Thread: "Stealership" or mechanic?

I'm a do it yourselfer kind of person, but if its something I don't know how to fix and don't dare tinker with I call one of my mechanic uncles.

Originally Posted by RhinoZ24

I'm biased because although I'm a Ford guy and love Ford, I've had bad experiences with 3 separate Ford dealers with service, plus what my family has experienced. There is only one Ford dealership I'll take my truck to because they are really nice and do great work, plus give discounts, only problem is they're not the closest around since I'm in SoCal and there's 50 billion Ford dealerships lol. I take my truck to a local mechanic my family has gone to for years, it's family owned and we know the owners pretty well now. They do great work and have fair prices, so I take my truck there for the basic maintenance stuff, whatever I don't do myself. But when I had my transmission and coolant flushed, I went to Ford. Basically what I'm saying is, I'd go to a mechanic for the small basic stuff, but any major or vital service, take it to Ford because they know you're vehicle the best.

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Just go to a dealership that cares and doesn't just treat you like a $ sign.

I see your point. The dealer is so expensive and the service writers are commissioned I think. My mechanic is similar to your except I trust him with everything and like you I do a lot myself. They kind of earned the name "stealership" with me too. Even when I bought my new truck I had to go back and get the money they stole. It was a big problem and even when they refunded the $750, they put it toward the loan. I explained to them that it was my money and that I decide. Ford Credit disagreed until the Credit Bureau got involved. Only then did they offer the refund. Anywhere else it would be criminal.

Yeah like I said, my family and I have had some bad experiences with dealer services. There's only the one I go to that I trust, but it's not the closest like I said. I try and do what I can on my truck, the rest is for my mechanic.

Originally Posted by RhinoZ24

Yeah like I said, my family and I have had some bad experiences with dealer services. There's only the one I go to that I trust, but it's not the closest like I said. I try and do what I can on my truck, the rest is for my mechanic.

Let me know if you need a hand. Your just up the road a bit.

Just a little bit haha.