re: Dealership Service Center Sabotage

I used to go to the dealer for oil changes and stuff, because they had great coupons and actually had free food and beverages while you waited. They took for freaking ever and always tried to upsell you.

The kicker for me and why I don't use the dealer for anything is they quoted me something insane like $5-6k for a repair on my truck (died and was towed to dealer), and when I refused and told them I had googled the parts myself, they matched my number that was around $2-3k. That's criminal. How many unsuspecting people do they rape every day. I let them have it in the review and vowed to never return, and have not.

My wife has a minivan that has a service deal where she gets oil changes and whatnot if she stays on schedule and uses the dealership. She went the other day and they told her she needed a battery and quoted her +$200. She texted me and I told her no way. She got the bill, and they had changed it anyway, "due to a misunderstanding." They did, however, agree to match the price I got from the parts store. But how many people pay 2x for a battery because they don't ask??

My sister in law was at one of those jiffy lube type places and they told her she needed her rear diff flushed. She called my brother, who advised her that her front wheel drive car had no rear differential.