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Thing is Neem, for some it IS about cost, so I was only addressing that point of view for a start.

And I might possibly agree about performance cars, perhaps like a TVR or something exotic, but we're talking about mass produced vehicles which are only worth a finite amount. For mass produced cars like Hondas no one will pay more than what the CAP black book says a vehicle is worth, and a dealer (whether that be franchised or back street garage) certainly won't. And that worth will be substantially less without the dealer stamps complete. That's not my opinion, that's set in stone fact. Just look at a CAP black book to find that out. We might love our cars and want the best for it, but in the end, it's just a piece of metal and will only be worth what the book says.

If I was out to by a Civic Type R and I had a choice between a Civic TR in a dealership and one for sale privately advertised having been serviced by a "Specialist" I know which I'd go for every time. The one which won't have nosedived in value.