I was going off your comment that they hold customers accountable for servicing on time, not just distance, so should hold themselves similarly accountable.
If that is the case and they do in fact complete those services, then why wouldn't they stamp the service book, thereby providing the proof of such maintenance as you proposed.
If the service stamp shows nominal kms and reflects the odo, I don't see how it would make the vehicle appear 2nd hand.
The astute purchaser would take more comfort in the fact that the dealership has gone to some effort to maintain the vehicle in an as new state rather than letting it deteriorate.
I wasn't proposing anything, just presumption that what's good for the goose is good for the gander (from a maintenance perspective).
I have noticed with new cars, sitting in a show room, that some have paperwork in the glove box related to battery maintenance. But i've never received such paperwork when buying new cars. Guess the dealers consider such as in-house dococumentation and pull them from the vehicle as part of dealer delivery process
On that basis i'd again presume that theyd act the same way with other in-house preventative maintenance while the vehicle sits on the lot waiting to be solved.
As for a vehicle appearing second hand, some hate to even see 5kms on the clock of their new vehicle, so imagine how they'd feel if they saw it had been serviced (via a stamp in the owners manual) and the car had many more kms on the clock... It may bother them...
I'd prefer the knowledge that any vehicle was well looked after while sitting on a lot for 14 months (which is guess is what Banjo is trying to resolve before stumping up some cash).
Hm, the thought of dealers (of all brands) holding them selves accountable just boggles the mind
