Dealer service options

Sojournin · 10-30-2009, 09:24 PM

The economy has been bad...the dealers are barely scratching by and the service people are desperate. I've been getting e-mails on discounts to get me to come in (i.e. $10 oil changes and $10 tire rotations). I know the plan, they do the cheap service and try to get you to do another service. So today I brought mine in for the oil change and tire rotation, and three hours later $150: tire rotation, oil change, and some sortta fuel induction injector service. The service technician presented two others (like power steering flush and something else, but I declined those). I kinda felt sorry for them, so I let them do that fuel flush. So my question is: are these services really necessary? Are they helpful or just a complete waste of money? What are some other ones I should probably avoid when I'm at the dealership getting my oil change?

KBH · 10-30-2009, 10:10 PM

If your car is running well and you don't drive super aggressively, then do what your owner's manual service schedule tells you

TSX_WS · 10-30-2009, 10:11 PM

Congratulations, u have been ripped off.

EuroRspec · 10-30-2009, 10:21 PM

Oil Changes are the only thing you need everything else is just a ploy. Fallow your owners manual, don't listen to the dealers.

griffojm · 10-30-2009, 10:59 PM

Yeah they kinda got you there. Anything that's not in the maintenance schedule is just not needed.

Kinda shady of the dealer IMHO, even in a bad economy.

tsx4life · 10-30-2009, 11:47 PM

u got jerked..live and learn..... think about this they didnt feel sorry about you they just want your money...the guy that did your service was like" Im gonna do a whole lot of shit to his car just becuase ".....