"JR1" (type35bugatti)
02/02/2015 at 11:14 • Filed to: car buying
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"JR1" (type35bugatti)
02/02/2015 at 11:14 • Filed to: car buying | 0
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First off I am not planning on buying a car anytime soon.
Anyway to my question. If I ask, is a dealership required to tell you how costly maintenance is on a car before you buy it? Or can they lie? Some examples of maintenance would be timing belt changes, common failures, electrical gremlins, etc? Could I see a sheet showing projected repair costs? Just wondering and I am sure someone on here could answer it.
Sorry if the question seems naive I have never had to buy a car. My old truck was passed down when I turned 16 four years ago.
themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
> JR1
02/02/2015 at 11:24 |
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You can ask for quotes on parts and whatnot. I asked for a shop quote on a new wheel when I was buying my FiST. I then looked at the wheel/tire replacement warranty. The new wheel had a dealership price of 500$, not including tire mounting. The tire/wheel/glass warranty was 400$ AND included installation. I bought the plan.
I recommend doing the same for things like oil changes and whatnot. You might save money by buying the plans, you might not. For parts and labor? That's......difficult. Especially if it's a car that just came out. How would they know if the 100k belt service is expensive? Their shop won't do one on that car for another few years. They can make estimates but they are only guessing.
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> JR1
02/02/2015 at 11:29 |
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They're not required to tell you anything.
As for costs of service, they're not going to have a spreadsheet documenting all the anticipated maintenance costs. You can ask their service department for an estimate but these always change over time. If you get a quote on a 100k service it'll probably not be the same when you come back for it in 3 years. Service costs slowly creep up over time because materials and labor costs are always slowly rising.
Most of the sales team will not know anything about common failures on the cars unless it's their own brand, and even then they'll probably only know the big stuff. Your best bet is talking to a mechanic who specializes in that kind of car, they'll know a lot more than anyone in the front end of the dealership will.