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jayb53guy · 03-10-2014, 06:30 AM

The moral of the story is, I took my car to a dealership and no one took it for a joy ride and wrecked it, no one turned me away saying the work didnt need to be done, and I was greeted with professional service, and no issues. Seems there is nothing but horror stories in here about dealerships, so I thought I would share a good experience with one. Won't happen again, don't worry.

Emvici · 03-10-2014, 07:54 AM

lol, I tell you I am glad to hear your good story, and I somewhat feel sorry for my last post. The reasons behind my seemily harsh words were because, I almost ran out the door to my dealership ready to Expect them to do a fluid free fluid change for me

. I know it would have been my fault for reading into your post something that wasn't written into it in ink, but I was about to accidentally share in your $180.00 experience

. lol best wishes.

patternpilot · 03-10-2014, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by jayb53guy

The moral of the story is, I took my car to a dealership and no one took it for a joy ride and wrecked it, no one turned me away saying the work didnt need to be done, and I was greeted with professional service, and no issues. Seems there is nothing but horror stories in here about dealerships, so I thought I would share a good experience with one. Won't happen again, don't worry.

Its good to hear a positive story. I trust my dealership, they have not done anything to earn mistrust. I place no personal value on others experience. Just like reading movie reviews. If the movie gets bad reviews I am sure to try to watch it as I look for other things in a movie other than what a reviewer looks for.

hognutz · 03-10-2014, 12:20 PM

wow $180 for rear diff???? yikes. you could have bought a floor jack, drain pan, and fluid for that.

it does amaze me what delerships get away with. then again at like $95 hr + flat rate things get absurd cost wise real quick.

jayb53guy · 03-10-2014, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by hognutz

wow $180 for rear diff???? yikes. you could have bought a floor jack, drain pan, and fluid for that.

it does amaze me what delerships get away with. then again at like $95 hr + flat rate things get absurd cost wise real quick.

Engine oil and rear diff.

HDRDTD · 03-10-2014, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by jayb53guy

Engine oil and rear diff.

Just had my oil changed at the local dealer, and it cost me $79.99 (Mobil 1), so that'd imply changing the rear Diff fluid would cost $100. Probably a bit more work to drain and fill the rear, so $180 for both at the dealer sounds about what I'd expect.

Stephen12ZL1 · 03-10-2014, 05:43 PM

Rear diff fluid is so easy to change its almost criminal. Fill plug & drain plug are easy access.

Bad@ssCamaro · 03-10-2014, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by jayb53guy

Had no idea there were so many negative Nancy's in here.

People get negative because sh** happens. You mean to tell me you don't have bad things happen to you and thus get paranoid about it like most people?

Front Runner · 03-10-2014, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by jayb53guy

Took my ZL1 to Award Chevrolet, in Crestview, FL for my 1500 mile fluid change. The guy asked me why I wanted the diff fluid changed and I told him because the manufacturer tells me to in the owners manual...he just smiled and said it's good to see someone knows their car. No arguments, in and out in about 2 hours. Good dealership. The didn't say anything about the root-fab intake either....

Glad everything went well.

I'll probably do mine so I can become more familiar with my car.

Trickskier · 03-10-2014, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by danvillekidd

Here is what I found, it is on pg 9-16 (2013) "should the vehicle be used for racing or competitive driving (after break-in) the rear axle lubricant must be replaced before hand."
How I take that is, if you are not going to be doing any kind of high performance track driving, then you don't need to change it.

Exactly! According to the owners manual the differential fluid only needs to be changed if you're going to race competitively.

dlct3 · 03-10-2014, 07:44 PM

Glad to hear the service at the dealership was great. I have a somewhat local dealership that always goes the extra mile for service....not just the sale. Also, on another note. I started to have the rear differential wine in my M6 at about 4,000 miles Called the dealer, they found the bulletin and replaced the rear according to the bulletin. There's another thread in hear about it somewhere. Keep an eye out for it. Only noticed when cold and tight turns. They drained it and filled it 3 more times. Issue fixed under warranty.

hognutz · 03-10-2014, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by jayb53guy

Engine oil and rear diff.

okay thats better. I was struggling whish how that could have made anyone happy ha ha.

jayb53guy · 03-11-2014, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Trickskier

Exactly! According to the owners manual the differential fluid only needs to be changed if you're going to race competitively.

Don't remember ever stating I don't run my car at the track.

Having a dealer do the first one makes sense, if there is something wrong (metal shavings in the oil...etc...) it will be covered.

Do you not ever go above and beyond to take care of your $50k+ car? The manual is great, but it isn't gospel so to speak. There's nothing wrong with going a little bit more than what's expected. Ive been working on helicopters for over 20 years in the military and now as an FAA A&P/IA and when you take a little more pride and go a step further things tend to last a bit longer.

I had no idea a simple thread about a good experience at a dealership would turn into this.

03-10-2014, 07:54 AM	#16
Emvici Drives: 2014 ZL1 White Convertible Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: St Pete Fl Posts: 682	lol, I tell you I am glad to hear your good story, and I somewhat feel sorry for my last post. The reasons behind my seemily harsh words were because, I almost ran out the door to my dealership ready to Expect them to do a fluid free fluid change for me. I know it would have been my fault for reading into your post something that wasn't written into it in ink, but I was about to accidentally share in your $180.00 experience. lol best wishes.

03-10-2014, 12:20 PM	#18
hognutz Drives: 2013 ZL1 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: tangent or Posts: 2,984	wow $180 for rear diff???? yikes. you could have bought a floor jack, drain pan, and fluid for that. it does amaze me what delerships get away with. then again at like $95 hr + flat rate things get absurd cost wise real quick. __________________ shopping for 2017+1le or zl1 2009 CTS-V -sold 2015 Hellcat-sold 2013 ZL1 -sold 2007 Z06- sold 2014 Chrysler 300 2011 Duramax 8" lift, deleted tuned

03-10-2014, 05:43 PM	#21
Stephen12ZL1 Drives: '21 ZLE A10 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Mechanicsville, VA Posts: 6,814	Rear diff fluid is so easy to change its almost criminal. Fill plug & drain plug are easy access. __________________ '21 ZLE A10 Wild Cherry PDR 2:00.78 VIR Full 10.68@131.69 1.68 60' '17 ZL1 A10 Mosaic Black PDR/Nav 2:03.08 VIR Full 11.003@129.2 1.75 (sold) '15 Z/28 #325 Black a/c & stereo. 2:10.1 VIR Full (sold) '12 ZL1 A6 Black 10.52@131 1.55 60' 2:13 VIR Full (sold)

03-10-2014, 06:30 AM	#15
jayb53guy Drives: 2013 ZL1 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Niceville, FL Posts: 66	The moral of the story is, I took my car to a dealership and no one took it for a joy ride and wrecked it, no one turned me away saying the work didnt need to be done, and I was greeted with professional service, and no issues. Seems there is nothing but horror stories in here about dealerships, so I thought I would share a good experience with one. Won't happen again, don't worry.

03-10-2014, 07:44 PM	#25
dlct3 Drives: 2018 ZL1 1LE Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Central MO Posts: 345	Glad to hear the service at the dealership was great. I have a somewhat local dealership that always goes the extra mile for service....not just the sale. Also, on another note. I started to have the rear differential wine in my M6 at about 4,000 miles Called the dealer, they found the bulletin and replaced the rear according to the bulletin. There's another thread in hear about it somewhere. Keep an eye out for it. Only noticed when cold and tight turns. They drained it and filled it 3 more times. Issue fixed under warranty.