I suppose a possible argument there is that even if your car is worth £1000 more with the honda stamps, could you have saved £2000 over your ownership period through self service?
who knows?
For me, I give my hard earned cash to Honda just for peace of mind.
My car goes into Honda 4 times a year.
Jan - Annual service (and MOT when its old enough - MOT's are only every 2 years in Germany).
Apr - Swap over of winter tyres to summer tyres, and the car is given a post winter health check and engine bay clean up and what not.
July - 6 Monthly oil change.
Oct - Swap over of summer tyres to winter tyres, and then the pre winter health check, scrub up of the brakes, lube up of bonnet and boot catches, door hinges, etc...
Every time I drive it off the forecourt it feels like a new car! I like to know the car is in solid condition...
Its in for a front end respray in Jan, I'm having the bloody stone chips sorted, and I want 20 coats of paint on the front of the shocker!
Honda pish thin paint FTL :evil: