[QUOTE=Princess_Jen;3822170]Lol lets go.. I can take you.

HAHAHA![/QUOT


I surrender, you probably could take me lol.

 

Nah, ain't gonna take my car to Jiffy. Do it all on my own, even tuning up the car.

 

 

I take mine to Nissan/Infiniti only.

 

If you can do it your self then that would be the best option imo

If you don't mind paying more take it to Infiniti but make sure they put synthetic oil in

I wouldn't take it to jiffy lube or anywhere similar unless you bring your own oil and filter and can watch them do it or trust the person who's doing it.

Imo I think its a rip off to go get your oil chage unless you bring your own oil and filter and pay only $10 dollars for labor.

I do my own unless its cold or I'm lazy and then I just buy my own stuff and pay my friend at the shop $10 to put the oil in.

 

Next time dealer gives you lip:

1.) Ask them to show you where in the warranty it explicitly says you have to show receipts for anything

2.) Ask them what the difference is between the words "Should" and "Must", and "Recommended" and "Mandatory", then ask them to show you where in the Owners Manual and Maintenance Guide it says you "must" have a "shop" change your oil, or where it says you have to buy oil 5 quarts at a time when needed. (I have like 10 cases of oil in my garage stacked up on the shelf)

I went through similar crap with the Acura dealer on my wife's car... When the tranny went out, they tried to deny warranty coverage.

They first claimed I didn't have the dealer perform any service work, so I asked them where it says I had to do that, after I showed them the owners manual explicity said it was only "recommended" to have Acura perform any work.

Then they said I didn't flush the tranny. So then I asked them to show me where the owners manual and maintenance guide required I flushed the tranny before 30,000 miles.

That's when they backed down, and reinstated my warranty and gave me a new tranny free of charge.

I brought the car back later, for other service work.... This time they:

1.) Said I need to have them flush the tranny because the fluid was "dirty". I asked them to show me the tranny fluid dipstick, becuase I just had the tranny replaced, so I didn't believe them.

2.) They backpeddled and said that it was just time to do a flush. I declined saying I would do it myself when necessary. This time they claimed that ONLY Acura can perform the flush, becuase you need special equipment that a typical owner wouldn't have... So I asked them to show me where in the Acura Factory Service Manuals (which I own), shows that special equipment is required to perform a fluid change. Then they backpeddled again, and said it was just more convenient if Acura did the flush.

On yet another occasion they:

1.) claimed I needed new tires. I asked them to show me the tire that needed to be replaced, because the previous weekend I already had all 4 tires replaced. They backpeddled and said they didn't actually look at the tires, they were just going by the mileage I had on the car

2.) They said the radiator needed to be flushed because the coolant was "worn out and dirty". I asked them to lookup the last service THIS dealer performed on my car... They obliged, and said I had the radiator replaced approximately 5 weeks earlier due to a rupture caused by a rock. I asked them if I was charged for a full coolant replacement as part of the service work... They said "Yes", and then apologized for saying I needed to have my coolant replaced, and said they would talk to their master mechanic as to why he said I needed the coolant replaced again.

Note: Not saying all dealers are like this, just giving my experience with some dealers I've dealt with up here....

 

^ A lot of dealerships are. I used to be a service advisor for a short period of time and after seeing what goes on and the pricing, i decided this was not for me. I couldn't try to sell people parts and service when I knew they didn't know any better.

Message to all, if you can do it yourself than please do. If you can't buy the parts your self and find someone who you can trust to install them.

Only go to the dealer for warranty work...IMO!

 

Beside things that are voided the warranty, I wouldn't trust dealer at all. They are just like another shop but bigger with a purpose of taking your money. With independent shop, if you're close enough to the mech. he'll probaby tells you to save $$$ on certain parts.

 

Here are my recent experiences:

1. My in-law had been bring his 10 year old Accord to dealer for service. Recently he needed to change his front/rear brake pads. The dealer quoted him for the whole she bang @ high $300s. Luckily I got there on time and told him to cancel that and let me do it. $70s for pads + 1hr labor w/o all of my tools (not my garage).

2. My brother in-law was having app. to do the same thing on his 06 Altima, which the dealer quoted him almost $400. He some how heard that I just helped my in-law did on the Accord, he canceled the app. and went home. I took him to Advance Auto parts, got the pads for $70s, went back to his garage (more tools, heated) and assist him how to do on his own and he did all 4 under 1hr.

 

At least you had a garage to do it in... One time I was helping a co-worker out, and they thought it was too far to my house, so I changed his brakes in the parking lot at work during lunch I even brought my ramps from home, and we put his car on ramps. Security even drove my, and giggled as they drove past us. At least I scored a case of beer for my hassles

 

avs007.. ur awesome!!! thats the info i needed!!!

 

I remember when I changed my first brake pads......ahhh memories. After I did them and realized how easy it was I thought anyone would be out of their mind to pay someone that much money to do them. I learned most maintenence on your vehicle is pretty easy as long as you have the right tools and a lil muscle.