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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monkey44 wrote:
Gotta tell ya one thing tho', when you replace your air cleaner, and then go in and get an oil change, and the dealer recommends a new air cleaner because yours is 'dirty' ... Kinda makes ya wonder?
Changed the brake fluid in the wifes car about 4K miles ago. Took it in for an oil change, they tried to sell a 60K mile package. I smiled and declined it. Called me later and told me that the brake fluid needs to be changed, it is burnt and dirty, for $119. I paid about $4 for a quart of fluid when I changed it.
They wanted to do a "throttle body cleaning" for $225. No thanks.
They told me her transmission fluid was dirty. Its a sealed transmission. The would have to drop the sump to check the fluid, which would result in losing 4 quarts of trans fluid. The fluid doesn't come to the bottom of the fill plug. I highly doubt they checked the fluid, they just saw the potential for a $250 fluid transfer that didn't need to be done. No thanks.
