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Originally Posted by Armand
Thanks Ard. This is the first time! I went back and forth on this. Finally, I called the dealer to book an appointment to do one. I spoke to a service adviser (who has been helpful in the past) and he discouraged me! Was he right or is there a huge conspiracy going on to get these cars into major repair a few years down the road??  |
No massive conspiracy.
Just a consensus opinion by many...(but not all, there are those that have bought into the 'global maintenance concept' wherein they use environmental impact, owner hassle and other 'non car/engine life factors' as inputs into the maintenance cycle calculus.)
Why you would TRUST an SA as knowing anything technical about automotive engineering is questionable as well. They really know very little, and have the same biases as any one member here on the board. n=1 so to speak, but not a definitive answer by any stretch. I have no doubt this same SA will tell you the transmission has lifetime fluid, then when pressed will say "100k"... then when you bring it in at 100k, he will say "you shouldn't mess with it, bad things happen when you change the fluid on high mile trannies".
Chance of you owning the car at 150-200k? That's where this kind of maintenance comes home to roost, so to speak.
My 2 cents
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