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Re: [Healeys] Oil Change Frequency

To: Al Fuller <al@bighealey.org>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Oil Change Frequency
From: Richard Ewald <richard.ewald@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2009 07:41:56 -0800
While you may thing of them as the manufacturer's representatives, they are
not.  They are independent business that sell and service Toyota cars and
trucks.  As such then can tell a customer whatever they wish.
What the dealer tells the customer often makes the factory unhappy, but
there really isn't much they can do about it.
Rick (Who used to work for the factory, and now is a service manager at a
large dealership)
(PS We don't recommend 3K oil services at my store)


On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 6:26 AM, Al Fuller <al@bighealey.org> wrote:

> My Toyota dealer changes my oil.  I went in last week, and the new sticker
> has a 3000 mile interval (as usual).  The owner's manual says 7,500 miles.
> I ignore the sticker and do it at 7,500 (the second trip odometer is great
> for this...).
>
> I hate to think like a lawyer, but there IS an argument that
> having/allowing
> manufacturer representatives telling people they need oil changes at less
> than half of the manufacturer's interval feels fraudulent.
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