Will a non-VW service stamp affect the value?

[ROO]

Hi all,

I have a 2007 Edition 30 with 40k miles on the clock. I have full VW history so far. The question is will a non Vw stamp affect the long-term value of the vehicle? For example if it was stamped by a BMW dealership where a friend works?

[ROO]

Anyone?

[Andy]

If its done by a specialist vw indie then no as a lot of people prefer

[numec]

Better than no service history.
Of course with invoices better appeal as the next buyer can check what items really changed/serviced.
I dont believe in the stamps anymore. Not without checking the invoices or calling the dealers to double check

[ROO]

We agreed that on a low mileage ED30 a big part of maintaining its value is a full house of VW stamps?

[Dave J]

I'm sorry, but how much extra will you pay to have VW do the same work any professional independent VW specialist will do?
VW charge >£90 per hour don't they? Do you really think you'll ever get back the extra spent on servicing at VW come resale time?
Sorry for the questions & negative bias, but my experiences of VW dealers are mostly poor, whereas my independent is worth driving to.

[Ruggy]

To be honest most VW dealers don't know their arse from their elbow when it cones to repairing their cars, unless it's the latest model.
I'd always go with a specialist independent, who generally have more experience with a broader range of VW's. The independents also know that if they do a sh*t job they lose custom. Whereas VW know they have a steady stream of customers who are more bothered about having the VW stamp, so don't have to put the effort in.

If I was still looking for a car, I'd much prefer to see stamps from an indy, I can then research them and find out good/reliable their work is.

[Spankiee]

I'm 26 and it's the first time I've taken a car to a main dealer for a service. I usually wouldn't dare pay what they want. Or I'll do it myself.

Buttt now I have an Eddy 30 with 8 vw stamps I thought it best to carry on. And I think it looks good  when you come to sell the car if your selling to a non enthusiast.

[PT82]

Buttt now I have an Eddy 30 with 8 vw stamps I thought it best to carry on. And I think it looks good  when you come to sell the car if your selling to a non enthusiast.

It's an eight year old special edition Golf. Will only sell to an enthusiast in the future imo. The VW specialist indie I use charges £33 inc vat an hour. Wouldn't dream of taking mine to VW and although not an Edition 30 has less miles than yours.

But hey it's your car 

[wombar]

Tried to book my R32 into a main dealer when I got it last year. What a shambles!! One tried to sell me a service plan that wasn't applicable to my car (despite me triple checking) and then asked for an extra £200 when they realised they'd made a mistake.

The other places I called were a mixture of idiots not knowing what an R32 was, and some very impressive price gouging.

I took it to a very well respected Indy who was half the price and actually knows what they're talking about. As long as a car has the invoices from decent places (not sure about a BMW stamp on a VW tbh), I'd rather see specialist stamp than main dealer stamps.

[dansmith180]

I would actually stray from a VW service history after seeing and hearing some of the sh*t work that comes out of there. Any enthusiast will know the value of a good indie garages work and the reciept from that is no less valuable than one twice the money from VW.

[Kam88]

i wouldn't pay any extra for having VW stamp history is history i would want stamp and invoice then i would be happy

[xjay1337]

Unless it was a car in warranty I do all my servicing myself or get friends to do bits for me that I can't do.
A wealth of reciepts from a knowledgable caring owner is worth more than a clueless idiot who never checks his/her oil between services but pays £100p/h at VW for a service of no better quality than independant garages.