Originally posted by BD104X:
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Originally posted by FootbrakeJim:
I have read Dealers can induce a manual / Service Regen, but my local Stealer wants $100 to walk in the door with a Check Engine or Malfunction Indicator on.
Most dealers only charge a separate diagnostic fee if you have them see what's wrong but then refuse the repair, otherwise they would spend thousands on equipment & labor to diagnose cars for free so people could fix them themselves or bring them to a local garage to fix. You really can't expect them to spend an hour writing up a repair order, bringing your car in the shop, hooking it up to a machine they may have spent $25,000 for and writing up their findings only to make $0.00. I have worked in dealership parts departments for 25 years and worked with many people who have been in this industry a lot longer than me... I'm not sure what the dude in 1978 was smoking & I hate to ruin your nostalgic memories of the good old days but I can tell you that Parts & Service is generally 40-60% of a dealerships revenue and always has been. If you don't believe me, then show me a dealership where the parts & service department isn't roughly twice the size of the showroom!
