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Originally Posted by tzhu07
I plan on telling them explicitly that I do not want any other inspection [...] done to my car
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Why?
By the way, why dealerships have such bad reputation?
People keep saying that supposedly they:
1. push unnecessary maintenance,
2. push unnecessary repairs
3. do shoddy job,
4. are overpriced.
I service my car (not a twin) only at dealerships, mostly one dealership. Let me comment on all the above.
1. may have happened, how do I know. But the car is almost 10 years old, 115k miles, and apart from a single early teething problem (covered by warranty and recall) and two lightbulbs, nothing has ever broken so far. Maybe that maintenance wasn't unnecessary after all.
2. well, one of the lightbulbs was for the license plate, and I did not notice it myself. So maybe it was actually fine, and they screwed me, and I unnecessarily paid $10 or so for replacement.
3. Maybe, but the car is being maintained and serviced by them, and is fine after almost 10 years and 115k miles, so maybe it's not so bad.
4. Maybe, but the car is being maintained and serviced by them, and is fine after almost 10 years and 115k miles, so maybe it was worth it?
Also, I can't really compare pricing of repairs/service with non-dealerships because I don't go there, but there is an exception. Recently I had three tire punctures within a few weeks. One was repaired at my dealership, two at two different non-dealerships.
Dealership: $18, they lost the valve cap.
Nondealership 1: $30, they put the donut in the trunk upside down.
Nondealership 2: $36, they put the wheel ornament on incorrectly, I lost it within a few miles.
For me, the dealership wins.