Subject	The older a car gets, the more its maintenance/repair
Posted by	cherry on April 03, 2018 at 9:34 AM
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In Reply To	Failed inspection for no defrost... (rant) posted by Zbruh92 on April 02, 2018 at 11:46 PM
Message	becomes a DIY issue. It sounds like you were better qualified than the "mechanic" to make your car road-worthy. I can't think of ANY reason I'd bring my Z to a dealership for repairs.
Follow Ups	Failed inspection for no defrost... (rant) - Zbruh92 23:46:29 04/02/18 Why are you going to the dealer for this in the first place? - Nate (NoVA) 00:42:46 04/03/18 Re: Why are you going to the dealer for this in the first place? - Metacom 20:13:30 04/03/18 Thanks for your service, then! (n/m) - Nate (NoVA) 09:08:44 04/04/18 Never again (n/m) - Zbruh92 20:33:59 04/09/18 Since the first time I brought her there - Zbruh92 15:47:31 04/04/18 [like] (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 22:53:04 04/03/18 I only go there for inspections and alignments - Zbruh92 15:35:24 04/04/18 If he HAD attempted to repair it and spent an hour or two... - kickerzx 04:20:42 04/03/18 How would the dealership have fixed it? - compirate 06:59:06 04/03/18 This is what I have found in my experience. - MixManMash 07:38:30 04/03/18 Again. Would you have paid if he tried but couldnt fix it? - kickerzx 13:23:03 04/03/18 I personally find it fun to fix things like that - compirate 16:20:06 04/03/18 There’s a sense of pride in doing what most can’t - Zbruh92 16:59:13 04/04/18 Sounds like greed is the underlying issue here - Zbruh92 16:42:14 04/04/18 Apparently we live in very different worlds... (n/m) - kickerzx 00:54:16 04/05/18 I wasn’t about to pay labor for that however - Zbruh92 15:37:44 04/04/18 The older a car gets, the more its maintenance/repair - cherry 09:34:17 04/03/18 [Like] (n/m) - Barry (NJ) 09:03:13 04/04/18 Tbh I don’t even trust them to inspect it - Zbruh92 15:57:35 04/04/18 well duh, it is so expensive to employ anybody these days - LJZTT 10:49:09 04/03/18 Dealer mechanics are parts replacers... - vorpalZ 11:57:07 04/03/18 Long story short, don't take your car to the dealer... (n/m) - nissubaru 14:55:40 04/03/18 Just warranty work....which is all they want to do anyway (n/m) - LJZTT 16:55:34 04/03/18 Ehh I wouldn't say that. - Stanky (BC) 17:01:04 04/03/18 yeah but the techs aren't in charge, ownership loves those - LJZTT 17:28:50 04/03/18 Have to be careful with those chargebacks - Stanky (BC) 01:42:39 04/04/18 Amen. - Josher 09:18:15 04/04/18 Yup... just have to find a place that looks after you. - Stanky (BC) 10:13:10 04/04/18 You're lucky...I imagine the personnel turnover is low (n/m) - LJZTT 16:30:34 04/04/18 ultimately the dealership system is antiquated and obsolete - LJZTT 16:08:20 04/04/18 Naturally.... - LJZTT 15:53:34 04/04/18 Nope. - Dave N 17:23:54 04/03/18 yeah its because they just push volume of cookie cutter - LJZTT 17:32:03 04/03/18 From experience I’ve seen Mexicans work magic lol - Zbruh92 15:50:24 04/04/18 Absolutely. Preach. (n/m) - ZXRider 17:59:28 04/03/18 Mechanics don’t get paid for warranty work - Zbruh92 16:18:53 04/04/18 Correction: recalls not warranty. S**t pay either way (n/m) - Zbruh92 17:06:57 04/04/18 think the techs got it bad, floor sales have it even worse - LJZTT 20:15:58 04/04/18 Disagree. - Josher 07:44:35 04/06/18 only after many years of return clients and "viral" referral - LJZTT 16:38:53 04/07/18 This is true (n/m) - ForceFedTT (FL) 22:46:43 04/03/18 If it was me I would’ve passed it and notified the owner - Zbruh92 16:03:43 04/04/18 What happens when the inside of your windshield fogs or - MixManMash 19:37:35 04/04/18 Windows up A/C on has proven effective for me - Zbruh92 20:00:59 04/04/18 [smh...] (n/m) - Barry (NJ) 09:06:53 04/04/18
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