I wouldn't mind going to the dealer for scheduled service, but years of experience has taught me that they don't do it -- and that's the main reason I do it myself.
If you look at your owner's manuals, they will tell you when / what to do.
I bet there's fewer than a handful of dealer service technicians who go all over the car and lube the door hinges, check the belts, re-torque the bolts, and do a general "all over" inspection to look for problems/ issues.
I'd pay for that ...
if they actually did the work!
What do you get for a $300+ service ?? usually just an oil change -- do they change the filter + o ring? how do you know? what kind of oil did they use? no way to know! But they charge you for topping off your windshield washer fluid
I used to let the dealer do the tricky stuff -- like change the brake fluid.... but the last time I let them do it they buggered the threads on a bleed valve and left me with a leak that runined a Peg
before I discovered it.
and the tools! I have a box half full of tools and parts the dealer mechanics have left under the hood or somewhere in/on the car over the years. amazing. and you always have to check the wheel bolt torque after every inspection...
... you just can't trust dealer mechanics
if you love your car, you have to learn do your own work. http://********************/smile/emthup.gif
funny this topic should come up -- i just got back from the dealer to get front brake pads --{ $109 }... going to show my 12-year-old how to work on the car
