Mar
18
The car maintenance costs are generally kept lower by the manufacturer. This helps in creating a positive image of the manufacturer. On the other hand, the mechanics try to make the most of the maintenance checkups as their business is dependant on it. This often leads to checks and changes that the manufacturer does not recommend.
Each garage has its own norms that they follow while maintenance of cars. Very often, these vary highly from what the manufacturer says. For example, a 30000 miles checkup may not need coolant flush, power steering fluid change, and automatic transmission service. However, most of the mechanics offer all this when you give the car for 30,000 miles maintenance.
The larger the garage is, the more difficult it gets to negotiate. Thus it is recommended that you go for smaller mechanics so that you can understand what all is the mechanic going to do so as to keep the costs low.
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