Dealership or Jiffy Lube

[aekdb1564]

My daughter has a 3 year old Mazda CX5 and the dealer has her convinced she should ONLY have her maintenance done there. I'm talking oil changes, alignments, etc. What's your take? I said on anything other than when you need OEM parts, you're fine. But dad's are wrong a lot... lol

 

[wlong01]

I'd skip Jiffy Lube. Too many horror stories. Find a competent shop or use the dealer.
I've only taken my two CX-5's to the dealer, it's about the same price for oil, rotations, alignments, tires, etc. They have a nice lounge with free drinks, wide screen TV and they're fairly fast plus you build up goodwill with them if you ever need them to go to bat with corporate Mazda.

 

[Mazdiod2]

They don't need much, so unless the dealer is fabricating problems or extra expensive extra services she shouldn't need to see them very often.

 

[BoomerZoomr]

I also would avoid quickie lube places… many more horror stories there than dealerships or dedicated mechanic shops. I use the Mazda dealership, but there is a Nissan dealership in my area that does synthetic oil changes for around $45… and it doesn’t have to be a Nissan. Check around if price is important.