Is it just me or do a very large number of ' FSH ' cars turn out to be partial history , a quickie for 59 quid at ' autoworld' and maybe even a cat d for good measure.
I'm a friendly and well mannered chap but far from an idiot so why do I have to practically interrogate a seller to get the truth.
" Full service history , imprecably maintained " I.E overdue last service having not been touched for two . Service books with a signature and mileage filled in but no stamp , " have you got the bill for it then " er sadly no. where was the service it doesnt even say , er a main dealer cant remember which one the list goes on .
And is it so unreasonable when your 200 miles away to ask them to e mail you where and at what mileage each service was done so you know if the car is for you.
Yep I'm getting bored with this car hunting lark already stress , pant , puff !
On the good side I spent most of today reclaiming an old wooden garage I had full of junk and animal pens , I have chainsawed out the pens cleared the junk and theres now a 'porsche sized space ' in there
Cheers Mas
Take our advice, look through the member discount list on the forum as these will be tried and trusted outlets for servicing and information. Put it in perspective, when I decided what I wanted from my Porsche i.e performance, features, colour combination etc it took a further 2 years for one to come up on the market that was right for what I wanted to do and I could trust would work satisfactory. You will always get faults with a classic car, we've all got lists, part of the appeal of ownership is keeping something special on the road and when you have a good service backup i.e like JMG, Strasse in Leeds etc etc who are as passionate about keeping your pride and joy on the road as you are then ownership is much easier.