On Jan 8, 2008, at 12:19 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > ... But I probably won't take it to the dealer. I can still save by > cherry picking the list of scheduled maintenance and having it done > elsewhere. ...
Other merchants locally can change the oil for about $50 ... I don't have waste disposal facilities and the desire to lay in the gutter to change the oil (automotive work in the parking garage is prohibited). I haven't found any other merchants around here with the diagnostic equipment to test the car's electrical and other systems, nor the expertise to do the inspection and electrical maintenance. I could get someone to look at the brakes and do the tire rotation, if I wanted to spend yet more time ... For $90 every 5,000 miles, the local dealer does a good job and very quickly ... it's one of the reasons I bought the car ... and they're a 5 minute walk from my door too. I usually charge $70 to $150 per hour for my work: is it worth spending one or two hours of my time to do a half-assed job when a better job can be done for $90 in an hour and a half? G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
