Dealer oil change $$$

Stbentoak said:

When you've seen how many mistakes "Fast Lane oil change" uneducated techs have made on diesels.... (Mostly putting the wrong gasser oil in them...Or assuming they are an HD and putting 15W-40 in them or putting in the wrong amounts from way to little to way to much...) you'd understand why my dealership only allows their diesel techs to do oil changes on the heavy duty and LM2 engines.
Not to mention, most consumers just assume since they've had it done at a dealership that "It must have been done right" and don't check their receipts for what or how much was used. Then about 2 weeks later they pull the stick and it's like 2 " above full or doesn't even register.
All told to me by a friend that is a service writer at a local dealership...... Don't think it doesn't happen.... And the #1 reason I do it myself....

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UsualSuspect said:

I normally don't use the dealer, my son in law does. IMHO the dealer he uses fleeced him. Oil, oil filter, tire rotation, 30 point check, blah, blah, blah, cost him $255.78 . I thought that was bad, his fuel filter was at 7%, they asked him about changing it, he said sure, he said he should have asked how much before the yes. They charged him $90 for the fuel filter (GM's MSRP is $78.22), and get this, $200 labor to change it . Needless to say, I was beside myself when he told me. How could labor be $200, it was up on the rack already for the oil change, the fuel filter can be changed in about 5 minutes. I am going to have my mechanic show him how to change the fuel filter at the very least. I also told him to find a different dealer, he needs a dealer that doesn't overcharge on parts, and isn't taking advantage of their customers with labor charges.

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Tinbadtin said:

I figured I take it to the stealer while under warranty. $229 for an oil change!! Not even tire rotation! Originally they rung me up for $269 and I was like WTF. I noticed they put 8 cylinder so had to correct him too. That “dropped” the price to $229 because “2 less quarts of oil”.

Are these prices normal?

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justchecking said:

Stealer charged my daughter $240 to change a wheel stud that took them less than 38 minutes from start to pay the cashier. I guess I am still not over that one either.

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