Coming up on 30k mileage
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oaklandopen
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Didn't void mine, of course the warranty part I needed was under the 60k, not 30k. But I had not been to any dealer for anything other than for a warranty reason (accellerometer, leaking output shaft), and I still got free work due to the warranty
I've done my own maintenence to include oil change, tire rotation, small repairs, inspections, servicing of parts. So, if your dealer says they want to inspect your car at 30k and 60k, expect them to also charge you an insane amount of money for very little work
And everything is in your owners manual, schedule-wise, so check it out
But just so you know, I am NOT one of those ppl who gives my car to the dealer every 20-30k miles to do nothing but look at stuff when I can do it myself
I've done my own maintenence to include oil change, tire rotation, small repairs, inspections, servicing of parts. So, if your dealer says they want to inspect your car at 30k and 60k, expect them to also charge you an insane amount of money for very little work
And everything is in your owners manual, schedule-wise, so check it out
But just so you know, I am NOT one of those ppl who gives my car to the dealer every 20-30k miles to do nothing but look at stuff when I can do it myself
oaklandopen
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I'm not trying to disuade you from doing it that way, I'm just saying that the dealer has no records of service on my vehicle besides a couple warranted items and I didn't have to pay for it
For all I know, your dealer could be an asshole and say "your warranty is voided cuz you didnt get your 30k inspection done here". That's just straight bulls*** if they do
For all I know, your dealer could be an asshole and say "your warranty is voided cuz you didnt get your 30k inspection done here". That's just straight bulls*** if they do
oaklandopen
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Which is exactly what they'd be doing. Having an inspection at a predetermined mileage is their way of trying to find something wrong with your car. Any reputable shop during any old oil change should be looking around your car anyway to try to find something wrong with it
No shop wants to do just an oil change and be done with your car. They WANT to find something to fix. They will even tell you that you need something when yoiu don't
Case in point, I had my tacoma get a tire rotation at the dealer once and they said I needed new brakes. I thought "okay thanks" and went ahead and bought pads and rotors for the front, and shoes for the rears so I could do it at UTI. Well I took everything apart and saw that I still had like half my pads left. I could have gone another 50k on them
Sorry to rant but this is something I'm very adamant in. I do everything myself because I've been told I've needed things that I didn't, or things broken I know I didn't break, or even the oil fill cap missing after going to jiffy lube (mistake to go there when I was first driving)
No shop wants to do just an oil change and be done with your car. They WANT to find something to fix. They will even tell you that you need something when yoiu don't
Case in point, I had my tacoma get a tire rotation at the dealer once and they said I needed new brakes. I thought "okay thanks" and went ahead and bought pads and rotors for the front, and shoes for the rears so I could do it at UTI. Well I took everything apart and saw that I still had like half my pads left. I could have gone another 50k on them
Sorry to rant but this is something I'm very adamant in. I do everything myself because I've been told I've needed things that I didn't, or things broken I know I didn't break, or even the oil fill cap missing after going to jiffy lube (mistake to go there when I was first driving)
Heh, when I got my purge valve replaced last year, the dealer that did it did a "free walkaround inspection" while they had my car and listed concerns. One of them was "tires below 50% tread, need replacing."
I thought that was funny when I read it, cause my new tires only had like 8000 miles on them, and they were NOWHERE near worn.
It's good to have oil change done somewhere where you get a detailed invoice, in case you have to prove engine maintenance for your turbo smoking or exploding.
Beyond that, you would definitely benefit from learning simple maintenance on your own car.
I thought that was funny when I read it, cause my new tires only had like 8000 miles on them, and they were NOWHERE near worn.
It's good to have oil change done somewhere where you get a detailed invoice, in case you have to prove engine maintenance for your turbo smoking or exploding.
Beyond that, you would definitely benefit from learning simple maintenance on your own car.
