Jodsclass
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Hi Everyone.
Quick query. I bought a 2017 Fiat 500s in March. Love the car & it currently has a full service history with stamps. Here is my dilemma. This is the most I’ve spent on a car. I used savings & bought it for cash, but in the current climate of car prices & availability, it was pricey. I'm coming from a 54 plate panda which I bought for £2k 9 years ago. With the panda, I did all of my own servicing as the value of the car was low. Even though I did my own servicing, I kept all receipts & when I sold it in June, I got £1600 for it, even with 100k miles on the clock (80k of which I did). So in 9 years I only lost £400.
With the 500 being much newer & more expensive, I'm not sure if I should pay for someone to service the car, which seems a rip-off, or continue doing it myself & forgo the service stamps, but keep the invoices as proof. I'll no doubt sell the car privately in the future, as I’ve never part exchanged.
What does everyone else do in this position? Should I continue doing my own 6-month oil changes & annual full servicing, or should I pay over the odds for those little stamps?
I’ve just paid for a cambelt, aux belt & water pump change at 36000 miles & 6 years, so it's good on that front, but the garage costs are now eye watering. Simple repairs & general servicing I can do in my sleep on the driveway.
I'd really appreciate your input & own preferences with your cars/age of cars.
Quick query. I bought a 2017 Fiat 500s in March. Love the car & it currently has a full service history with stamps. Here is my dilemma. This is the most I’ve spent on a car. I used savings & bought it for cash, but in the current climate of car prices & availability, it was pricey. I'm coming from a 54 plate panda which I bought for £2k 9 years ago. With the panda, I did all of my own servicing as the value of the car was low. Even though I did my own servicing, I kept all receipts & when I sold it in June, I got £1600 for it, even with 100k miles on the clock (80k of which I did). So in 9 years I only lost £400.
With the 500 being much newer & more expensive, I'm not sure if I should pay for someone to service the car, which seems a rip-off, or continue doing it myself & forgo the service stamps, but keep the invoices as proof. I'll no doubt sell the car privately in the future, as I’ve never part exchanged.
What does everyone else do in this position? Should I continue doing my own 6-month oil changes & annual full servicing, or should I pay over the odds for those little stamps?
I’ve just paid for a cambelt, aux belt & water pump change at 36000 miles & 6 years, so it's good on that front, but the garage costs are now eye watering. Simple repairs & general servicing I can do in my sleep on the driveway.
I'd really appreciate your input & own preferences with your cars/age of cars.