Why dont people keep service records?

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by anthonyk

Depends on the condition of everything else, and how detailed the receipt is. I've seen more than one timing belt service that didn't bother with the water pump or idler pulley(s), which means I'm gonna have to go back in there anyway.

So I guess you agree that seeing the receipt is valuable

[anthonyk]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

So I guess you agree that seeing the receipt is valuable

Nah, not really. It's honestly not going to sway me one way or another. I might trust a receipt for a timing belt replacement, but I'm not going to pay more for a car that has one. It's an afternoon's work and a few hundred bucks in parts at the most. I just don't care that much.

Just give up on trying to convince everyone, already. We're lazy.

[LeeNetworX]

I keep all receipts for service or parts/chems/etc. to show that I either had the service performed or did it myself. For all of our vehicles/bikes we've had.

When we sold my wife's Civic ~4 years ago, the guy that bought it showed up and gave the car a quick once over, then looked at my garage. I showed him the folder full of receipts for the vehicle and offered to go through them with him and he declined. We went for a quick test drive and when we got back I went to open the hood and he said don't bother. He then told me that after seeing the state my garage was in (clean and organized) and the stack of receipts that anyone who kept their shit in order like that would have taken care of their car. He gave me a deposit and came back in a couple of days with cash in hand for my asking price.

So yeah - personally, I am a firm believer in keeping receipts and records.

[shmike]

Originally Posted by LeeNetworX

I keep all receipts for service or parts/chems/etc. to show that I either had the service performed or did it myself. For all of our vehicles/bikes we've had.

When we sold my wife's Civic ~4 years ago, the guy that bought it showed up and gave the car a quick once over, then looked at my garage. I showed him the folder full of receipts for the vehicle and offered to go through them with him and he declined. We went for a quick test drive and when we got back I went to open the hood and he said don't bother. He then told me that after seeing the state my garage was in (clean and organized) and the stack of receipts that anyone who kept their shit in order like that would have taken care of their car. He gave me a deposit and came back in a couple of days with cash in hand for my asking price.

So yeah - personally, I am a firm believer in keeping receipts and records.

Did he comment on those lovely stainless steel shelves?

[LeeNetworX]

Originally Posted by shmike

Did he comment on those lovely stainless steel shelves?

There isn't a person that enters my garage that does not comment on those fine stainless steel shelves.

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by LeeNetworX

I keep all receipts for service or parts/chems/etc. to show that I either had the service performed or did it myself. For all of our vehicles/bikes we've had.

When we sold my wife's Civic ~4 years ago, the guy that bought it showed up and gave the car a quick once over, then looked at my garage. I showed him the folder full of receipts for the vehicle and offered to go through them with him and he declined. We went for a quick test drive and when we got back I went to open the hood and he said don't bother. He then told me that after seeing the state my garage was in (clean and organized) and the stack of receipts that anyone who kept their shit in order like that would have taken care of their car. He gave me a deposit and came back in a couple of days with cash in hand for my asking price.

So yeah - personally, I am a firm believer in keeping receipts and records.

Good story... proof that keeping those records is a waste of time...

[Dave]

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

Good story... proof that keeping those records is a waste of time...

More like proof dude was a gullible moron

[LeeNetworX]

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

Good story... proof that keeping those records is a waste of time...

Riiiiiiggggghhhhht......

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by LeeNetworX

Riiiiiiggggghhhhht......

did the guy ask for them? was he even interested in looking at them? nope... so it's pointless.

Again, you make up your mind based on the condition of the vehicle and how the person selling it keeps up their other shit.

[LeeNetworX]

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

did the guy ask for them? was he even interested in looking at them? nope... so it's pointless.

Again, you make up your mind based on the condition of the vehicle and how the person selling it keeps up their other shit.

The fact that I had them all in a pile ready to go was part of what convinced him I took care of the car. How is that pointless?

Reading comprehension. Work on it.