alright so today i decided to get me some wheel locks, so i look at my front two wheels, wo wa wee wee! they have two wheel locks on already, i call the small dealership were i got the car at, the guy is a douche, i go to infiniti of glendale, they charge me 45 bux for 5 min of labor... WONDERFUL, but then again it IS a stealership..



ugh


cliffs: bought wheel locks
front two tires already have wheel locks
anally ****ed by infiniti of glendale for 45 bux ><




so uhm, any recommendations on good dealerships? or is this pretty much the base rate for simple jobs? n yah i already know the sponsors, especially from riverside infiniti, so is it like this everywere, or whats up?



OOH also i found out that there was a recall on my headlights
+ gonna test my car for oil consumption, hopefully i can quality for a new engine ^_^

 

so they charged you $45 to install 2 wheel locks on the rear tires?

 

noooo, to take them off

 

It's like that at all dealerships. Learn to do the simple stuff yourself. Anything out of warranty...find an independent shop that specializes in Japanese imports or Nissans.

For instance....the in cabin air filter....Miller Infiniti charges $100-120 for this. Their "special" is $80. You can get an OEM filter on ebay for $10 shipped. It takes 10 minutes to install and requires removing 1 screw and a couple plastic thingys. If you have trouble, there is a DIY video posted on you tube where they go through the entire process.

This stupid thing takes a mechanic at the dealership 5 minutes to do. Yet they charge $50 for the filter and $30-70 for the 5 minutes of labor. Yay!

Another example was the window motor. My window motor on the driver side went out. I got a motor for a steal price of $20 on ebay. Normally its $150 or so. Miller wanted $550 for this. I read about how to replace it and did it myself. I have no mechanic skills or aptitude. But it really was not difficult and took me about 2 hours.

So Miller $550 for two hours labor. Yay!

Or do it my self....$20.

 

ah man, i know, the service manager said it would take about 40 min, so im paying like 45 bux for 40 min of labor.. the car comes back in 5 min.. and i go 2 him n im like, "oh wow that wus fast" he didn't say anything..