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04-21-2021, 01:26 PM | #1 |
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Location: Pennsylvania
Vehicle:2002 WRX Silver |
Dealership, $170 Fuel Cleaning?
Hi All,
Today, while the car was in for 24 month service at the dealership, my wife was offered some sort of fuel cleaning treatment on her 2019 Forester for $170. Does anybody know what that is or have more information about it? It sounds really expensive and the car only has 22,000 miles and runs great so she said no. Has anybody here done that? Thanks
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04-21-2021, 01:31 PM | #2 |
Scooby Newbie
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Join Date: Mar 2020
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Tri-State
Location: Philly
Vehicle:2010 STi/21 Passport RIP 19 WRX & 16 FXT |
Sounds like a lot of money for a $10 bottle of cleaner you can get anywhere. Just typical stealership stuff.
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04-21-2021, 02:26 PM | #3 |
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Location: California
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04-21-2021, 02:39 PM | #4 | |
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Member#: 507317
Join Date: Oct 2019
Chapter/Region:
MAIC
Location: SW Ohio
Vehicle:2019 WRX Pure Red |
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What you described above is a pure profit and needless maintenance item. My car recently went through its 24k mile service at 21k miles and my dealer mentioned nothing of the sort as far as "extra" bits or services. Even if my car was due for a cleaning or other recommended item, that isn't crucial, I always decline and either tell them I already have a plan or I want to do more research. Sorry you dealership is pushing services like this, especially toward your wife (or other female customers in general). As sincere as it sounds and keeping your vehicle is tip top shape is nice, it is needless services like this that really chap my hide. It will be bad enough when it is time to do the back of the intake valve cleaning thanks to direct injection. We really don't need any of the "extra" stuff pushed by most service writers. Hope you future experiences get better. |
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04-21-2021, 03:05 PM | #5 |
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Join Date: Mar 2020
Vehicle:2019 wrx red |
id find another dealership, and let them know why you wont be coming to them for service anymore.
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04-21-2021, 03:20 PM | #6 |
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Member#: 470845
Join Date: Jul 2017
Chapter/Region:
MWSOC
Location: Iowa
Vehicle:2011 Sti DGM |
My dealership tried to change out my clear led turn signal bulbs for oem amber bulbs at an expense of $130. The car was there for the airbag recall. The places are a joke.
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04-21-2021, 03:56 PM | #7 |
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Join Date: Oct 2003
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Tri-State
Location: Rockland County, NY
Vehicle:2004 Stg 2 wagon AT 16 BRZ. Both silver |
I never go to the dealer, but when I have to for certain things I tell them only to do what I came there for. If they find something I always say I will fix it myself. They once refused to do an inspection because of brakes, when it was in for a recall. I said I do them myself and they have another 3k on them for sure, but they refused. Never went back, except for recall and I let them do the AT tranny fluid on my BRZ because it's a pain.
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04-21-2021, 03:56 PM | #8 |
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Member#: 45076
Join Date: Oct 2003
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Tri-State
Location: Rockland County, NY
Vehicle:2004 Stg 2 wagon AT 16 BRZ. Both silver |
I never go to the dealer, but when I have to for certain things I tell them only to do what I came there for. If they find something I always say I will fix it myself. They once refused to do an inspection because of brakes, when it was in for a recall. I said I do them myself and they have another 3k on them for sure, but they refused. Never went back, except for recall and I let them do the AT tranny fluid on my BRZ because it’s a pain.
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04-21-2021, 04:20 PM | #9 |
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Join Date: Dec 2001
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NESIC
Location: Hopkinton, MA
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BRZ auto tranny fluid? Isn't that a CVT with "lifetime" fluid? I know the procedure for changing which is quite a pain. There's a way around that, but it's still more work than a good old EAT.
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04-22-2021, 08:31 AM | #10 |
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Location: clearwater fl
Vehicle:2015 FXT Touring Quartz Blue Pearl |
BRZ uses a slushbox from toyota. the wrx auto is CVT only
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04-22-2021, 03:12 PM | #11 | |
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Yeah it’s a slush box. With some temperature thing. For about 200 bucks it’s better to have them do it. On my4eat I do those changes as they are easy other than filling in the tube with the inter cooler on. But I have a special funnel and it takes some time. |
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04-23-2021, 12:52 AM | #12 |
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Stuff like this is why hardly anyone trusts a dealership anymore.
I was getting my oil changed at mine not all that long ago. I cant do it myself at my apartment .. before anyone asks. Someone was there for a tire patch and the advisor told them they couldnt guarantee the patch based on where the hole was at but they would try it and that if it didnt work they would probably need 2 tires because of how the awd system works. The customer didnt believe him at all and was talking to his gf or wife about how dumb they were to say that & then they looked it up on google because they started to talk amongst themselves about it. The tech wasnt trying to screw them over, he was actually being honest and wasnt trying to sell them anything but im sure theyve been screwed before by a dealership. I sure have as have most people. |
04-23-2021, 08:03 AM | #13 |
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awd should have all 4 tires replaces or the new one shaved to meet the circumference of the 3 existing tires. Tech was actually incorrect per subaru owners manual, but if he told them they needed 4 they probably would have had a hissy fit in the service department since they balked at 2.
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04-23-2021, 12:28 PM | #14 | |
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Vehicle:2004 Stg 2 wagon AT 16 BRZ. Both silver |
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04-27-2021, 09:40 AM | #15 |
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04-27-2021, 09:58 AM | #16 |
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04-27-2021, 01:33 PM | #17 |
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Location: Philly
Vehicle:2010 STi/21 Passport RIP 19 WRX & 16 FXT |
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04-27-2021, 04:38 PM | #18 |
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Vehicle:1998 JDM Impreza STi V4 GF8 White |
But does he really?
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04-28-2021, 09:40 PM | #19 |
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Location: Toronto, Canada
Vehicle:2004 Subaru WRX Black |
Honestly just go find another dealership. They want all your money Lol
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04-29-2021, 10:39 PM | #20 |
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The last job I paid for a dealership to do was rebuild by engine (threw a bearing, didn't have the time/experience/facilities to rebuild it myself, got a free loaner car for the entirety of the job).
The whole time they kept referring to it as "a new shortblock" but I knew it was probably a refurbished one. A few weeks after the job was done, the engine started leaking oil from the valve gasket. Took it back and had them fix it, while shaking in their faces the 1-year warranty they gave me for the engine job. Thank goodness I had that. After that, I never went back. |
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