Cowboy Dave wrote:Mate while I agree with you, and have my vehicle dealer serviced for those reasons, I still do my own interim oil changes (no biggie there) and have had aftermarket mods fitted where I thought fit.
The big problem, and it's unfortunate but true, is that many dealer mechanics in this fair country of ours are bloody useless. There are guys here who would drive many miles to go past dealers where they've had bad service before. You only have to look at tonight's posts to find a dealer who suggested tailshaft work to fix an air conditioner fan vibration!!
So, unfortunately it's not as cut and dried as you have put it. Some would regard it as more risky to let dealer mechanics work on their truck than it would be to use a trusted non dealer mechanic and potentially jeopardise their warranties.
Each to their own is my philosophy. We all make our own value judgments based on the risks we are prepared to take and our own life experiences.
I have a dealer with whom I am prepared to take calculated risks. I have another I'd not trust to even supply me a correct part without assistance. I've even had one purport to work on my vehicle in circumstances where I am absolutely convinced they did nothing at all.
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