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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Mornington
Posts: 2,135
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I got the service free ( i had already supplied the oil ) but it left a nasty taste and never returned. However there are good workshops in the area , Pitlane Motors but one (thanks Ratter ) who i do trust. I was once one of the sheep who thought a dealer was the optimum place to go but no more. My FPV GTs never saw the dealer in 15 years except for warranty and even then they buggered one repair up and it had to go back. Yes that dealer stamp looks good on the service book but i know from personal experience they are not all they are cracked up to be, and to reinforce my answer to your original question , Yes i supply my own oil to any workshop or dealership i trusted. To each their own i am amazed you just seem to be paranoid about everything not just servicing and i never said take it on the chin and let it go but i will say if you get burnt dont go back.Find a dealer you trust and stick with them and don't ask for advice if your going to pull it to pieces. |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: May 2006
Location: In my happy place
Posts: 5,432
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I could fill terabytes with my experience at a north western Sydney ford dealer, and crap service on my company and fleet vehicles, all I can say is if using a dirty container to decant oil is your biggest fear you haven’t experienced dealer ship service.
I’m a heavy plant mechanic and do the servicing on mine and my family’s cars, except while they are under NCW and then I take it to a good local mechanic, I don’t bother taking my own oil and parts, if Matt says he used X oil and filters then I have no problem believing that Matt and his guys fitted X oil and filters Find your self a good fix it shop and forget the dealers, Good mechanics rarely stay at dealers
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 1,621
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i do my own. i have done since my teens. ive saved a stack of money, and stuffing around getting the car to the machinic and picking up. i can do a change in 30 to 45 minutes, fill out the service records book, done.
imo, its super easy to do yourself. |
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