dzcad90
Rolex & gin
AFAIK, the 507 oil doesn't come in bulk.. yet.. After 5 years... Otherwise, dealers would be using it more often - buying in bulk is always cheaper.
Apparently dealers around here haven't gotten the message then, however this is Chicagoland. Anytime they can charge more, they will.Don, get with the program...sheesh...and all this time I thought you were paying attention.
507 has been available in bulk for going on 18 months, AFAIK...
Well FWIW my dealership has been using bulk 507.00 since 2010. I challenged them back then when they serviced my 2010 JSW then they showed me the drum and it's appropriate labeling. Valvoline Synpower XL-III VW 5-30 504.00/507.00 ACEA A3/B4 C3.Apparently dealers around here haven't gotten the message then, however this is Chicagoland. Anytime they can charge more, they will.
Wow. In a tire thread, you refer to folks that prefer Hankooks as "snobs."
In this post, ^^^, you think folks that like to have service done correctly are "prickish."
...sigh...
When I entrust my $30K piece of machinery to someone else to service and maintain, I have the right as well as the duty to ensure that the job is being done correctly. Their mess up could cost ME big bucks in the future.No one likes having someone breathing down their neck when they're doing a routine part of their job.
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^^This!When I entrust my $30K piece of machinery to someone else to service and maintain, I have the right as well as the duty to ensure that the job is being done correctly. Their mess up could cost ME big bucks in the future.
Using the wrong oil at a 10K service interval will likely not cause an immediate issue, but is likely to cause an issue that will only become evident when the responsibility for paying for that mistake is on ME.
For the leagues of folks who trade their car in every 24-36 months - who cares? Let the tech do whatever he wants. By the time any long term damage from improper servicing is evident the car will be someone else's issue. For those of us in it for the long haul, "trust but verify" is the ONLY way to go.
When I entrust my $30K piece of machinery to someone else to service and maintain, I have the right as well as the duty to ensure that the job is being done correctly. Their mess up could cost ME big bucks in the future.
Using the wrong oil at a 10K service interval will likely not cause an immediate issue, but is likely to cause an issue that will only become evident when the responsibility for paying for that mistake is on ME.
For the leagues of folks who trade their car in every 24-36 months - who cares? Let the tech do whatever he wants. By the time any long term damage from improper servicing is evident the car will be someone else's issue. For those of us in it for the long haul, "trust but verify" is the ONLY way to go.
If I can be assured that the person working on my car is a "trained professional", then this discussion wouldn't even exist.
I will continue to engage any tech that works on my car (especially a tech I don't know), with lots of questions, and visual confirmation of repairs needed. Any good tech (or "trained professional") welcomes interaction with an enthusiast, and clear, simple answers to legitimate questions don't slow any "trained professional" down.
We all encounter incompetence every day, which, on the average, reigns supreme in many fields, and auto dealerships are notorious in this regard. If a tech gets annoyed at honest curiousity, though, I just smile and walk/drive away, and never return. You just can't fix stoopid.
"Trust but verify."
If that makes me a prick, I accept the compliment.
Well, the oil was a different color on the dipstick then when the car went in. The oil was properly filled to the top and the tan colored heat shielding on the pipe wasn't covered in oil. There was no Adblue spilled in the trunk. They used the right oil in the car. My service mileage was reset. My car had been driven a few miles indicating that they did in fact test drive it like they said they did. I cannot sit and worry about every little thing. How do I know my dentist cleans my teeth right, how do I know that my urologist did my kidney stone surgery properly, how do I know that the roofing company put my shingles on correctly?How would you know? Seriously.They take YOUR car off to another building and say these things have been done.
Friend of mine lives in Waterford and has told me about Munks.Check out Munks in Waterford. They actually let you watch.
Who are you speaking too? If you are talking about me, are you talking about the windows in my fuelly picture? If so, that isn't my car. It's just some picture that I grabbed with the right car color.btw...my tint is way cooler.
When I entrust my $30K piece of machinery to someone else to service and maintain, I have the right as well as the duty to ensure that the job is being done correctly. Their mess up could cost ME big bucks in the future.
Using the wrong oil at a 10K service interval will likely not cause an immediate issue, but is likely to cause an issue that will only become evident when the responsibility for paying for that mistake is on ME.
For the leagues of folks who trade their car in every 24-36 months - who cares? Let the tech do whatever he wants. By the time any long term damage from improper servicing is evident the car will be someone else's issue. For those of us in it for the long haul, "trust but verify" is the ONLY way to go.
Talk about blind faith.For those of us in it for long haul, change your own damn oil if you feel the need to treat people like children as they perform the simplest of automobile maintenance tasks.