CX-5_MAZDA
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- 2012 MAZDA CX-5 Maxx Sport
Went in for my first dealer service today and was very disappointed (hard to believe considering it was free)!!
First off, the car went in relatively clean and come out with water-makes all over it as if someone sprayed hot coolant into the air next to my car.
2nd, there was oil smears over my windscreen where they removed the old service sticker. The new one didnt stick very well LOL .
3rd, lucky I had a look over the car before my partner drove it home as the bonnet was unhooked. She didn't even notice.
4th, the recept states they did stuff I can prove they never did! Like:
'Replaced oil and filter' they don't generally do this on the first service and in my case, I know they didn't, I checked. (Original filter still there (I marked it) and oil on dipstick was not new).
'Inspected battery electrolyte level and specific gravity' they didn't do it, I checked. (there is a fine coat of dust over the battery and none of it has been disturbed so they never touched it).
Cant prove the other stuff but its not looking favourable.
My point is, this was a very minor inspection/service and there was errors/laziness from car to receipt. It seems that all the stories I hear and things I see for myself, that, 'bad'n'expencive' servicing is a fact of life. My cousin is a mechanic and he said "the hardest part of my apprenticeship, was learning how to lie to people and twist the truth" ["Yes Miss Smith, you need to change your 'halogen' every service or you may find yourself in the dark".]
I might sound anti-mechanic but I'm not, I'm anti business that cuts corners, charge big $$$ and don't encourage a hi-quality of workmanship from there capable workers. And yes I am a mechanic too, but of a different bread. If corners are cut in my workplace, bad things can happen.
Any positive/negative comments?
First off, the car went in relatively clean and come out with water-makes all over it as if someone sprayed hot coolant into the air next to my car.
2nd, there was oil smears over my windscreen where they removed the old service sticker. The new one didnt stick very well LOL .
3rd, lucky I had a look over the car before my partner drove it home as the bonnet was unhooked. She didn't even notice.
4th, the recept states they did stuff I can prove they never did! Like:
'Replaced oil and filter' they don't generally do this on the first service and in my case, I know they didn't, I checked. (Original filter still there (I marked it) and oil on dipstick was not new).
'Inspected battery electrolyte level and specific gravity' they didn't do it, I checked. (there is a fine coat of dust over the battery and none of it has been disturbed so they never touched it).
Cant prove the other stuff but its not looking favourable.
My point is, this was a very minor inspection/service and there was errors/laziness from car to receipt. It seems that all the stories I hear and things I see for myself, that, 'bad'n'expencive' servicing is a fact of life. My cousin is a mechanic and he said "the hardest part of my apprenticeship, was learning how to lie to people and twist the truth" ["Yes Miss Smith, you need to change your 'halogen' every service or you may find yourself in the dark".]
I might sound anti-mechanic but I'm not, I'm anti business that cuts corners, charge big $$$ and don't encourage a hi-quality of workmanship from there capable workers. And yes I am a mechanic too, but of a different bread. If corners are cut in my workplace, bad things can happen.
Any positive/negative comments?
