My unofficial weekend job was filling the rust holes on the front wings of my dad's 2 year old Lancia, which I persuaded him to buy instead of a Maxi or Princess to replace his Austin 1800 Mk11 (which replaced his 1800 Mk1, which replaced his Cambridge....) It was my penance!
My grandad was UK works manager for Lancia. The wheel on one of his company Betas rusted so badly inside a year the rim had sheared off the centre section and went for a jolly on its own.
We digress....
Yeah, big no not from me too. Nothing against it in general but I have this fear that it will come back with loads of swirl marks and scratches. Being a black van it would be quite noticeable.You let them wash the van
Ha, yeah most likely. They washed it the last time it was in. I was gutted. It needed it though as it as it had a load of winter grime over it but I couldn't wait to check over it in the daylight.And your fears would more than likely be correct. @GUMY might be ok as they didn’t wash his wheels as I suspect they would of used the same cloth/sponge to then clean the paintwork
Naturally, which is why I clearly identified mine (Liverpool). As for the "wash", I'm pretty sure no sponge or cloth came anywhere near the van, but it was certainly cleaner than when I dropped it off after the run down the M57 in the rain. Close inspection revealed no scratches, smears or damage of any kind. Again, no more or less than expected.
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It really is each to there own when comes to these things. full main dealer or full service history would make no difference to me at all as long as it was a good full history.Is this still about VW dealerships, or just garages in general?
My previous vehicle was serviced at local independents. One of them lost the service book with its full history from new - it was only returned after I insisted that he rang every other client from that day, and sure enough, he'd put it in somebody else's car. The next garage I tried passed the MoT but with an advisory for the FNS shock absorber (leaking oil). Took it back to him a week later to get it changed, and when I got home and had a peak, discovered he'd changed the FOS instead. When I returned, he still had the (passable) shocker that he'd removed, so he put that on the NS. Needless to say, the following year there was an advisory for the FNS again - which of course made the history look as if I hadn't bothered fixing it first time round - not a great sign for potential buyers looking to see how much care you've taken of your vehicle.
Having invested a king's ransom in buying the van new, I'm happy to pay for a VW service history, at least while it's under warranty. It may cost a bit more than an independent, but I consider it just part of looking after my investment. I know when I was looking at 2-3 year old vans for sale, a van with VW FSH would have swayed me over one without.
Oh, and did I mention, VW Van centre Liverpool supply unlimited free hot drinks, WiFi, clean toilets, & comfortable seating areas? A very different experience to my local independents!
Probably best to change in pairs. Very Good hospitality at Liverpool, well done the scousers!Is this still about VW dealerships, or just garages in general?
My previous vehicle was serviced at local independents. One of them lost the service book with its full history from new - it was only returned after I insisted that he rang every other client from that day, and sure enough, he'd put it in somebody else's car. The next garage I tried passed the MoT but with an advisory for the FNS shock absorber (leaking oil). Took it back to him a week later to get it changed, and when I got home and had a peak, discovered he'd changed the FOS instead. When I returned, he still had the (passable) shocker that he'd removed, so he put that on the NS. Needless to say, the following year there was an advisory for the FNS again - which of course made the history look as if I hadn't bothered fixing it first time round - not a great sign for potential buyers looking to see how much care you've taken of your vehicle.
Having invested a king's ransom in buying the van new, I'm happy to pay for a VW service history, at least while it's under warranty. It may cost a bit more than an independent, but I consider it just part of looking after my investment. I know when I was looking at 2-3 year old vans for sale, a van with VW FSH would have swayed me over one without.
Oh, and did I mention, VW Van centre Liverpool supply unlimited free hot drinks, WiFi, clean toilets, & comfortable seating areas? A very different experience to my local independents!
