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Old 22nd May 2020, 20:27   #14
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Originally Posted by Teflon View Post
I'm always slightly amused by statements like "full service history". If you think about it, it's a pretty meaningless statement.

After all, If I had a car that's, say, 15 yrs old and had only been serviced once in it's life, then as long as I have a record of that service I can say it has "full service history". Nowhere does that statement say that the service history is in accord with manufacturers recommendations, simply that a record has been made of all service work carried out (which may be more, or less than manufacturers requirements).

A bit pedantic, I know, but if the service records of the V8 shows that it has stood unserviced on a main dealers forecourt, then (presuming that is what happened) it does indeed have "full main dealer history" .

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It may still of been serviced each year? A local dealer sold a ZT 1800 turbo a couple of years ago with 82 miles from new and it had been serviced every year and had its cambelt changed twice. It had the brakes replaced all round and new tyres fitted rather than the old ones fitted. It ended up in another dealers showroom and was slated for having mid range tyres fitted rather than the originals which you probably wouldn’t want to drive it on
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