f******h 发帖数: 69 | 1 my car hit 60K milage and i have to do service.
the dealer gave me a quote of more than $600....
i got a recommendation from a cowork that some guy (certified technician,
licensed as well) can do it a lot cheaper....
Is that OK to do 60K service by a "freelance" technician? (my waranty doesn'
t appoint any)
I am a new car owner, thank you for your help! | a*********g 发帖数: 2853 | 2 No need to waste money on a out-of-warranty car. A good technician can do as
well or even better, at a fraction of the cost. Which I could find a good f
reelancer for my car, the dealer is way too black.
doesn'
【在 f******h 的大作中提到】![](/moin_static193/solenoid/img/up.png) : my car hit 60K milage and i have to do service. : the dealer gave me a quote of more than $600.... : i got a recommendation from a cowork that some guy (certified technician, : licensed as well) can do it a lot cheaper.... : Is that OK to do 60K service by a "freelance" technician? (my waranty doesn' : t appoint any) : I am a new car owner, thank you for your help!
| n****7 发帖数: 8354 | 3 yuo have to look the check list. what they are going to change?
doesn'
【在 f******h 的大作中提到】![](/moin_static193/solenoid/img/up.png) : my car hit 60K milage and i have to do service. : the dealer gave me a quote of more than $600.... : i got a recommendation from a cowork that some guy (certified technician, : licensed as well) can do it a lot cheaper.... : Is that OK to do 60K service by a "freelance" technician? (my waranty doesn' : t appoint any) : I am a new car owner, thank you for your help!
| e****a 发帖数: 4783 | 4 exactly, most of the maintenance tasks are not as hard, and should not be as
expensive.
normally the labor is the same price as the parts, unless it's something
labor-intensive such as changing timing belt + water pump
as
f
【在 a*********g 的大作中提到】![](/moin_static193/solenoid/img/up.png) : No need to waste money on a out-of-warranty car. A good technician can do as : well or even better, at a fraction of the cost. Which I could find a good f : reelancer for my car, the dealer is way too black. : : doesn'
| w*i 发帖数: 970 | 5 if you trust that guy, of course. I always trust the dealer more.
doesn'
【在 f******h 的大作中提到】![](/moin_static193/solenoid/img/up.png) : my car hit 60K milage and i have to do service. : the dealer gave me a quote of more than $600.... : i got a recommendation from a cowork that some guy (certified technician, : licensed as well) can do it a lot cheaper.... : Is that OK to do 60K service by a "freelance" technician? (my waranty doesn' : t appoint any) : I am a new car owner, thank you for your help!
| l********i 发帖数: 115 | 6 I don't trust individual technician.
for 60k cars, I will replace brake fluid, transmission (and differential for
4x4) fluid, replacing spark plugs (even for iridium plugs), coolant besides
normal oil changes. |
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