Well just took my parent's Euro and ended up with a $790 bill
Most of the things I'm ok with except:
- $266 labour for what just seems to be an oil change and lots of checks, and topping up my washer fluid (wow thanks!). Usually a normal service cost around $180-220 for the same treatment (oil, filter, washer).
- $160 (labour!) for a....fuel injection clean? Car only has 36,000km and purchased in Dec 2003. Been using 98RON 99% of the time. They claim that my car has carbon build-up in the rail. On the phone I asked if the fuel filter was going to be changed too and they said yes, but when I looked at the list it wasn't even listed....so I gather that they didn't change that.
- Changed my air filter when half of it's life it was using a K&N panel filter, which I later sold. I ask why they changed my fairly new filter and they said all this random BS that I can't be bothered arguing about. So they pretty much changed my filter without inspecting it cos "it was a 40,000km service".
- Supposedly "fixed" my headlight cos it had moisture build-up. It was no cost but when I got it back the moisture was still there. Gonna wait a few days and see what happens.
Other than that $220 for my rear brake pad (inc labour) I can accept, cos pads cost $146.
Not sure if every other Honda dealer is like this, but I've always had bad experiences with dealers. Since warranty for the Euro is already up, does anyone know good places around SE Melbourne what I can take it for a service? Else I'll be doing my own servicing rather than being robbed in broad daylight and shafted up the ass at the same time...
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