Observation on Dealer “Service Packages”
The wife has a 2 year old Chevy Traverse that she really likes and we always have the oil changed at the purchasing dealer, who we really like too. I’ve always changed my own oil but at $38.95 for 5...
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Another issue -- dealers at one time had plenty of work keeping up with the maintenance on vehicles they sold. NOW, most do not have the same requirements, no points, plugs, rotor etc every 'xx' miles ... so, once the truck sells, we now have 100,000 mile plugs, electronic ignitions, and most of the general maintenance items are now absent.
What's a dealer to do - well, make up some 'check and adjust' periodic maintenance so it can keep its mechanics busy ... brakes now last twice or more as long, and other items that once wore out, don't. So, here we have mechanics with nothing to do ... and equipment that costs a fortune to buy and maintain.
Nothing against good mechanics here, we need them when we need them -- but to schedule periodic maintenance to 'look' at things that 'ain't broke' makes no sense --
What's a dealer to do - well, make up some 'check and adjust' periodic maintenance so it can keep its mechanics busy ... brakes now last twice or more as long, and other items that once wore out, don't. So, here we have mechanics with nothing to do ... and equipment that costs a fortune to buy and maintain.
Nothing against good mechanics here, we need them when we need them -- but to schedule periodic maintenance to 'look' at things that 'ain't broke' makes no sense --
