Jim Bronson
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Is there any reason to take the car to a dealer for the 10,000 mile service? They always have a long line, and it can take several hours for simple things, so I'd like to take it somewhere else.
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Short answer: NOPE
If you are concerned about any remaining warranty, just keep receipts of anything you purchase by doing the service yourself, i.e. oil/filters; and write relevant info on the receipt such as what the mileage/date was when you performed the service yourself.
Lots of peeps think that to retain a warranty, they have to take their car to a dealership for service. Not true, but you DO need to document in some way that the service was done. Receipts do just that.
The only way I would ever take my car to a dealership to have any work/service performed is if their were a problem with my car that would be covered under warranty, or to have a recall service performed. Other than that, no one from a dealership is touching my car!
If you are concerned about any remaining warranty, just keep receipts of anything you purchase by doing the service yourself, i.e. oil/filters; and write relevant info on the receipt such as what the mileage/date was when you performed the service yourself.
Lots of peeps think that to retain a warranty, they have to take their car to a dealership for service. Not true, but you DO need to document in some way that the service was done. Receipts do just that.
The only way I would ever take my car to a dealership to have any work/service performed is if their were a problem with my car that would be covered under warranty, or to have a recall service performed. Other than that, no one from a dealership is touching my car!
Jim Bronson
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Wow , thank you kindly for the quick answer. There's nothing wrong with the car, so I'll take it somewhere near my home and keep the receipts.
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That's what I do. If there's ever an issue requiring warranty service, my service shop can reprint any receipts I may need. Their techs are ASE Certified, do excellent work, and do it in half the time a dealership takes, if not faster.
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All the service you have done is normally recorded to Carfax. The shop I take my car to for all my work reports it all, so there's no issue with independent shops usually.
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Good to know.
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Ask first about submissions to CarFax. My nearest local shop does NOT report services to CarFax.
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10k service is filters, inspection, and oil correct? If inclined none of these are really hard to do on your own. If not any decent shop should be able to handle it rather quickly.
Jim Bronson
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Yes, just oil and tire rotation and general inspection. I have no way to raise the car, so I'll be taking it to a shop.
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