How much will COMPLETE service records add to resale value? - Page 2 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

Skid Row Joe · #16 08-30-2013, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by shertex

I was glad to find out that the MB dealer who sold and serviced the 1990 190e I recently acquired is willing to produce a COMPLETE set of service records (all 23 years) for the work done on the car. MB will give it to the old owner, the old owner will walk it across the street to me. Needless to say, this will be of help and interest to me during my period of ownership. More importantly, it will be a strong selling point.

Anyone care to put a dollar amount as to how much complete dealer service records would be worth?

In my case that would be 100% of purchase price, because I won't buy anything that forensically cannot be verified.

However, that said, the only exception I would make is if I was offered a one-owner vehicle I wanted for 15% to 20% of market value.

Skid Row Joe · #17 08-30-2013, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by t walgamuth

I got "comlete" records from the dealer once but after i looked at them I could see they did not do all the work that had been done on the car.

That's always potentially the case with all dealers, where I prefer to buy used.

sokoloff · #18 08-31-2013, 10:14 AM

Talk about anal!!! I have all the records on my 240D since the day I bought it new in 1982. That includes every tank of fuel it ever got with the mpg calculated each time. I probably over maintain my cars. It isn't officially for sale, but for the right price, i.e. a price I likely wouldn't pay, it's available. I've got four cars, two drivers and only a three car garage. I think over the past six or seven years, it only gets about 500 miles a year put on it.