Why do people get so Anal about main dealer service history?

Heres the story.....

My dad wanted a Jag S-Type 2.7D

So about 9months ago we went looking around and found a car in Jaguar main dealers.

When the car was sold it was 1000miles off needing a service. (the car had done 33,000 miles) Within 6weeks of buying the car, my dad took it to be serviced at his local main dealers to keep up the history and to keep the free 3 month warrenttee valid.

My dad takes great pride in his cars and get them serviced religously.

After owning the car 6months its started to play up slightly. (only start on 3 cyclinders, lacking power, black smoke a bit) but only every now and then. He took it back to Jaugar and told them that something wasn't right. They gave it back to him telling him that the head technition of jaugar had looked at the car at it was in tip top condtion and no fauilts were found.

He just put up with the little cough and splutter every now and then, and as hes planning to keep the car for good now and the warrenttee has run out he asked me to take over all the servicing.

The car has done 6800miles scince it was fully serviced at jaguar costing a fortune and 1000miles scince he was told by jaguar it was in tip top condtion and today I serviced it.

Here are my findings and the reasons behind the poor running





That defantly hasn't happened over 6800miles!!! and the airbox was fully of rubbish. It took me 3/4 hour just to clean out the airbox!!

And I found these dropped down the front of the radiatior