When I was on a Lexus forum for my cousin's GS300, there were A LOT of people there who got charged for their cabin filter to be changed, but it never actually was changed. I'm sure they wanted to 'change' it.jono6406 wrote:I took my Kizashi for the 25 mile ride to the nearest Suzuki dealer in St. Petersburg, Florida today and just 3 days ago I changed my cabin air filter but guess what they recommeneded that I change my engine and cabin air filter.
This economic climate has really started to bring out the worst in dealerships. Upselling is one thing, but selling and not doing the job is just plain cheating.
Same here. I hate spending money for people to mess up my cars. I can do that myself.KuroNekko wrote:I personally do all my own maintenance because I enjoy it and it's also quality assurance to me. I constantly find mistakes or laziness on the part of pros after I take my cars in. Mismatched bolts, missing washers, misaligned gaskets, etc. are things I don't tolerate so I avoid others touching my car as much as possible.
It's part of why I join car forums and why I use and contribute to the DIY sections.
But with a factory service manual, good tools, and time and patience, I can do anything they can--but better.I think most cars on the road go to an early grave due to poorly done maintenance. There's no reason half the cars that are scrapped have anything wrong besides a lifetime of bad maintenance.
