I have recently bought a Mondeo (09 reg), which I understand needs to be serviced every 12,500 miles or 12 months (whichever comes sooner).
I understand that having a complete service history is important for resale value, but I don't really understand the ins and outs.
If I fail to have any of the services, am I right in thinking that I no longer have a complete service history? What is the impact of being late for a service (saying doing it after a 14,000 mile or 14 month interval)?
I would imagine that going over the interval a little bit is not really going to have a major impact when reselling, but I would appreciate any advice you might have.
Thanks.
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It does depend how long you keep it. Two years and a buyer may turn up their nose, ten years and they won't care. PX it and the dealer may not even bother to look in the service book.
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It could certainly give problems with, or even invalidate, any warranty and any "goodwill" from the manufacturer with problems which might arise just out of warranty.
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I think that Ford are open to allowing a small mileage / time overrun but I suspect 14K might be pushing this a bit - you should check with a dealer.
I once bought an ex rental Mondy from Ford Direct with 13,500 on the clock and no servicing - the rental companies may have been in the habit of pushing this particular boundary at the time - perhaps people will remember the 'don't take this car over 13,500 miles' stickers on hire cars of yore ?
I insisted the dealer service the car before I bought it, however I had no problems with the Ford Direct warrantee thereafter (it was very good in my experience btw). I appreciate that the Ford Direct warrantee is different to the normal manufacturer warrantee though.
Edited by idle_chatterer on 25/11/2009 at 18:32
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Just reread the OP, does this mean that you deliberately want to stretch the service intervals beyond those recommended by the manufacturer ?
It's your car (notwithstanding any covenants you have on it through financial schemes such as PCP). Like any possession you can treat it as you wish but it will have financial implications for residual value and warrantee and perhaps even safety / insurance liability in an extreme case.
Your call.
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Just reread the OP does this mean that you deliberately want to stretch the service intervals beyond those recommended by the manufacturer ?
No, not at all, I just want to understand how it works and also how careful to be.
I want to have a better understanding so that if, for example, I was close to the mileage limit and then booked a service, but they couldn't fit me in for a while, would I need to make sure that I absolutely didn't go over the 12,500 (likewise, if I was going to be away for a few weeks that straddled the due date, should I make sure that I do it before I go). On the flipside understanding that, when I next buy a car, should I expect to pay less if there are missing or late services.
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Long time ago I had a series of company cars which were used for high mileages. We were always told that provided you didn't exceed the service intervals by more than 10% it was OK. Don't know if that still applies of course.
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Long time ago I had a series of company cars which were used for high mileages. We were always told that provided you didn't exceed the service intervals by more than 10% it was OK. Don't know if that still applies of course.
This was the guidance we were given also. It came straight from the leasing company (Lloyds TSB Autolease in this case).
Cheers
DP
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SS, check the warranty paperwork. Honda allow a 1000 mile overrun IIRC.
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