RE: Unless the car is still under warranty, never go to the dealer for service.

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Topic - Car repair Pricing - pictureguy 14:01:38 10/28/21 (90)

"Gosh, the restaurant charged $50 - tinear 10:13:04 10/29/21 (2)

RE: "Gosh, the restaurant charged $50 - pictureguy 11:18:42 10/29/21 (1)

Red, yellow, green. College friend's Dad owned the largest Chevy dealership - tinear 13:26:11 10/29/21 (0)

Filters on some cars are not as accessible - Rocket_Powered 06:16:16 10/29/21 (1)

RE: Filters on some cars are not as accessible - pictureguy 11:11:11 10/29/21 (0)

your fortunate - Story 03:41:15 10/29/21 (3)

RE: your fortunate - pictureguy 10:45:22 10/29/21 (2)

you to disassemble SO MUCH to to a 25$ service part - Mr Steed 11:18:57 10/29/21 (1)

RE: you to disassemble SO MUCH to to a 25$ service part - pictureguy 11:20:39 10/29/21 (0)

RE: Car repair Pricing - Craiger56 17:15:20 10/28/21 (4)

RE: Car repair Pricing - pictureguy 19:06:23 10/28/21 (3)

RE: Car repair Pricing - Todd A. 05:43:53 10/29/21 (2)

RE: Car repair Pricing - pictureguy 11:08:30 10/29/21 (0)

Too many people are making money off the status quo - Dave_K 11:06:50 10/29/21 (0)

Unless the car is still under warranty, never go to the dealer for service. - ghost of olddude55 14:15:44 10/28/21 (70)

Just something you might consider... - dark_dave56 07:04:38 10/29/21 (28)

No automatic, no automatic problems. One of several... - MWE 08:52:48 10/29/21 (15)

Bingo! - ghost of olddude55 08:56:03 10/29/21 (14)

There may yet be some hope, all may not be lost... - MWE 09:04:47 10/29/21 (13)

The Hyundai Elantra... - ghost of olddude55 09:26:08 10/29/21 (12)

I doubt many of those "typical buyers" even would have the slightest idea how to drive one. - MWE 09:29:00 10/29/21 (11)

All good with me. - ghost of olddude55 09:33:48 10/29/21 (10)

The Integra got 177,000 out of the original clutch. - MWE 09:48:43 10/29/21 (9)

I've got 110k on my '01 S2000 - E-Stat 11:04:31 10/29/21 (4)

110K? Barely broken in, ha ha. - MWE 11:34:28 10/29/21 (3)

Definitely plan to keep it - E-Stat 14:09:08 10/29/21 (0)

My brother sort of inherited a first generation Pilot. - ghost of olddude55 13:04:10 10/29/21 (1)

Love it!! Good for him. nt. - MWE 05:08:51 10/30/21 (0)

I might have been able to go that long... - ghost of olddude55 09:57:52 10/29/21 (3)

Wouldn't even want to think about that. nt. - MWE 10:08:11 10/29/21 (2)

Wife's car and my '04 Ranger. - ghost of olddude55 10:13:38 10/29/21 (1)

THAT will make a throw-out bearing very, very unhappy. nt. - MWE 05:17:12 10/30/21 (0)

100% - grantv 07:51:30 10/29/21 (4)

Right on. Jiffy Lube once crossthreaded the... - MWE 08:23:56 10/29/21 (0)

I would trust Jiffy Lube either... - ghost of olddude55 08:15:30 10/29/21 (2)

RE: I would trust Jiffy Lube either... - grantv 08:33:30 10/29/21 (1)

This is the US, not Canada. - ghost of olddude55 08:51:57 10/29/21 (0)

I've considered it. - ghost of olddude55 07:12:57 10/29/21 (6)

Dealer will/can take "the hit"... - dark_dave56 07:43:48 10/29/21 (5)

Some dealers will. - ghost of olddude55 07:53:07 10/29/21 (4)

Right with you. Forty-two years, twelve cars, all oil changes done myself. nt. - MWE 08:35:03 10/29/21 (3)

It's good to DIY. - ghost of olddude55 08:53:06 10/29/21 (2)

I used to DIY--almost everything... - dark_dave56 05:20:18 10/30/21 (0)

For darn sure. nt. - MWE 08:54:15 10/29/21 (0)

RE: Unless the car is still under warranty, never go to the dealer for service. - fredtr 10/29/2106:07:57 10/29/21 (2)

Most likely a "service bulletin" deal... - dark_dave56 06:41:25 10/29/21 (0)

You got a real unicorn there. nt - ghost of olddude55 06:09:46 10/29/21 (0)

Even then, don't blindly follow dealer advice .... - JDK 18:49:23 10/28/21 (5)

A lot of money for brakes still - Rocket_Powered 06:40:03 10/29/21 (0)

RE: Even then, don't blindly follow dealer advice .... - pictureguy 19:20:41 10/28/21 (3)

RE: As bad as some dealer practices are... - Todd A. 05:23:35 10/29/21 (2)

RE: As bad as some dealer practices are... - dark_dave56 05:49:25 10/29/21 (1)

RE: As bad as some dealer practices are... - pictureguy 11:05:11 10/29/21 (0)

RE: Unless the car is still under warranty, never go to the dealer for service. - pictureguy 16:34:00 10/28/21 (1)

My mechanic can get factory parts. - ghost of olddude55 04:17:40 10/29/21 (0)

If you want service documentation... - dark_dave56 15:30:28 10/28/21 (28)

RE: If you want service documentation... - painter27 17:55:58 10/28/21 (6)

RE: If you want service documentation... - rivervalley817 18:26:29 10/28/21 (5)

RE: If you want service documentation... - painter27 18:56:13 10/28/21 (4)

Hate to say it, being a crusty cynical old bastard but... - ghost of olddude55 04:27:01 10/29/21 (2)

Musta been crummy cars to begin with? nt - tinear 10:46:45 10/29/21 (1)

Well...yup. - ghost of olddude55 10:52:16 10/29/21 (0)

RE: If you want service documentation... - rivervalley817 20:38:22 10/28/21 (0)

You don't need the dealer for that. - ghost of olddude55 15:39:38 10/28/21 (20)

RE: You don't need the dealer for that. - pictureguy 16:41:48 10/28/21 (19)

That would be the pushrod 4.0, right? - ghost of olddude55 17:18:23 10/28/21 (18)

RE: That would be the pushrod 4.0, right? - pictureguy 19:17:17 10/28/21 (15)

Who the heck HAS an 18mm wrench? - kyle 11:49:35 10/29/21 (0)

Who the heck HAS an 18mm wrench? - Mr Steed 20:43:49 10/28/21 (13)

I've got them, too. - ghost of olddude55 04:01:48 10/29/21 (0)

RE: Who the heck HAS an 18mm wrench? - pictureguy 21:13:54 10/28/21 (11)

I've got a 32mm socket.... - ghost of olddude55 05:17:37 10/29/21 (8)

VW flywheel nut is 36mm. nt. - MWE 09:22:36 10/29/21 (3)

RE: VW flywheel nut is 36mm. nt. - pictureguy 11:00:57 10/29/21 (1)

Yeah, I had one way back in the day when I and a friend rebuilt a couple of... - MWE 05:29:36 10/30/21 (0)

I think I've got one of those, too. - ghost of olddude55 09:29:14 10/29/21 (0)

RE: I've got a 32mm socket.... - Story 05:32:20 10/29/21 (3)

It's trick or treat there all the time. - ghost of olddude55 05:40:19 10/29/21 (2)

It's tricky - Story 09:28:39 10/29/21 (1)

We weigh about the same and I had a problem earlier this year. - ghost of olddude55 10:16:28 10/29/21 (0)

One of my most used tools - Mr Steed 21:36:07 10/28/21 (1)

RE: One of my most used tools - pictureguy 21:58:56 10/28/21 (0)

Had to be - Craiger56 17:45:43 10/28/21 (1)

RE: Had to be - pictureguy 19:27:10 10/28/21 (0)

++1. nt - G Squared 15:18:45 10/28/21 (0)

RE: Car repair Pricing - Sondek 14:10:45 10/28/21 (0)

RE: Car repair Pricing - grantv 14:09:49 10/28/21 (3)

RE: Car repair Pricing - dark_dave56 05:38:14 10/29/21 (1)

Totally get all that. - grantv 06:50:28 10/29/21 (0)

RE: Car repair Pricing - pictureguy 16:20:43 10/28/21 (0)

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RE: Unless the car is still under warranty, never go to the dealer for service. - fredtr 10/29/2106:07:57 10/29/21 (2)

Most likely a "service bulletin" deal... - dark_dave56 06:41:25 10/29/21 (0)

You got a real unicorn there. nt - ghost of olddude55 06:09:46 10/29/21 (0)

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