Expensive oil change!
Joined: Mar 2018
Posts: 6
From: California
I'm not sticking up for the dealer at all but most dealers now have a quick alignment check on the driveway when you check in. They clip these sensors on your rims and roll the car forward and it tells them if its good or not. Hitting a curb or pothole could throw a car out of alignment. Especially some of these roads in San Diego. LOL
Joined: Feb 2018
Posts: 30
From: Louisiana
I got a flyer in the mail from the local Ford dealer for an oil change for 35.95. looked like a good deal so I went over and got in line for my oil change. While I was waiting in the lounge, the service writer came in and said I needed an alignment and it would cost 119.95, I needed my brake fluid flushed which would cost me 119.95 and I needed my injectors cleaned which would cost me 49.95. I own a 2014 Mustang convertible V-6 with a little over 40,000 miles on it. I was flabbergasted but politely told them thanks but no thanks, but go ahead and change the oil for now. I wonder how many people fall for this sort of scam and get this kind of work done at inflated prices. I had high hopes that I had found an honest dealer but I guess they are all cut from the same fabric. An hour later I paid them 42 and change (35.99 +tax) and left.
Bob in Bowling Green, Ky
Bob in Bowling Green, Ky
one dealer on that special even tried to tell me my 2016 eco 2.7 had a special oil filter necessitating an up charge, extra qt if oil ( ok that’s legit ) and then the shop charges.
Called them on the filter and shop charges and got itvreduced snd never went back
went to new car purchase dealer meeting/seminar at another dealership. Asked specifically about my and wife’s GT oil change and asked specifically about shop charges. Response, “no shop charges”, straight from the service managers mouth
1st oil change in truck, shop charges! $1.44.
price was good without a special so no big deal but they can’t hekp themselves but to lie!!
and
shop charges are for rags , etc. guy filling oil must have spilled some on fil area that helps it not leak down on engine . He didn’t use those rags and thoroughly clean the area!!!!
discovered this at home in driveway , should have opened hood at dealership and checked so I could get my shop charges money worth!!
Last edited by Wife’s 18 GT CONV; Mar 20, 2018 at 07:27 AM.
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