Is my car due a service?

[ljbnotts]

I bought a 07 reg Peugeot 307cc last September from a Peugeot dealership. It had 8000 miles on the clock and I am just wondering when it's due its first service. It now has 12000 miles on the clock.

According to the Peugeot website the first service is due at 12000 miles. But i have only drove it 4000 miles since i bought it. So is it due now or later? Does the pre buy full check count as service? Or does it not count and I need to get it done now?

Thanks for any help you can give, it was due to the friendly people on here that i saved over £3000 off the price of the car!:j

[staffie1]

To keep your car on top condition, you should have a full service at the recommended mileage service interval or at 12 monthly intervals, whichever occurs first.
I would say that the pre-check it had before you bought it doesn't count as these checks don't usually include a full service. As its a relatively new car, the service history should be included with the handbook - that will tell you when it had its last proper service.

[sheslookinhot]

Yes, as Staffie has said, it needs a service. The garage you bought it from would do the basic checks, but not a makers service and a stamp on the service book.

[ljbnotts]

Thanks everyone for your quick speedy replies! I didn't want to ring up and book a service and they laugh at me saying its not needed yet! Off to book one now!

[candice56]

If your book isnt stamped then it needs a service, probably did when it was 1 year old OR 12k. If you bought it in Sept 08 then it would have been between 12-18months old then, garage should have serviced it.

1. check with them argue it should have been done as without it there was no warranty and Im sure they would have said there was still. (if youre lucky they just didnt stamp book and you dont need another til 2 yrs old)

2. If you have to get it serviced, save money, shop around and consider using small garages. Its likely this service is an intermediate one so not much more than oil and filter.....but must be geniune parts for warranty validation.

ETA We crossed typed, RING TO CHECK FIRST!!!!

[jeannieblue]

It will tell you in your service book what the service intervals are. They do vary alot.

[ljbnotts]

I'm even more confused now, I have looked in the service book and there is no service stamps or anything about a previous owner. I know when i test drove the car that there was stuff naming the previous owner but there isn't now. It looks like a new service booklet, so by looking at the lack of stamps i'm guessing the car hasn't been serviced. Going to ring the dealer and find out whats going on. I'm worried now that this has made my warrenty invalid. Any advice on what i should say to the dealer?

As you can guess i'm not good with things like this! Typical women!!!

[jeannieblue]

I'm even more confused now, I have looked in the service book and there is no service stamps or anything about a previous owner. I know when i test drove the car that there was stuff naming the previous owner but there isn't now. It looks like a new service booklet, so by looking at the lack of stamps i'm guessing the car hasn't been serviced. Going to ring the dealer and find out whats going on. I'm worried now that this has made my warrenty invalid. Any advice on what i should say to the dealer?

As you can guess i'm not good with things like this! Typical women!!!
Ask them politely and firmly why your book has not been stamped. Ask for the service history. It is up to them to come up with the answers - they sold it to you.

Let us know how you get on.

[sheslookinhot]

The service book has not been stamped as it has not had a service. The first, as you say, is due at 12,000 miles.

[staffie1]

Just get it serviced, at least then you know it's been done.

[jeannieblue]

The serivice book has not been stamped as it has not had a service. The first, as you say, is due at 12,000 miles.
I've just read the original post again.......

I'd say that the warranty is shot and recommend get it serviced asap.

[ohreally]

I'd say that the warranty is shot

On what grounds?

[jeannieblue]

On what grounds?
Over two years old and never been serviced??? I would've thought that kinda says it all.

I misread it to start with, which is why I went back to the first post.

[ljbnotts]

The warranty is fine on the car, after a panicked phone call i was told that it's 1st service is due at 12,000 or 2 years, the car is 18 months old so thats why it has no service stamps! Its due its service now as i have just driven 12,000 miles! Thanks for everyone's help!

[Doozergirl]

It doesn't help the OP much but I bought my Mini used and the clock for servicing has been reset for 18,000 from the mileage when I purchased it so it did get a service between owners; just pointing out that different car companies might be different.