Can a Specialist Service void warranty?

Ryandoc

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Forget the lambda sensors I skipped them last time. They’ll last for ages and if they fail should only throw up an engine light which isn’t terminal I’d imagine the ECU will revert to a safe fall back value until its replaced.
 
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Much of the HR Owen cost is the inflated labour charges. If the lambda sensors are so important, have Marios replace them.
Its the labour rates that cripple main dealer costs. Parts are the same on either side of the equation - independent or main dealer.
 

Keano

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80K miles and never changed the Lambda's. When it errors then i will change them.
2K buys a lot of repairs and hard to know what main dealers will even do in any event. On the day any random mechanic who may be the apprentice can be the one that blows the dust of your car and ticks the boxes.
 

ChrisQP09

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Thing is, I always go down the route of doing what I can to preserve the resale value and then, no matter how hard I try, end up getting impatient/seeing something I MUST HAVE RIGHT NOW, and trading my car in hence the servicing history is of lesser value so never reap the rewards that I've tried to preserve. This is where a crystal ball would be useful. Part of me thinks, get the basic service done, be prepared to replace the lambda's if the readings aren't too clever, and be prepared to haggle upon sale/exchange if someone is a stickler for main dealer history. But, I think regardless of indy/MD, the lambda's should be replaced as it's too grey without doing this.

A well informed potential buyer will respect a car that has been to a reputable indy, in some cases they may even prefer that.
 

bigbob

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Thing is, I always go down the route of doing what I can to preserve the resale value and then, no matter how hard I try, end up getting impatient/seeing something I MUST HAVE RIGHT NOW, and trading my car in hence the servicing history is of lesser value so never reap the rewards that I've tried to preserve. This is where a crystal ball would be useful. Part of me thinks, get the basic service done, be prepared to replace the lambda's if the readings aren't too clever, and be prepared to haggle upon sale/exchange if someone is a stickler for main dealer history. But, I think regardless of indy/MD, the lambda's should be replaced as it's too grey without doing this.

Sounds like you are selling so you need to do what makes this easier/best value for you. £600 would suggest to me an annual style service, i.e. without the two belts. Franchised dealers do this for about £1000 so that is the like for like.

As for what to do, your extended warranty will not influence the price you get in the trade so the best option is to do a two year service at a franchised dealer which is a four year without the lambdas and carbon can. Cost is about £1600 before discount.

Personally I would not want the hassle of trying to sell a GranTurismo as new as four years old privately which lies behind my comment above.