Although it was complementary, the receipt showed it would have been $31.25 USD. It showed a 1WPE-14-302 filter, the gasket, 5 qts of Mobil Super Syn oil, a washer fluid top off. That seems too cheap and I'd be crazy to do the changes myself.
Who said anything about working on it yourself?
(naughty)I don't really know how to work on it myself, to be honest, so to the dealer it goes.
Indy shops are not set up to deal with specific vehicles. This filter is a singular exception to my desire to keep my vehicle oem. Also, mazda techs have correct torque specs and limiters and so forth and it's all they do. Further, it's cheaper, usually. Lastly, indy shops that cost less than a dealer typically do trash work in my experience.
The dealer is also who deals with mazda on warranty claims.
In short, so many reasons not to use anyone but a dealer or yourself, and since I choose not to work on it myself...
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Lol, ummkay, whatever.
Indy shops are not set up to deal with specific vehicles. This filter is a singular exception to my desire to keep my vehicle oem. Also, mazda techs have correct torque specs and limiters and so forth and it's all they do. Further, it's cheaper, usually. Lastly, indy shops that cost less than a dealer typically do trash work in my experience.
The dealer is also who deals with mazda on warranty claims.
In short, so many reasons not to use anyone but a dealer or yourself, and since I choose not to work on it myself...
That's funny right there! Mazda techs also have the correct parts at hand, right there in the shop, right? Oh wait...
Try getting that level of work from an indy shop, lol!
Rofl! If it's like my Infiniti, it has a bunch of s*** I'd need to buy vehicle specific tools to work on
That's funny right there! Mazda techs also have the correct parts at hand, right there in the shop, right? Oh wait...
Too bad it doesn't.
That's funny right there! Mazda techs also have the correct parts at hand, right there in the shop, right? Oh wait...
You've never had to crawl under your vehicle and tighten suspension bolts with tiny hand tools in the middle of the night that were barely finger tight from an indy shop, after hearing things shift around when taking a corner, have you?
And it was done RIGHT, using Mazda parts. Try getting that level of work from an indy shop, lol!
mazda techs have correct torque specs and limiters and so forth and it's all they do. Further, it's cheaper, usually.
Nope, you are 100% right sir! I've never had to correct someone else's work done to any of my vehicles. Why is that? Because I do it ALL myself and I've never screwed any of that work up. Never. I may take a undo amount of time to do the work but I don't screw it up.
Preferring to use the dealership for all of your service/maintenance is OK.
But burying your head in the sand about the realities of dealer work isn't.
The pro-dealership points you are making don't even apply to your experience!
You dealer did NOT do the job right using Mazda parts.
They had you wait around while they drove to Pep Boys for some crappy aftermarket filter.
Your claim that the average dealer mechanic has some specialized knowledge/skills is also ridiculous.
The people doing routine maintenance are unskilled, entry level grease monkeys. As you experienced, they don't even ensure they have the proper parts on hand before performing a basic service.
Nope, you are 100% right sir! I've never had to correct someone else's work done to any of my vehicles. Why is that? Because I do it ALL myself and I've never screwed any of that work up. Never. I may take a undo amount of time to do the work but I don't screw it up.
(doh) all they do, like overfiling oil too hahaThat's funny right there! Mazda techs also have the correct parts at hand, right there in the shop, right? Oh wait...