Quote Originally Posted by marky53 View Post
Yes he does the inspections, he gives the car a test drive.... Most people dont need a mechanic to let them know their tyres are low, their brakes are going soon, their clutch is wearing out and that you are low on radiator coolant....

I am very skeptical about dealers and their 'inspections' as they are mainly a young apprentice with a clipboard looking at signs of wear and tear which are 'usually' noticeable, and seeing mine/gf's cars are low on k's we are confident that we wont need to worry for a while.... seeing this guy's car is only at 80k, save a dealer service for the 100k
They do need to be told about their coolant level/condition, ATF fluid condition, CV boot condition, even whether their tyres need to be changed! My GF ran her Astra til the brake rotors were lipped to hell! Only when the dealer mentioned that (and I confirmed the lipping), did she change it. Of course, dealers might pull dodgy stuff like carbon cleaner, fuel injector cleaner, additives and other rip offs, so there isn't a 100% win situation for the regular car owner who is ignorant about the finer details on servicing.