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Dropped off my car for an oil change, 2019 GTS
They want to charge me $606. WTF
This if for 8-9 quarts of oil, oil filter and maybe 1/2hr labor
Never going back there again
This really is a new low, what scumbags. Did they give you an itemized receipt? Curious what they invoiced for Mobil 1 that you can get at Walmart at five quarts for $25. How about the notorious "shop supplies"?
The dirty secret is that for many dealers there really is no actual set price for many services. There's a minimum they can't go below and the maximum is whatever the service advisor can get you to pay. That "trusted" service advisor is a commissioned salesman, the more he can jack up the price the more he makes.
If there is a good reason to have anything other than warranty work done at the dealership I've yet to hear it. Maybe something like specialized PIWIS coding but that's about it. Find a good honest indy or better yet DIY and don't look back.
I do my own oil changes with kits from FCP euro which include a NEW drain plug and washer. Essentially costs me $28 to ship back my used oil and get my full refund LOL. Takes me an hour from start to finish, would be faster if the oil drained faster. I change my oil every 3-5k miles.
Dropped off my car for an oil change, 2019 GTS
They want to charge me $606. WTF
This if for 8-9 quarts of oil, oil filter and maybe 1/2hr labor
Never going back there again
It was my understanding that in CA, shops/dealers are required to provide an estimate prior to doing the work.
It is not clear whether or not they did the work for you. If they did the work, disputing the charge on your credit card is an option....citing that no estimate was provided, as is customary in CA.
It will buttress your story to the CC company, if you know the dealers standard labor rate...at least $150 an hour. Once the drain is opened, I have been told it takes 30 minutes for the oil to completely drain out. I would think the tech would stay with the car in the process......just for fun, call the service department and get a quote on an oil and filter change.
no, its not. the factory drain plug is soft as hell
Exactly, this plug was perfect before I carefully removed it by hand, with a proper hex socket - no longer usable.
At the cost of $6, why even think about it??
I’ve been to Livermore, Walnut Creek and Fremont for oil services. Walnut Creek was good, but Fremont wast the best and least expensive at the time, $120.00 when the others were $3-500.00.
livermore is overly full of themselves. Especially the sales team.
btw titan, sweet ride.
Last edited by digitalwiz; 09-01-2021 at 12:21 AM.