Subaru dealer wants $920 for Service inspection!!!

[theeedude]

Service interval is 60k. It should be done before the car starts running like poop. 😛

If you want to give your Subaru dealer $1K because Subaru put 60K in the service interval, by all means.

 

[jlee]

If you want to give your Subaru dealer $1K because Subaru put 60K in the service interval, by all means.

😕

I do my own work, but I take it you are not aware of the importance of spark plugs in a modified turbo car?

 

[theeedude]

I am sure it's important to get them replaced if there is something wrong with them, but the 60K mile spark plug change sounds like the 3K mile oil change to me.

 

[ballmode]

Actually subaru wants you to change plugs every 30k on the wrx/sti

 

[jlee]

Are you sure?

http://www.cars101.com/subaru/subaru_maintenance.html

 

[exdeath]

I am sure it's important to get them replaced if there is something wrong with them, but the 60K mile spark plug change sounds like the 3K mile oil change to me.

Nope. Tighter gap, higher pressure, higher temperature, higher ignition demands, and usually copper plugs that don't last much past 10k-20k miles

 

[ballmode]

my bad jlee 🙂

 

[jlee]

my bad jlee 🙂

No worries, thought the dealer might've been trying to screw you over 😉

 

[theeedude]

Nope. Tighter gap, higher pressure, higher temperature, higher ignition demands, and usually copper plugs that don't last much past 10k-20k miles

Is that true for all turbo cars? I had my NA cars for 100K+ miles without changing plugs (NGK platinums)

 

[Vetterin]

It's not the mechanic getting that money. He'll get maybe $20/hr.

By that I meant it never was in a repair facility. All maintenance (as little as there was) was done by me.

 

[Throckmorton]

30 minutes a plug? At that rate per plug, my car would take 8 hours to change. geez.

You have a Veyron??

 

[Throckmorton]

By that I meant it never was in a repair facility. All maintenance (as little as there was) was done by me.

I was replying to the OP, not your post. He thinks the mechanic gets the money, but it's mostly just profit for the Stealership!

 

[fbrdphreak]

You have a Veyron??

Nah, he must have a Cadillac Sixteen.

 

[Ferzerp]

You have a Veyron??

Nope, this thing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Hemi_engine#6.4_.2F_392



Has 2 per cylinder.

Ok, I must admit, I posted that knowing full well that I would get a "huh?" or a "haha, you can't do math"

 

[Aikouka]

But it is the money maker for the dealerships.

I thought that was specially reserved for junk like the "in-cabin air micro-filter". 😛