[AT] OT: Check the grounds

[weeksh at att.net]

In Georgia, at least 19 out of 20 of them are rip off artists.  Same goes 
for most of the chain operated repair places around here as well.  I 
assume they are rip offs until proven otherwise.  

I have enough experience to spot them almost instantly so do not get 
taken very often.  However, I do not understand how people that do not 
know better can afford to use them for anything.

I will not buy buy parts from them unless there is no other source.

Howrd in GA

On 8 Jul 2012 at 22:16, Dean VP wrote:

> Roy,
> 
> That is quite amazing. Who would have thought of that particular current path? You need to
> tip the Maintenance Super!  Sometimes dealers try to get you to fix things that are not
> needed so they can sell more parts and labor.  I wonder if this issue is written up in a
> Technical Service Bulletin within the Volvo organization?
> 
> I had a Ford dealer in AZ tell me my truck transmission oil was discolored and had a
> burned smell.  And that my differential case was leaking. At the time I had just changed
> the transmission fluid about 2,000 mile earlier and the whole truck had been thoroughly
> inspected before our trip to AZ. . I just flat didn't believe them so I didn't follow
> their recommendations.  I checked the transmission fluid myself and it was so clear it was
> hard to see on the dipstick and no burned smell confirmed by 5 of my neighbors in AZ.  Had
> the engine oil changed at the standard interval and was told the same thing for the second
> time at the same dealer.  Transmission oil needs to be changed because it is dark and has
> a burned smell and differential leaking. About a $400 service bill if I followed their
> recommendation. I didn't.   Drove back home and put another 3,000 miles on the truck and
> had it serviced back at my Ford dealer here in WA that I trust. Transmission oil is fine,
> no burned smell and no leak in the differential case.  It is really hard to find a dealer
> than can be trusted.  I will never ever do business with that Ford dealer in AZ again.
> Horne Ford in Apache Junction, AZ. Not an honest service department.
> http://www.roberthorneford.com/
> 
> Dean VP
> Snohomish, WA
> 
> "Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
> - Ralph Waldo Emerson
> 
> 
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