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10-22-2020, 12:50 PM | #15 |
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You should put numbers on the doors and hood, maybe some sponsor stickers, and tell them it is the best race car you ever had.
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If one does need warranty work it's easier in my opinion to swap to a 0w20 weight oil and remove an oil cooler than to retract the statement that you track your car. While yes some dealers are more friendly towards tracking etc, some are not. There have been documented cases of people being denied warranty repair due to track use, why risk it? If your dealer is cool with it, awesome.
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I wouldn't go that far but they do make money.
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No TommyW, I do not know any dealerships that salivate at the thought of warranty work. Yes, some mechanics may have learned tricks that allow them to cut corners and get jobs done in under the assigned flat rate time. But, those mechanics probably do that to all their jobs. I for one wouldn't like to find out the hard way that a repair to my car was done on the cheap. |
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I don't know why, but the price for an oil change at my dealership ranges from a low of $50 to a high, so far, of $80. I can't buy six quarts of the required full-synthetic oil and a quality filter for much less than that... and almost never for less than $50...AND I have to get the car up on stands and get dirty. Even though my car's out of warranty by a few years (and I just did the front hubs, rotors, and pads myself), I still take it to the dealership for oil changes. No point in doing that myself.
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but all the one's i know would salivate at the opportunity to do any job as time and material instead of book time.
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haha I guess T and M would actually leave time to scrape off the sealant and walk it over to the trash can rather than just putting it back In the engine. I hear they allow something like 12 or so hours to complete the job which is crazy. |
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Buy yourself a set of Rhino ramps and install a Fumoto valve and you are done in less time than it takes you to drive to get your oil changed. Besides, you know it was done right. FYI - the hardest part is just getting rid of the old oil. However, every place that does oil changes is required by law to accept your old oil for free. |
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But my first rule of car maintenance is that I don't have anyone work on my car unless I personally know them
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I just changed my oil. I'm 74 and it took me less than 10 minutes, and half of that was waiting for it to drain. Its so easy with a set of ramps that I think you would have to be a fool to pay someone. The oil filter is just stupid easy, and the drain plug is right there.
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This reminds me when I was at a HPDE a couple years ago.
One of the HPDE instructors said they are careful to prevent any RACING from occurring. It was simply high performance DRIVING on a track but not RACING. Thus, if any problems occur the insurance and warranty agencies don't consider it "racing" or "abuse". I'm not sure if a dealership cares, but I wouldn't volunteer the information. |
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