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re: Auto repair places are the most dishonest businesses…
Posted on 10/17/24 at 8:02 pm to tiggerfan02 2021
Posted on 10/17/24 at 8:02 pm to tiggerfan02 2021
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Come back and talk to us when you have replaced the air filters on a 2016-up 3.0 twin turbo Infiniti Q50. You will be singing a different tune and probably paying somebody who knows what they are doing to figure out why your car now has a check engine light on and runs like shite.
No one gives a frick that you drive an Infiniti
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Posted on 10/17/24 at 8:19 pm to Adam4848
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No one gives a frick that you drive an Infiniti
I don't. I work on them for a living and have for 37+ years and have to go behind dumbass know-it-alls like you fixing their frickups on a daily basis.
I drive a 2007 Hyundai SantaFe because it's paid for, reliable, insurance is cheap, and it isn't loaded with worthless gimmicks that cause problems and cost an arm and a leg to repair.
Posted on 10/17/24 at 8:21 pm to Wildcat98USA
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They tried to sell me on a new air filter
Whenever they ask they I just point to the blower stick out of the hood
Posted on 10/17/24 at 8:33 pm to tiggerfan02 2021
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I don't. I work on them for a living and have for 37+ years and have to go behind dumbass know-it-alls like you fixing their frickups on a daily basis.
Why are you being so aggressive on a message board. I don't care
Posted on 10/17/24 at 9:15 pm to Adam4848
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Why are you being so aggressive on a message board. I don't care
OK. Whatever your career is, you are a fricking dishonest crook.
I have no idea who you are or what you do, but you are dishonest because of what you do for a living.
Does that give you a bit of an idea why?
Posted on 10/17/24 at 9:17 pm to tiggerfan02 2021
I made a joke about how long it takes to take the air filter out of its box and you're asking me about my career and calling me a crook?
Posted on 10/17/24 at 11:37 pm to Wildcat98USA
Pretty simple. Stop taking it to anyone. Maintain it all yourself. ALL of it.
Posted on 10/17/24 at 11:47 pm to Wildcat98USA
Take 5 always gives me a small glass of lemonade or something so sure, change the filter, I don’t give a frick.
Posted on 10/18/24 at 3:44 am to Wildcat98USA
We are all so very proud of you.
Posted on 10/18/24 at 5:06 am to KCRoyalBlue
I know I was just lazy. It’s a new car and you have to remove the glove box to access it…lesson learned.
Posted on 10/18/24 at 6:10 am to Wildcat98USA
Here is the thing. You definitely have chains that push everything with their multi point inspections and promote a sense of fear to not make the fix right then.
Other business do it right , and explain the true pro’s and con’s.
If any place isn’t at minimum going over any potential needs when you come in for service they aren’t doing your job.
If your vehicle is close to needing a filter service treatment etc don’t put it off stick with the OE Rec it’s proven. Vehicle life and efficiency are better.
All that said if they can’t show you a air filter before changing it you want to go somewhere else!
Other business do it right , and explain the true pro’s and con’s.
If any place isn’t at minimum going over any potential needs when you come in for service they aren’t doing your job.
If your vehicle is close to needing a filter service treatment etc don’t put it off stick with the OE Rec it’s proven. Vehicle life and efficiency are better.
All that said if they can’t show you a air filter before changing it you want to go somewhere else!
Posted on 10/18/24 at 6:15 am to Wildcat98USA
As a former auto tech. Air filters, wipers, cabin filters, tire rotations/balances, alignment, brake fluid exchanges are the most profitable and easier upsells to customers. Techs are mainly paid a flat rate so they have incentive to upsell. No work no money.
Posted on 10/18/24 at 6:18 am to Wildcat98USA
Went to Lexus a couple of years ago for an oil change.
They wanted to replace my cabin air filter for around 200 bucks.
Something I can do in 2 minutes with a $20 part.
They wanted to replace my cabin air filter for around 200 bucks.
Something I can do in 2 minutes with a $20 part.
Posted on 10/18/24 at 6:27 am to Wildcat98USA
Go to a decent mechanic. I've had 2 and visited multiple times over the decades and never had them ask to replace an air filter. Oil change shops are not mechanics in most instances.
This post was edited on 10/18/24 at 6:28 am
Posted on 10/18/24 at 6:45 am to tiggerfan02 2021
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why your car now has a check engine light on and runs like shite.
Because it's a Nissan?
Posted on 10/18/24 at 6:46 am to el Gaucho
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better than a blue collar expert
You mean said blue collar expert that actively scams in situations like this? I was having recall work done at the Toyota dealership when they tried the air filter scam on an old lady who was sitting next to me. The tech brought the filter in and it wasn't dirty..told her she didn't need it
Posted on 10/18/24 at 6:48 am to cheobode
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she could no longer go back to conventional once you switch to synthetic
That's an outright lie
Posted on 10/18/24 at 6:48 am to Wildcat98USA
That's why you find one that isn't and you stick with them.
The place I was referred to 20 years ago is further away than a bunch of other shops, but they are honest. Family owned / run. And they can work on anything from my 7.3 Cummins to the teen's Accord or RAV4. They'd never suggest an air filter change as they know I do most of my own maintenance.
Good shops don't need to be dishonest. They have enough repeat, referred customers they stay overwhelmed with work.
The place I was referred to 20 years ago is further away than a bunch of other shops, but they are honest. Family owned / run. And they can work on anything from my 7.3 Cummins to the teen's Accord or RAV4. They'd never suggest an air filter change as they know I do most of my own maintenance.
Good shops don't need to be dishonest. They have enough repeat, referred customers they stay overwhelmed with work.
Posted on 10/18/24 at 7:01 am to baxter12
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Other business do it right , and explain the true pro’s and con’s.
Changing the air filter more frequently than recommended is the single cheapest way to extend the life of your engine. The cleaner the air the cleaner your combustion. Restricted air flow or a filter releasing particles into the cylinders decreases the fuel efficiency.
If you have ever explained how a Mercedes Benz is built and why it requires certain maintenance to an arrogant owner then you understand why people don’t always put forth the effort to explain why a new air filter is necessary for a new car to maintain value.
Posted on 10/18/24 at 7:05 am to Wildcat98USA
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Auto repair places
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a new air filter
You bought it because he called you "ma'am", didn't you?
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