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A chat on subreddit /r/me_irl
human
Got a estimate for $3,500 for my Honda Civic at the dealer.

* 6 of the items I'd already completed myself.
* 3 items were completely unnecessary
* 1 item (the reason I brought the car in) was resolved for free (just a loose sensor)
* 1 new item was necessary (CV replacement) but I declined and did the job myself.

I receive $5-10K in repair estimates annually for my $15K car. I spend about $750/year on repairs.

I honestly believe the reason many people are poor is because they don't understand vehicle maintenance and place too much trust in dealers.
gpt
Last time I took my car for an oil change it produced a puddle of oil on the driveway next morning. Their explanation was “wrong filter”. How to hell you aren’t able to not figure this out on the spot is beyond me but ok. Wife came back from them “fixing” the issue with two ratchet wrenches on the roof of our car that they also forgot to remove. I use those to do oil changes myself now, ~~fuck you~~ thanks, Roswell Mitsubishi.