how much history do you have?

[xavi1980]

hi just wanted to see how much history normaly is expected?
i have the car stamped up to 140k and £4,816.21p in tickets lol

[B7]

My history folder is now in a laptop case it's got so big. Every invoice for every part going back to approx. 1993 and 1 fully stamped service book and a second started.

Just the invoices from 2004 from when I bought it amount to in excess of £6k without the purchase price.

[DHFiS]

Fully stamped service book and a folder of receipts from my ownership totalling £6016.80 so far.

[kieran325]

Mine has got full service history and I ran out of room of the service book for stamps

Having owned my sport since 1994, I've got all the MOT's and tax disc's, files of history too and the old V5.

[hazd31]

my e30 cant quite beat this, but my mk1 golf can, all history except from the first 6 months!
Invoices of purchase price in 84 of 6k then invoices off all parts throught its life, one for 7k which was a full rebuild (proper bodge job) her local body shop, all in all they come to over 20k! ive probably spent another 2 since i had it and it hasent seen tarmac in 4 years!! i cant wiat for it to finish!!

[Ollie_bwoii]

Pretty damn good amount, just a couple of gaps. Original invoice etc...

I am about too give it a service, and although there will be no stamp I will put the reciept for all the parts in the history file.

[tez180]

Loads.

[town325i]

non at all and im not really fused about it either i dont see me ever selling my car

[jbh]

I used to have an A4 folder full and now I can only find the service history book

[Blitz]

My 316i lux has a ton of service history.

Bills from BMW 10 years ago of £1000 at a time. Riduculous amount of money spent on this car. Service dating back from new with all warranty detailed. Not bad for £300 car.

The 325i convertible when I first got it had only the V5 lol. Now it has bills totalling nearly £1000 in just 1 year.

[Alex]

Loads for my IS

Fully stamped service book till 2003

loads of recipts for services at bmw, all old MOT's

a recipt for a top end rebuild 9 year ago for £550

I have a massive file full

details from when it was sold as an approved used car too

[Falkster]

Thanks for that! I hate working this out

[Cook318IS]

My 318iS had loads of history, it was a pain in the arse to close the file! My 316i however had no service history and came with a couple of previous mot certificates - which was exactly what i wanted! It now has a bursting file of reciepts and bits after i've spend a "few" grand on it.

[Falkster]

Ooops!!! £13065.48!!! And that's only the ones I've got invoices for!!

[csl]

Intresting topic.

My 1989 e30 has BMW service history up till 2006 and then reciepts for the service items(done by me)thereafter. It has every invoice(that i am aware of)from BMW main dealers from 1989 through to last week. .Every MOT is present with no gaps. Theres hand written letters to various owners from dealers and even the envelopes they were sent in . There are pages from Autotrader from when it has been for sale over the years and hand written receipts, of i think, all subseqent owners regards the cars sale.Theres about 4-5 A4 pages in its (body coloured!!!)history file of "till reciepts"for stuff like waxoyl,bulbs,grease and polishing cloths,all labeled up what they were for.
I also have the DVLA history with all the owners etc logged in detail.

[JB88]

Sorry fella's but this ones in the bag.
Ill start from the top

2x Bmw car club magazine features
Service log full of bmw stamps
18 mot certificates
4 1/4 inch thick folders full of receipts totaling £7k

[Rich_W]

1 and a third Lever arch files

Sadly it's not Full history. one of the previous owners either did nothing to the car or never saved the reciepts. There's a gap of IIRC 6 months to a year of nothing in about 97/98 ish. Stupid twat!

[Falkster]

That's f**k all of an issue though Rich! It's not gonna affect anything is it? I bet anybody viewing your file wouldn't spot it and you'd look even better pointing it out.

[Graebob]

I thought I had a lot, but perhaps not!




MOT's back to '94. Most of the services up to 2007, then a couple of bills and every invoice since I've had it (only since October, about £500 worth).

[Rich_W]

Chris

True. But it bothers ME

But then there's so much about M3 ownership that bothers me

[SDM]

Not much if any.

I do know the previous two owners though and what they did, that'll do me, doesn't affect how it runs.

[Ollie_bwoii]

[matto]

I have nothing apart from a receipt for the last mot, the last mot certificate and the v5 (and I guess all online mot test records although I don't physically have them) and it doesn't bother me one bit. A car is what it is not what it has been, all the parts are replaceable and anyway masses of service history is for MGB owners or people who recreate factory markings on bell housings etc

[magpie]

how much history do you have?


not as much as gooner

[GrindCulture]

I've got everything from the time I came to own it about 3 years ago, but nothing previous, only the radiator cap recall notification

My car was free though, and I'm planning on running it into the ground so it's of no bother at all. It keeps hanging on in there (just)

[Alex]

I couldnt be arsed but i did

[harry_p]

nothing from before 1997 when it was imported, a huge folder of reciepts etc since then.

[AlpineAde]

No history prior to my purchase of the car in January 2007.

I now have 2 plastic case folders with a new service book, radio manual and Australian Supplement and receipts for all parts, servicing, upgrades, etc., etc.. Receipts total in the vicinity of £15 500.

[AussieM20]

Mine had a folder with various reciepts going back to the mid 90's. Added them up and came to $21400 Australian. the guy that owned it 2 owners back was very particular. He even put a new dash in, had tailored mats fitted and had the under bonnet insulation replaced. I have spent another 2-3 grand on it.Result is a nice old car to drive.

Greg

[sideshowbob]

My '91 325i convertible was first registered in Hong Kong and then re-imported into the UK only 45,000 miles on the clock and fully documented history including original Chinese registration document, receipt for Alpine stereo in Chinese and English, but best of all BMW service book is stamped by the Hong Kong dealership in Chinese and English !!
Car is rot free and immacualte, has hardly seen any rain or salt .....so don't use it much in the UK !!!! only sunny warm days, rest of the time it sits covered up in the garage.

[Rich_W]

nothing from before 1997 when it was imported, a huge folder of reciepts etc since then.

Probably lost a shed load of miles as it cleared customs then...

I've got a fair bit from Germany. Stamps in the book and a single bill for a few thousand DMs! Insp 2 IIRC.

[harry_p]

It's on 230k now so what difference is a few thousand 13 years going to make ;)

[Felix79]

Owners manual
Full Serivce History
Letter of Authenticity from Sytners
3 A4 Folders filled with every bill/invoice from October 1985
10+ years of tax discs
22 years of previous MOT certificates
Previous HPi checks done by the last 3 owners before me.
Autocar report Alpina special - Given by Sytner to all new Alpina owners at the time.

[hennabm]

FBMWSH from PDI to date with sevice book extended by a number of additional pages.

Every MOT it has had in its life.

All receipts for services and parts from when I first bought the car at 4 years old. I don't want to add them up as it will make me feel ill All are BMW as no part other than OEM bought for the car.
Warranty books from my purchase.

Plus the 4 reports from Motor magazine when they had it on loan from BMW for 12,000 miles. In addition, correspondence from the staffer, Jeremy Sinek who had it for the duration with Motor.
TBMW article Sept 2002
"Looking after Jo Jo" BBC TV appearance 1997.

As many concours judging sheets as I can get from when I stated showing it in 1988

Can't think of any more at the mo.

[pac1982]

My has the owners booklet with all the manuals and leaflets etc from new, service history at various BMW garages up to 130K (it’s now on 169K) plus a shed loads of receipts that I’ve never bothered to add up