What would you do?!?
May 13, 2004, 02:14 PM
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Yeah... when you go anywhere else (ie Jiffy Lube) they take your car in, change the oil, and hand you your keys... This may not be the best place to go, but there's no test drive, no warming up (unless it's @ idle, which puts on zero miles). There really should be no reason for 5 miles.
May 13, 2004, 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by turboDan
oil changes don't require a "test drive" for any reason at all,and if they tell you different then they are just lying to you,plain and simple!!!!!.Some idiot,possibly even the service manager took your car out to whip the sh#* out of it.Go talk to the General Manager about
this and tell him how upset you are about this.The least that they will do is give you a couple free oil changes,at best if your clutch starts slipping tommorrow,you get an actual warranty clutch.BTW,the reason I can tell you this is I work in a dealership,and have for 18yrs.
this and tell him how upset you are about this.The least that they will do is give you a couple free oil changes,at best if your clutch starts slipping tommorrow,you get an actual warranty clutch.BTW,the reason I can tell you this is I work in a dealership,and have for 18yrs.
also if everyone it happened to made enough noise, it will happen a lot less
May 13, 2004, 02:19 PM
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Does it show on your paperwork the In/Out mileage of the car? Usually the dealership is required to record that info. But maybe with an oil change they don't have to? I can't say for sure, that is why I always change the oil myself. But damn, 5 miles is way too much for an oil change. All they have to do is turn on the car and let it idle for a couple minutes to make sure there are no leaks.
I would be taking this to the service manager at least, like the other guys have suggested.
I would be taking this to the service manager at least, like the other guys have suggested.
May 13, 2004, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by gofaster87
I would say thats BS too. No need for that kind of mileage, even if it was to warm up the oil. I worked at a dealership briefly and you wouldnt believe the s**t they pull on customer cars.
Originally Posted by Stangar
. . . . . . and what s**t do they pull?? Knowledge is power.
May 14, 2004, 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by gofaster87
Ive seen mechanics throw **** at cars(playing around with each other) and scratch the hell out of them and Ive seen them even dent cars parking them and have it fixed at the local body shop and not tell the customer. The extra long test drives on nice cars were also common. Many other things happen at dealerships that would make you cringe.
May 14, 2004, 07:27 AM
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Originally Posted by JesseWRX
Does it show on your paperwork the In/Out mileage of the car? Usually the dealership is required to record that info. But maybe with an oil change they don't have to?
Yes, they have to, and it is listed on the paperwork.
I've never had more than a quarter of a mile put on mine, but then again, it's only an OZ.
May 14, 2004, 09:05 AM
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i have mine done at mitsu but i dont leave it overnight. i pull it in, leave the keys, they lift it up and do the change, its done in a half hour. they pull it right outside the garage door and leave it there. never drove it off the lot.
May 15, 2004, 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Jadiem
quit *****ing... if it breaks or they wreck it when their driving it they will take care of everything
did you not see the bmw oil change horror story?