howarmat

So true!

jaded seconds

i know. it's crazy. here in florida, different dealerships and makes. i've heard countless stories of warranties voided for simple things such as lowering the car, aftermarket intake, or aftermarket exhaust.

edit: i just remembered one story! this guy bought a stockintegra gs-ra few years back (2002 or 2003i believe)from an acura dealership. he wanted to beef up the suspension. the only thing he put on so far was a front strut tower brace. he went in for an oil change.

long story short after the oil change ayoung service rep mid 20'scame out and said 'we finished your oil change, but we're going to have to void your warranty.' he asks, 'why?' the rep says, 'the aftermarket bar thing or whatever in your engine bay has caused some oil leaks in the car and is now causing trouble to the fuel line.'

he's tried to argue his way out of it. but he's more passive than anything so he ended up losing the fight and falling for there bs.

rls82959

I did my first oil change today @ 2700 miles. Put Mobil 1 Synthetic in it. Passed on the "first oil change free" at the stealership. I have a Tune without the CAI. I would definately take the CAI off and reflash to stock before going to the stealership. Even if it's just an oil change. A CAImay make the stealer curious. I'll reflash andvisit my stealer if I need something fixed under warranty. Other than that, I'll see the stealer for the 15000 mile maintenance/inspection.

jerjan

I think the dealerships are ugly ****** and I would not let them touch my thing (car). I used to be service manager, I speak from experience. Only the low level flunky monkeys did routine maintenance where I worked because the highly trained guys only did work that they were specifically trained to do (high tech stuff). Learn to do your own maintenance you will sleep better and your thing (car) will thank you.

sycd

And the dealership grease monkey makes how much more? The same kid can end-up doing oil changes at the dealership or jiffy lube. I had dealerships put the wrong oil in my car, scratched my cars, my rims, did not put enough oil, put they greasy crap all over the interior, etc, etc, etc. My experience with Jiffy Lube has been so far better than dealerships. I don't do it myself because it's not interesting, and in general a messy pain in the a$$

howarmat

I would trust the dealership over a jiffy lube but i do it myself so I dont have to worry about any of it. If the dealership messes up the warranty will cover it but i would think jiffy lube would be harder to deal with in a bad situation.