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October 27th, 2012 at 08:06 pm

We took our van into the Honda Dealership today. Routine maintenence of an oil change and tire rotation. Taxes and fees brought the total to $43.88.

We opted to change the air filters ourselves. We purchased them on Amazon.com for a fraction of the cost the dealership would charge. We haven't changed them before, but found some YouTube videos explaining how to easily make this change. I love free information!

Have you used YouTube or another online source to help you save money?

5 Responses to “Vehicle Maintenance”

  1. mamasita Says:
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    SO taught herself to groom the dog watching YouTube videos, saves us $40 every 6 weeks! And way more convenient! Good luck, it always feels good to do something yourself when it turns out right!

  2. snafu Says:
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    When I compared prices of the dealership with advertised specials at tire outlets or Jiffy Lube, the dealership was always considerably more. We only went to the dealership because they had given us coupons for free oil changes & routine items. I really disliked it because they had students do the actual work supposedly 'supervised' by the journeyman mechanic who I never ever saw in the bay. 2nd, at the end of each session they gave me a checklist showing at least two things that needed 'attention.' Our mechanic who kept the vehicle running beyond [250 km] 155,000 miles always laughed and pointed out what the manual recommended. He called it 'revenuing.'

  3. creditcardfree Says:
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    @snafu, I'm generally not a fan of dealerships either because of the cost, but we had a very bad experience at a tire dealership with our Honda because they didn't understand that Honda's have a different procedure for their transmission fluid changes. I didn't know either, but I could have had a major transmission problem because of their error. Sometimes it pays to get quality work.

    We are also following only the manufacturer's recommendations. That alone will keep us from becoming their revenue stream!

  4. rob62521 Says:
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    Good idea on the air filter. I have used YouTube for how to videos too. Great resource!

  5. snafu Says:
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    oops, was trying to suggest tire changes using coupons/discounts @ tire shop, match routine oil change when on-sale.

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