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Old Sep 9th, 2021, 12:34   #15
robsterpaterson
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Originally Posted by Familyman 90 View Post
It needs the service.

As an aside, we have just traded in Mrs Familyman's 2012 XC90 and got £2000 more for it because it had a full Volvo history. The dealer told us that if it did not they would have offered bottom book for it and not a penny more, regardless of the condition, so depending on your car's eventual fate it can very significantly impact on the value. Who wants a large, very complex vehicle with evidence of penny pinching in its history? Not new car dealers, it seems.
Just for the sake of argument, how much did that service history cost you overall vs the independent/DIY route?
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