Tanktitan
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Last week I was riding a Jeep dealer lot with a salesman in his cart. An odd noise came from the cart and I commented that we needed to find a mechanic.
He said: “There are no mechanics left at car dealers. There are only people that read computers that tell them which part to take off and replace.”
I took it as true, but about an hour later, it hit me how right he was. A few months ago my 2002 BMW M Roadster, that I bought new, now with 22,000 miles, failed an emissions test. I took it to an auto parts store to ask what parts I needed for the codes it was throwing. On one code, it was one of two parts and they could not tell me which. Both were under $100. The other code was not in their system.
So I took it to the local BMW dealer who quoted me “not more than” $7750 and warned of rods blowing thru my hood. I called BS on them, I paid the diagnostic, and took it to a real mechanic who fixed it for $250.
Be forewarned.
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He said: “There are no mechanics left at car dealers. There are only people that read computers that tell them which part to take off and replace.”
I took it as true, but about an hour later, it hit me how right he was. A few months ago my 2002 BMW M Roadster, that I bought new, now with 22,000 miles, failed an emissions test. I took it to an auto parts store to ask what parts I needed for the codes it was throwing. On one code, it was one of two parts and they could not tell me which. Both were under $100. The other code was not in their system.
So I took it to the local BMW dealer who quoted me “not more than” $7750 and warned of rods blowing thru my hood. I called BS on them, I paid the diagnostic, and took it to a real mechanic who fixed it for $250.
Be forewarned.
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