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General Sport Trac Discussion
Doing service basic yourself vs dealer?
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<blockquote data-quote="Richard L" data-source="post: 692905" data-attributes="member: 52972"><p>There are advantages and disadvantages to both.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You can save a lot of labor costs by doing your own mainenance work, but you need to consider your time and the cost of necessary tools, manuals and the limitations of your skills.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>If the dealer does the work, they are more apt to find things going bad earlier, that you might not see until it fails. But then the dealers are always looking for something to find wrong or starting to show signs of age so they can fix it for a hefty labor fee.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Discounted oil changes at the dealer are fine. You get an oil an filter change with quality products at very competive price, Sometimes they are even cheaper than the local Fast Lube centers. The price is a come-on hoping they will build your confidence and have the opportunity to make other repairs in the future.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The biggest disadvantage to doing your own mainenance work is the lack of quality workmanship. Too many people who can turn a wrench think they are superior to school trained, experienced mechanics. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>...Rich</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Richard L, post: 692905, member: 52972"] There are advantages and disadvantages to both. You can save a lot of labor costs by doing your own mainenance work, but you need to consider your time and the cost of necessary tools, manuals and the limitations of your skills. If the dealer does the work, they are more apt to find things going bad earlier, that you might not see until it fails. But then the dealers are always looking for something to find wrong or starting to show signs of age so they can fix it for a hefty labor fee. Discounted oil changes at the dealer are fine. You get an oil an filter change with quality products at very competive price, Sometimes they are even cheaper than the local Fast Lube centers. The price is a come-on hoping they will build your confidence and have the opportunity to make other repairs in the future. The biggest disadvantage to doing your own mainenance work is the lack of quality workmanship. Too many people who can turn a wrench think they are superior to school trained, experienced mechanics. ...Rich [/QUOTE]
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