Car Maintenance

NirvanaMan · 07-03-2008, 05:25 PM

Here's the deal:

This falls under a category known as preventative maintenance. Spending a little here ensures your car will have a good long life and will not leave you stranded on the side of the road. It makes proper sense to check things that wear like hoses, belts and the like. Flushes are sensible at a certain mileage as well to prevent build up of contaminants that erode or clog different components. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. It's as true for cars as it is for herpes.

That said, the dealers do operate these units as a profit center. However, the recommendations on service come directly from the engineers that designed the car, and they are a pretty damn good source.

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Ok just spoke with my golf buddy who also happens to be the head of Approved Automotive Repair (AAR) for AAA. He agrees with me that you should do the service. We chatted about going to a dealer versus an independant repair shop. Here's the deal, if you are a AAA member, they have a pretty good service called AAR. What that means basically is that AAA backs you and will arbitrate on your behalf if you run into issues with the shop if they are one we have approved. They also have to go through a rather extensive process for AAA to approve them. Pretty good deal and it's nice to have the backing of a big corporation who is the only one out there that really offers this type of service.

That said, there is one shop close to you that he recommended. I will PM it to you.

07-03-2008, 05:25 PM	#11
NirvanaMan Making Change Happen Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 990	Here's the deal: This falls under a category known as preventative maintenance. Spending a little here ensures your car will have a good long life and will not leave you stranded on the side of the road. It makes proper sense to check things that wear like hoses, belts and the like. Flushes are sensible at a certain mileage as well to prevent build up of contaminants that erode or clog different components. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. It's as true for cars as it is for herpes. That said, the dealers do operate these units as a profit center. However, the recommendations on service come directly from the engineers that designed the car, and they are a pretty damn good source. .............................................. Ok just spoke with my golf buddy who also happens to be the head of Approved Automotive Repair (AAR) for AAA. He agrees with me that you should do the service. We chatted about going to a dealer versus an independant repair shop. Here's the deal, if you are a AAA member, they have a pretty good service called AAR. What that means basically is that AAA backs you and will arbitrate on your behalf if you run into issues with the shop if they are one we have approved. They also have to go through a rather extensive process for AAA to approve them. Pretty good deal and it's nice to have the backing of a big corporation who is the only one out there that really offers this type of service. That said, there is one shop close to you that he recommended. I will PM it to you.
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