Originally Posted by DCM
The only bit of that, that makes any sense, is the Warranty, otherwise, the rest of it is a complete and utter loads of bollox. You are just as likely, if you don't know what you are doing, to be ripped off at the dealer, as you are at a local garage. I have had run-ins with both main dealers and local, and the local dealer was far easier to sort out.
As for equipment, most if not all new cars have the ubiquitous OBDII diagnostics on board, most garages have the tools to read them, and most reputable garages have the tools to repair the new cars.
Where dealers fall down, is when they change 'dealerships' in the area, like Chrysler have done, closed down their BIG dealership, and gone with a smaller one, so the chances that the mechs have the same knowledge as a longed served dealer, just falls through too.
You have the information, cars are just nuts, bolts, fluids and wires, the difference is, how much £££ per hour you pay, and as far as I am concerned, most garages rip you off, to a point!
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