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General Sport Trac Discussion
Doing service basic yourself vs dealer?
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<blockquote data-quote="shawn stonbraker 2" data-source="post: 692893" data-attributes="member: 62109"><p>I say do it yourself and keep the records. You will save money and have less worry about what they have done. You will know what was done and put in there due to you being the one that did it. If you have a reputable Dealer, unlike mine that I wouldn't trust as far as I could throw them, then it would be up to you. I know they were advertising thier 30K check up for $65 one time (I know because I got a flier from them just 2 days before for my wife's '05 Mountaineer), and I was at the service desk when another costumer called and the service manager told them that "yes they advertise $65 30K service, but most of the time it runs into the $130 range due to other stuff they find during the look over". I knew then that I will be doing most of the 30K service on my wifes vehicle. So there is a chance that your $35 fee could change to something higher. As I said though, my local dealer is an a**. Do what you will be comfortable with. We take her vehicle back for inspections, because we get them free for as long as we own the car. I change the oil myself.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shawn stonbraker 2, post: 692893, member: 62109"] I say do it yourself and keep the records. You will save money and have less worry about what they have done. You will know what was done and put in there due to you being the one that did it. If you have a reputable Dealer, unlike mine that I wouldn't trust as far as I could throw them, then it would be up to you. I know they were advertising thier 30K check up for $65 one time (I know because I got a flier from them just 2 days before for my wife's '05 Mountaineer), and I was at the service desk when another costumer called and the service manager told them that "yes they advertise $65 30K service, but most of the time it runs into the $130 range due to other stuff they find during the look over". I knew then that I will be doing most of the 30K service on my wifes vehicle. So there is a chance that your $35 fee could change to something higher. As I said though, my local dealer is an a**. Do what you will be comfortable with. We take her vehicle back for inspections, because we get them free for as long as we own the car. I change the oil myself.;) [/QUOTE]
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