True...but you wouldn't want to pay a master mechanic rate for the time spent
"checking fluids" that typically would be done by a more junior level person at
half the cost.

"mic canic" > wrote in message
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| yes but you know alot of times customers don't know when maintence is due and
| actually welcome the fact that some dealers keep trac of it regardless if
they get
| it done there or not
|
| "James C. Reeves" wrote:
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| > "aaa" > wrote in message
| > ...
| > | should the dealership instinctively look at the front IDENTICAL high
| > | failure rate differential such as for fluid check and other possible
| > | problems in a quick check without customer request ???
| > |
| > | Yes or No
| > |
| > | Dealer comments welcome
| >
| > They are in there doing a specific repair to a specific component, NOT in
there
| > to perform routing maintenance. So, I would say no. The assumption is
that
| > the owner has already had the routine maintenance checks performed as
| > recommended...which would cover the fluid check, etc. on your list. I'm
sure
| > the cost for the rear diff repair doesn't include maintenance checks on any
| > other part of the vehicle. But, that's just my opinion.
|