re: Who’s got some dealership service stories?

Royal Honda in Metairie, my mother has bought four cars from them over the years. And has been generally satisfied with their service, she always brought her car in for oil changes and scheduled service.

She brings her car in for an oil change and tells the service writer that her dome light doesn't work anymore, please check it out.

The service advisor comes back awhile later and tells her that they checked the bulb and fuses and that was not the problem. They would have to trace the wiring to find the problem, cost about $200. She told them she would make an appointment to come back to have the repair done.

I happened to go to her house later that day and she mentioned it to me. I went to her car, got the bulb and went to AutoZone and bought an identical bulb for a few bucks. Put the new bulb in and Suprise! Suprise! the light worked again.

Theiving bastards.