What’s weird about them is they are completely hit or miss.
I use go to the dealerships (well in NYC and Maryland) and ask them about my break pads and in abiht 10 instances of taking my two corollas to 2 dealership, they. Never told me I needed to get it done.
But with my last car before I sold it to my brother in law, I changed it myself.
One time I went to Midas because they had a discounted oil change. With the oil change they do a full inspection. I figured they would give me a number of things that “need to be addressed”… But when they were done, they said “Your front break pads still have a bit of life left in them, but you might want to keep an eye on them. Other than that, everything is great!”. I thought to myself, “wow, they actually seem trustworthy”. I wrote them a good review online.
Never go to Midas! I went there with my Civic years ago, and when it it was in a Honda dealership months later they showed me damage to an o-ring on the brake assembly that they said was 100% caused by incompetence. They were so alarmed by it they took me back into the garage to show me. They said the only real affect would be moisture getting into the brakes which would lessen the mileage I’d get out of my pads - but still.
They are independently owned so they will vary in quality as much as independent shops. Had a friend get an incorrect diagnosis at a dealership for some crazy expensive repairs. Went to an independent shop for a second opinion and they said it was something way smaller and more simple. He got it done and it fixed the problem.
The dealership charged $120 for the diagnosis that would go towards the work being done. He contacted corporate with paperwork from the dealership and the independent shop showing that the dealership provided an incorrect and inflated diagnosis and demanded his money back with a threat to pursue it further if not resolved. Either a chargeback or legal action.
He got his refund from corporate, an apology, and a promise to work with the dealership to prevent this in the future.
Dealerships are only after your
well-beingmoneyWhat’s weird about them is they are completely hit or miss.
I use go to the dealerships (well in NYC and Maryland) and ask them about my break pads and in abiht 10 instances of taking my two corollas to 2 dealership, they. Never told me I needed to get it done.
But with my last car before I sold it to my brother in law, I changed it myself.
One time I went to Midas because they had a discounted oil change. With the oil change they do a full inspection. I figured they would give me a number of things that “need to be addressed”… But when they were done, they said “Your front break pads still have a bit of life left in them, but you might want to keep an eye on them. Other than that, everything is great!”. I thought to myself, “wow, they actually seem trustworthy”. I wrote them a good review online.
Never go to Midas! I went there with my Civic years ago, and when it it was in a Honda dealership months later they showed me damage to an o-ring on the brake assembly that they said was 100% caused by incompetence. They were so alarmed by it they took me back into the garage to show me. They said the only real affect would be moisture getting into the brakes which would lessen the mileage I’d get out of my pads - but still.
Well, they went out of business in my area anyway. 😂
Every repair shop regardless of brand has good and bad mechanics
They are independently owned so they will vary in quality as much as independent shops. Had a friend get an incorrect diagnosis at a dealership for some crazy expensive repairs. Went to an independent shop for a second opinion and they said it was something way smaller and more simple. He got it done and it fixed the problem.
The dealership charged $120 for the diagnosis that would go towards the work being done. He contacted corporate with paperwork from the dealership and the independent shop showing that the dealership provided an incorrect and inflated diagnosis and demanded his money back with a threat to pursue it further if not resolved. Either a chargeback or legal action.
He got his refund from corporate, an apology, and a promise to work with the dealership to prevent this in the future.
Yup, my local Subaru dealership is the same. They comp things and under quote people nearby.