13-10-12, 06:41 PM
(13-10-12, 03:00 PM)Dave48 link Wrote: Hi darren_uk,
Did you get the Haynes manual?
Just got back from Halfords with it
Hmm - so according to a knowledgeable colleague, the difference between my bike with a full service history and my bike with zero service history is around £300 on its selling price
Since posting, I've checked and I've got pretty much zero service history. Even the one place I contacted that's serviced my bike at 20000 in 2010 (I bought it at 21000-ish in apr12) - they sent me a copy of the invoice, and it's just literally for lubes. it looks like nothing was done.
Not sure whether to just give it to the place I bought it (local yamaha dealer / service centre) and get them to service it - they say 4 hours labour plus parts as you say - but I can't help feel that they've probably sold it to me a bit expensive anyway (£2500 apr12 and now I've discovered they put the service stamps themselves in on behalf of previous garages. *sigh* - let the buyer beware and all that - but to give them another £400-£700 feels like I'm saying "yeah you shafted me - never mind, here's some more money")
I supposed I can view it as I'm buying reliability - and accept it I'm never gonna get a return on the service even if I sell it the day after...