Car servicing
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Yeah so they are - for some reason never noticed it before.
Man of Honour
Don't confuse paying more and assuming it's done with paying more and it actually being done.
You've got no idea if they did all of that, you've just got to hope you've found a garage that actually does what you pay them to do.
I trust the mechanic who runs and owns the garage, more so than the main dealer even. He’s been in business since leaving the main dealer in 1993 and has a good reputation. He’s not cheap either, as far as I can see he’s an honest chap trying to run an honest business. He wouldn’t hire anyone whose not up to snuff.
The technician who worked on my car used to run his own garage and had a good reputation, he’s got 20 years experience so knows a B service like the back of his hand.
They’ve probably at least checked your hinges and locks, if your service paperwork is anything like mine they just highlight what they’ve done rather than list every little thing. There’s not enough room on the A4 paper to fit it all in.
Soldato
Actually....... Despite everything I've said.
Anyone tried to change a pollen filter on a Volvo S60?
I mean I know it basically won't affect the operation of the car but I decided to do it today for the first time since I owned the car maybe 6 years.
Well **** me...... Getting the old one out was hard enough, bit nothing compared to what was to come, when I saw the old Filter was the original Volvo one eg never been changed, I started cursing the previous owner, but in hind sight I realised they were they were the sensible one.
I managed to do it eventually, never again.
Anyone tried to change a pollen filter on a Volvo S60?
I mean I know it basically won't affect the operation of the car but I decided to do it today for the first time since I owned the car maybe 6 years.
Well **** me...... Getting the old one out was hard enough, bit nothing compared to what was to come, when I saw the old Filter was the original Volvo one eg never been changed, I started cursing the previous owner, but in hind sight I realised they were they were the sensible one.
I managed to do it eventually, never again.
Watching a video doesn't look that different to any of my vehicles, a bit of a pain but not that bad. One of the things which annoys me with vehicle design, things like this have no excuse being anything other than super easy to do if someone actually designed them properly.
It is one I find quite a few places are dodgy though with the whole replace vs inspect thing on a service and charge people for changing when they've just inspected.
For some reason the air filter isn't on the checklist I posted above. At the service I've just had they only inspected the air filter rather than replaced it therefore didn't charge me for a new one.
They did replace the pollen filter though which is supposed to be changed at a B service.
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What did they say when you told them they hadn’t changed the cap?The tank was on the receipt and listed separately was a cap so I was charged for it.
Inclined to give the benefit of the doubt. But it could have been very awkward. There were suspicious smells from the engine in the last half mile before the petrol station
Didn't say anything, watched the tech poke around and attempt to tighten the cap, then left them to check the rest and sort it.
Wasn't planning on being annoyed unless they came back with a stupid final answer or a new bill for me.
My bike and car are both flashing annual service lights at me, I'm not doing them though, bike has done about 250 mile since last service in 2023, car's done about 1000 mile since last service in 2023. Probably leave it until 2 years have lapsed then get them done.
I do mine once a year regardless of mileage. You’ll want at least an oil and filter change to get rid of that old oil.