I have an 06 Acura TL. I will need to do a 30000 mile maintence (yes, drove alot), does it make a difference to take it to an Acura dealership or rather to a local repair shop (one that is reliable). Does it make a difference in terms of quaility or parts?
2006-11-14 18:24:00 · 10 answers · asked by supersupau2002 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
you have an acura, not a bently. every shop in town knows how to do a 30k service for this car. take it to a reliable one and you should be good to go. HOWEVER, this may void your warranty. you paid alot of money for your warranty (nothing is free) and if the service costs 2 or 3 times as much from the dealership, its probably worth it in order to keep your warranty.
2006-11-15 02:32:01 · answer #1 · answered by FJ40spencer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If under warranty, use the dealer, if out of warranty use a good shop, My friend owns a shop, and he is very wary about hiring mechanics from dealerships, dealerships treat their mechanics like sh-t, and a lot of Shaved apes work there, some of the worst mechanics that I've ever seen, have come from dealerships. I have a rocked out Ford Mustang (heavy mods), it was at my friends shop attracting atteNTion, a dealership parts guy was there delivering, he said "We would,nt even touch that car at the dealership", the whole place roared, "We wouldn't let a dealership "NEAR" this car" ! They are horrible at best, they don't want to fix anything, and will do what ever they can to get out of the warranty, and charge you !
2006-11-15 04:03:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it does. I have a new car and the dealership uses quality parts. They have to maintain the warranty. Should they not use quality materials, then you could go after them for it.They keep records of what they have done so if anything should go "drastically" wrong with the car, they will fix it without argument and usually at low cost.
The cost is more, but I believe it's worth it.
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I did that with the older car til the warranty ran out then took it to the local shop as it was cheaper.
2006-11-15 02:39:20 · answer #3 · answered by gemma 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it does. You may void any warranty you have on it by not having the recommended service done at the prescribed interval and entered into their computer or by not using OEM parts. Check with your car dealership to see what the mandatory vs. recommended maintenance is according to your warranty. Because the dealerships service department are experts on maintaining your vehicle I believe they will do the job better and faster than an independent shop. Good Luck.
2006-11-15 02:40:24 · answer #4 · answered by vanman2u 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Taking it to the dealership will be just fine, if you are a doctor, lawyer, or six figure salary. Dealerships will charge you 500% more, and the local shops will not and CANNOT touch it unless they are or their mechanics are qualified. So only take your vehicle to the dealership if insurance is paying for a fix or repair. Dealerships are a rip when it comes to price, and a lot of the times when it comes to warranty!
2006-11-15 02:32:36 · answer #5 · answered by careercollegestudent69 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The service should be the same or maybe a little cheaper at the independant shop. I would take it to the dealer if you are looking at trading it in soon 35-45 miles would be your best trade in value and you can claim it was delar serviced if trying to sell independantly. If you have decided to keeep the car and run it into the ground then go with the independant shop. You may have to wait a bit longer for the parts as they get them from you local delar but you will save on the labor hours. Depends on what your plans are for the car...
2006-11-15 02:31:36 · answer #6 · answered by chris stp 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well yes and no. Talking it to a dealer, thy know of any factory recalls and screw ups. And it will cost 3 times as much.
On the other hand an independent shop can do the same work but unless thy have privy to an on line data system thy may not know of a recall.
It will be cheeper though.
I tell people as long as it is under the factory warrente take it to them, but when it runs out seek an independent shop.
2006-11-15 02:35:35 · answer #7 · answered by goldwing127959 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Theoretically a dealer 'knows' your car, a local shop probably does not, if it's still under warranty go to the dealer. If you know a "reliable" garage that will bother to find your auto's specs they can do the same thing as far as a 30k maintenance schedule. As far as parts go, it's usually up to you (ask).
2006-11-15 07:31:48 · answer #8 · answered by Mr.Wise 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok. So the co-efficient of Y's homeomorphicness must be indirectly related to your car dealership. This is equal to X and if we substitute your 'local shop' then in efficiency it is indirectly yet at the same time directly related to your car dealership. I'm sorry mate, I'm really gonna have to work on that tangelising problem.
Hope I helped you.
2006-11-15 02:27:42 · answer #9 · answered by cardy279 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the difference is while its under warranty you don't have to pay at the dealer
2006-11-15 02:32:26 · answer #10 · answered by justcurious 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋