Why dont people keep service records?

[Homeslice]

Been looking at used cars....And lots of these clowns claim they didn't keep records .....For example I had a couple people show me their tire receipts, which I guess they held onto so they could claim the road hazard warranty if needed. And that's the only frigging records they had. I'm like, how hard is it to keep the rest of the records, like oil changes and regular service? Do people just not understand that it affects your resale value? Do these people just throw those receipts away? I had one guy claim that his timing belt was done by someone "off-duty" and that's why he didn't have a receipt for it. Yeah right.

And furthermore, why don't dealerships collect service records from people who give them a trade-in? Wouldn't those records be helpful to someone who wants to buy that car? Or do they really think that their so-called "inspection" is enough to satisfy a potential buyer? Yeah, like I'm really going to buy a turbocharged car if I don't know whether the owner changed the oil on schedule. What a load of shit. If I owned a dealership, I would penalize people if they wanted to trade in a car without service records.

[fujimoh]

I thought every time you took the car in for service, even at Jiffy Lube, they scanned the car in and created records. How does carfax get their records to report?

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by fujimoh

I thought every time you took the car in for service, even at Jiffy Lube, they scanned the car in and created records. How does carfax get their records to report?

From what I understand, some shops report to Carfax, others don't. I've seen Carfax reports where it lists every little thing that was done, like alignment, new headlight, whatever. But I was told that's only if the shop participates with Carfax.

[Cutty72]

Honestly, because the majority of people don't care, or wouldn't know what the service records would mean anyway.

As for the carfax thing, only thing they track is accident damage.
Also, all recalls and warranty work is tracked by the VIN, if any shop does the work.

[Tmall]

Because it doesn't effect resale the way you're stating..

99% of the people I know wouldn't ask for service records. Of the 1% who would ask, 95% of those would probably overlook it if the car seemed to be in decent shape..

[Cutty72]

Originally Posted by Tmall

Because it doesn't effect resale the way you're stating..

99% of the people I know wouldn't ask for service records. Of the 1% who would ask, 95% of those would probably overlook it if the car seemed to be in decent shape..

I'd say the majority of the people that want service records do their own maintenance anyway... Thus, not able to provide a service record. Sure, you have the receipt for oil and a filter, but no proof of when (or even if) it was changed.

[derf]

I got a 10 year old book that details every nut bolt, oil change, fluid swap tire change etc... thats been done to every vehicle I've owned since 2000. no reciepts because for the longest time I did all my own services, I bought filters in bulk and changed them as needed. I do this for me no one else. Plus it dont mean anything when you are selling a car, people and dealerships look at the KBB value then lowball you off that. Dealerships dont care because they just want a car that has cold air conditioning, decent tires, and no damage, most dealerships will pass the car no matter what for inspection.

[dReWpY]

Originally Posted by derf

I got a 10 year old book that details every nut bolt, oil change, fluid swap tire change etc... thats been done to every vehicle I've owned since 2000. no reciepts because for the longest time I did all my own services, I bought filters in bulk and changed them as needed. I do this for me no one else. Plus it dont mean anything when you are selling a car, people and dealerships look at the KBB value then lowball you off that. Dealerships dont care because they just want a car that has cold air conditioning, decent tires, and no damage, most dealerships will pass the car no matter what for inspection.

but your jewish, its to be expected

[Gas Man]

I keep a log on each vehicle. On the bike it's over the top.

I take pics of each and every oil change. Pics of the oil coming out, the new oil jugs stacked up empty, the filter, the magnetic oil plugs, and anything else that seems out of place. I print those pics.

The folder has a tab for each oil change of each bike. In each tab is a sheet protector, with a service log I fill out as I go. Behind that facing the other direction are the pics, and the reciept for the oil is between.

This is the service log I made for each service.

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by Tmall

Because it doesn't effect resale the way you're stating..

99% of the people I know wouldn't ask for service records. Of the 1% who would ask, 95% of those would probably overlook it if the car seemed to be in decent shape..

So what you're saying is, 99% of the people you know are dumb?

Or they just don't buy cars that are more than a couple years old? I can't imagine not asking for service records. It's a simple question.