Nothing better than having friends who are mechanics and access to shop to avoid dealers.

[Purerock105]

So, my chief mechanic on the 350 is Steve who works at a shop and owns a 17' 350.

Oil change. Easy like Sunday morning.

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[azshelby350]

Not all dealers are bad. I used to work for Ford Corporate and at a couple Ford dealers and often times the dealers are no more expensive and use better parts installed by better trained mechanics. Don’t get me wrong I love my friends that can help me with an install or whatever but I disagree with the mentality to avoid dealers at all costs. My $0.02.

 

[DrZed]

Easy like Sunday morning.

Classic...

 

[TommyBoyDIY]

Totally agree. My good friend Doc is a master GM tech but he is amazing and does everything for me. Good friends are hard to find....

 

[BuckeyeGT350]

You are so lucky. I brought my 350 to my local dealer to get an oil change back in February, they put 2 or 3 little scratches on my by back bumper. My guess is when taking the box of Amsoil out of my trunk he grazed the box on the bumper. No big deal - can be taken out with a buffer.

After searching for a few months I finally got my hands on a couple 2087 filters. I brought the 350 back to same dealer yesterday to have them swap out the filter. They put more scratches on the black trunk door. My guess is he had a tool in his hand when opening and closing the trunk. Probably the plastic part of a screw driver. Not that deep but still extremely annoying. I'm bringing the car to my detailer to have the scratches buffed out and PPF applied to rear bumper and trunk door. I was thinking of doing that when I first bought the car and had the entire front applied but decided against it.

Yes some dealers don't suck, but most do.

 

[NoXiDe]

You are so lucky. I brought my 350 to my local dealer to get an oil change back in February, they put 2 or 3 little scratches on my by back bumper. My guess is when taking the box of Amsoil out of my trunk he grazed the box on the bumper. No big deal - can be taken out with a buffer.

After searching for a few months I finally got my hands on a couple 2087 filters. I brought the 350 back to same dealer yesterday to have them swap out the filter. They put more scratches on the black trunk door. My guess is he had a tool in his hand when opening and closing the trunk. Probably the plastic part of a screw driver. Not that deep but still extremely annoying. I'm bringing the car to my detailer to have the scratches buffed out and PPF applied to rear bumper and trunk door. I was thinking of doing that when I first bought the car and had the entire front applied but decided against it.

Yes some dealers don't suck, but most do.

I wonder if you were driving a GT3RS if you'd have the same logic that it will just buff out and that they shouldn't be held liable. I'll give you an arm but not the whole body.

 

[460Fred]

I have friends that are amazing mechanics and fabricators.
Hard to ask for help when they are raising a family, that help takes them away from that. Even if they offer it’s hard to accept.
Now a group of old guys where the kids are grown and gone….different story, we have a blast helping each other.
I‘m no wrench but I can help and learn.
I grew up in a “hire someone for that” household. Now I’m like a fourteen year old kid wanting to learn.

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