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Originally Posted by biker1
Are you sure they weren't trying to upsell her a transmission fluid change? (Not many places overhaul transmissions and your car is still under warranty). If in fact that was what happened and depending on the car, it might actually be called for as regular maintenance. Just saying ...
And no, I don't use them and have never used them. Many of these place use oil changes as a loss leader to get you in the door to upsell other services (which may or may not be needed). They may also not have the exact fluids needed for your car. You need to be familiar with the maintenance schedule for your car.
I have used AccuTech on 301 in Oxford for the things I don't care to do.
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Nope, that isn't what they told her.
They actually told her that they checked the transmission oil, that it had metal particles in it and that's why it needed a rebuild.
I then pulled the trannny dipstick myself, looked at it and asked the salesman to get a magnet and let's see.
He demurred and then said
"we'll just write up an engine oil change at this time."
I pulled the manual and said , 'gee, it says here even under '
severe service' (which it definitely doesn't meet) it calls for the tranny to be serviced at 75,000 miles.
I have never owned, or even heard of, an automatic transmission calling for a tranny service (oil and filter) at less than even 50,000 miles.
THAT is when I told him he should be behind bars...and we left.
And yes, I am very mechanically proficient and could (and used to) do all of my own service, up to and including brake jobs, but at this stage of my life...choose to let others scrape their knuckles and dig grease out from under their fingernails while I play golf.
