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12-10-2014, 07:26 PM | #29 |
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Thats terrible man I'm sorry. I just got my FRS a few months ago and hopefully I don't have to deal with a similar situation here in Orlando when I go for my first service.
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12-10-2014, 07:51 PM | #30 | |
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Wow. I hit 3,000 miles on my 51st day of ownership, and 6000 at 110 days. I was at 18K miles on day 365 and 39.4K on day around the two year mark. Guess I need to slow down!
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I am usually pushing 50K a year. There is nothing more entertaining than the look on a car salesman's face when you take a 3 year old car in for trade, they ask the mileage and you say "Oh around 134,000". Thought the guy with my last Lancer was gonna have a stroke right on the spot.
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This is why I either do the oil change myself or have my trusted local mechanic/family friend do it for me.
So much more reliable and worth it.
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I have 3 cars and work from home, so I'm a bit shocked I drive that much! (I drive my WRX about 5k/yr and BMW about another 3k.)
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12-10-2014, 10:22 PM | #34 |
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Worst dealer I ever dealt with was the BMW dealer where I got my 335. That car was at the dealer more than my garage and most of that time was fixing shit they broke the last time it was there. They even managed to crash it once.
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I have nothing good to say about the service dept at the dalership we got our Subies from
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Find a dealer/service shop that goes out of their way to assist you in your needs and do not mind taking the time to explain what's wrong and why you should have it replaced is difficult to come by and all the more, if you know that they are experienced in your vehicle of choice then that is a golden shop even if I am required to drive an extra 40 minutes to reach. I do believe in the quote "If you want something done right, do it yourself." but there are occasions where I'm unable to work around it, plus, free oil changes that come with this car will give you enough incentive to not do the work yourself. At the end of the day, you will be able to sleep well knowing the car was in good hands.
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First off, I would speak to Keith's manager and tell him why I will bring my business to someplace else. His push back and the time wasted by NOT performing the oil change are deal breakers for me. The only thing in the Keith's favor I can say (as per what I see on the posts here) a lot of FR-S owners are hypochondriacs and he may not have been in the mood. But regardless of that, you are a customer (-the lifeblood of the dealership generating future revenue through good customer service AND the thing that allows Keith to "earn" a paycheck) and he should have been more receptive to your vehicle's issues for remediation. I have the opposite problem, my dealership (Atlantic Toyota) is full of stereotypical incompetent and slimy salesmen and managers but the service center is good (provided you keep an eye on them so they don't redline your FR-S in the parking lot). I addressed the sales dept in Yelp and at the dealership but it made no difference as they've gotten paid (hopefully I helped somebody). As for the service center that's the dealerships on going concern -their steady bread and butter. Hopefully complaining can yield positive results in your favor. Good luck! Last edited by dnieves; 12-11-2014 at 11:26 AM. |
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How about mail ordering the TRD springs (mail order is cheaper because dealership parts departments are mandated to sell them locally for list). Then have your trusted local mechanic perform the installation? The only difference is when you have an outsider do the work the labor is on you if there's a problem and the warranty is 1 year instead of being rolled up into the 3yr/36K mi warranty (if there's a year or more remaining). If it took 10 hours to install struts you could put them in yourself. The day after I bought my tC I had the OEM LED tail lights installed, I called the dealership and they quoted 1 hour labor. It took barely a little more than half an hour to remove the bumper skin, swap the lights and reinstall the bumper skin. They wanted to charge me a couple of hours labor as per their shop manual. I argued I watched the tech do it from beginning to end and it was way less than an hour and the service desk quoted 1 hour (though he tried to lie to his manager at first). They argued the shop manual says 2 (I think) hours and that's what they charge against (not actual time) -eventually they relented realizing they were not clear on the charges BEFORE the work commenced and they were leaving a potential customer with a very bad impression. |
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I do win on the trade-in side though because I tend to keep a car 8 to 10 years. Last two cars had 245,000 and 289,000 miles on them at "trade in".
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On the upside I get paid mileage for my twice a week trips to the furthest plant and that is more then enough to cover the operating costs and depreciation on the car. I pretty much get to drive it for free when everything is added up.
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@Timmy_Jones without knowing where in Maine you are I would say if you are close to Auburn to give Evergreen Subaru a call to see if they would do oil changes and such on your car. Not sure how warranty work would get handled as you have an FR-S. I haven't heard of many good toyota/scion dealers.
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