I'll be viewing a car this weekend. However the owner has been upfront about the service boook being missing prior to him buying it several years ago. He does, however, have a vast amount of history to verify service history and mileage (old MOT's, service bills, etc). I also assume that I can check some of the history with the garages and Audi themselves.
The car is £8.5k, 11 years old and an unusual model variant; only 800 made of this particular type which are now just starting to creep up in value. So it's not like there are thousands available to choose from. If I find the car is not the right condition or the supporting history does not add up then I would have course walk away (I long ago stopped buying with my heart and although I have to love a car my head always has the final say). I'd be keeping it for at least 5+ years (probably longer as I tend to keep cars a long time).
Would the loss of a service book be a deal breaker to you (it does put me off a little but I can't really explain why)? Would you expect the price to be adjusted accordingly and by how much?
Thank you.
The car is £8.5k, 11 years old and an unusual model variant; only 800 made of this particular type which are now just starting to creep up in value. So it's not like there are thousands available to choose from. If I find the car is not the right condition or the supporting history does not add up then I would have course walk away (I long ago stopped buying with my heart and although I have to love a car my head always has the final say). I'd be keeping it for at least 5+ years (probably longer as I tend to keep cars a long time).
Would the loss of a service book be a deal breaker to you (it does put me off a little but I can't really explain why)? Would you expect the price to be adjusted accordingly and by how much?
Thank you.