elkoholic Posted May 17, 2005 Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 Just curious, but, for all of you who have ever purchased a new vehicle (or a used one with a warranty) I have one question. Do you follow maintenence schedules, such as oil change, coolant and tranny service, as required to maintain warranty agreement? Along the same lines; Do you regularly check tire pressure and rotate tires for maximum tire life and fuel milage (also a safety concern)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NS whitetail Posted May 17, 2005 Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 Re: so, you bought a new rig I do the regular maintance and tire rotataion, to keep things running smooth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CBU93 Posted May 17, 2005 Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 Re: so, you bought a new rig More and more dealers are requiring documented service records to honor warranty work, from what I understand. If you do the maintenance yourself, such as oil changes, filter changes, etc., you would be best to file your receipts for the purchase of supplies as proof of maintenance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted May 18, 2005 Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 Re: so, you bought a new rig do more than required. change your oil every 3,000 miles, filters and all. don't do the 7500 mile oil changes they recommend. remember , their business is selling cars. keep all receipts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted May 18, 2005 Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 Re: so, you bought a new rig Yep pretty much keep up with all of it. I do have an ace in the hole though. One of my closest friends owns a Goodyear Tire store and also does all the maintenance on my vehicles. I drop it off and we go have lunch while it gets worked on. Most of the time he won't even let me buy lunch either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newarcher Posted May 18, 2005 Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 Re: so, you bought a new rig You had better read the warranty well....most aren't worth the paper they are written on. They diavow fasteners for instance in transmissions. So when a snap ring fails, they disallow the repair. Or they blame everything on the fastener regardless. But ensure that they don't have a clause in their about additional maintenance or shorter schedules even than what the manufacturer tells you to. Otherwise, void. New Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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