiving.looks like a fairly high end dealer selling the red CLK63BS, guess they wouldn’t have bought it in if they thought having it serviced every year regardless of how far it has (not) moved mattered. Assuming the MOTs back up the mileage, wouldn’t bother me if I was in the market for such a car
To be fair, that comment applies on every car you think about buying regardless of whether the price point is sub £1000, more than a £million and everywhere in between. And becomes more vague the more money you have and the more cars in your personal fleet. Personally I’d put a C63BS ahead of its CLK equivalent and maybe an AMG GTS before either of them, but purchasing any of those would need a more sensible alternative in the driveJust think what else you could buy for that money. Apart from the rarity, they are good, but not £99k good imho
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