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Do I need an up to date service book?

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Bought my '03 996 back in July from a P-dealer and the car did not come with the original stamped-up service book. Dealer told me not to worry, that nobody bothers with the paper books anymore as everything is on the computer. Now I'm wondering if I should get the new blank book I have stamped up retrospectively, just to keep the history tidy. Car is still in warranty and CPOd until 2009 so I have no worries, but just like to have evrything perfect. Are you guys maintaining these service books, or is it true that nobody cares about them these days?

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You could ask your dealer to print out all of the historical service records for the car.

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I regularly update my service booklet so I can have a handy reference, although I don't bother to get the dealer stamps. This way I can quickly skim through the service history which includes both dealer and indy shops. I do have the complete printout from the dealer up to the time I bought the car almost 5 years ago, so I'll just get a more up-to-date printout if/when it comes time to part with it.

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