Comments on: Another Visit to the Service Department.

By: Teresa

Teresa — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 13:38:16 +0000

I just saw this in an email… *grin*

A blonde said, “I was worried that my mechanic might try to rip me off. I was relieved when he told me all I needed was turn signal fluid.”

By: Bill Roberts

Bill Roberts — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 17:37:25 +0000

Oh man, are you spot on. I have a regular mechanic who does all of my work for me. I went once to the “Automotive/money seperation facility” and once was enough.
The only thing I am surprised about is why that automaton didn’t try to fleece those old timers by telling them that their disgronificator was out of alignment and was available as factory install for only $500….it is a safety issue, ya know.

By: Libby

Libby — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 15:43:18 +0000

One of the great mysteries in life is why the car always runs perfectly until the day after the warranty expires.

By: dogette

dogette — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 16:35:19 +0000

I’ve found that the dealer where I bought the SUV will give me a loaner if my bill is high enough (and the down time is long enough), and I throw a mini-fit. They also have a “courtesy van” and will drive me home IF I ASK — around here, most people don’t seem to realize they CAN ask. The dealer’ll take you home even during a routine service like oil change, b/c it can take 45 min to an hour at times, even w/ appt. Ugh. I’ve often been the only one in the van. Rather wait at home, eh? And finally, not to nitpick, Jim, but those areas you keep referring to as “upper” and “lower” waiting rooms are more properly referred to as “circles of hell.”

By: Catfish

Catfish — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 16:20:13 +0000

They give us a loaner when we have our cars worked on here in the south.

By: shoe

shoe — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 04:51:10 +0000

wow. and i agree with you about the day after the warranty expires.

i kind of gagged when i saw the link that surely went back to the booger roller. yelk.

By: GUYK

GUYK — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 22:00:50 +0000

The service writers in most dealerships get paid on a commision of what they sell. I have had them try to tell me I had a bad fan bely a month after I installed a new one as well as the tire bit and brake bit..I think the best one was when I went in for the oil change and they told me all four wheels were bad..I had just had them replaced the day before..the only reason I was at the dealership was that promised me free oil and filter changes as long as I had the new pickup that I bought from them…but I did let the owner of the dealership know when I bought my next new truck why I didn’t buy from him and it was the service dept crooks that cost him the sale.

If you can find an independent technician that you can trust you will always get better service and a better deal than from the dealership service deptartments

By: rita

rita — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 18:55:52 +0000

Reason #1033 why I hate most mechanics.

By: Erica

Erica — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 18:33:05 +0000

Sounds suspiciously like the waiting room in Beetlejuice. Most of those unlucky supplicants, if I recall, also had a nasty case of the Dry Rots.