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Originally Posted by SouthArk370Z
Thanks!
Maybe I'm expecting too much. It just seems to me that when I pay to have "all the fluids changed (except the differential; did that about 10K miles ago), change the intake and cabin air filters, and do the 30K scheduled maintenance" that the power steering bottle would be above touching the low line, the battery would have been checked (can't swear that they didn't check it but there was dust on the top and caps when I got home), the cabin air filter would be replaced, and the tires would have more than 210kPa in them (they were at 230-235 two days before, so I'm guessing they couldn't read the tag in the door jamb (240kPa) and let some air out). Oh! And they changed the oil change alert to 5K miles without asking even I had told the Service Rep that I stick to the factory 3750. I don't have a lot of confidence that they actually did the trans/brake/coolant flushes.
And that's just one visit to one dealer. 
But anyway. Life is good - much better than I deserve - so I'll just grit my teeth, find a car I can get worked on, and carry on.  |
Are you jumping the gun a bit here? I use a local Nissan/Chrysler dealer and they have been relatively fine. Even though I can do my own stuff, I have been using them for most of my basic maintenance (I do my own air filters, its cake).
*ANY* dealership can scam you. Anyone can not change fluids and just charge you. Often the simple maintenance stuff is done by their low order grease monkeys while the seasoned and certified techs work on the hard stuff. Some level of trust must be established starting with blind faith on the consumer end.
And that is something to consider: sounds like your car has just been basic maintenance for a few years and you are more aggressive with the preventative care? Nothing wrong with that (I did my diff and trans myself, even though that is only 'premium service' according to Nissan).
Why unload a car you like to drive just like that? Next time in for service that is more then just an oil change, ask to speak to the tech for a few minutes: just to meet them, and ask 'so you see anything else of interest on the car?'
More often then not they will probably be entertained in the fact they got to work on a Z, which is rare in itself
Otherwise you have good feedback. For a FWD car the Ford ST's are getting rave reviews. I also would look at a RWD 'merican thunder if you could. V8's are fun and the MPG won't be much different then the Z
- b