Dealership these days dont hire good mechanics that can look for a problem and fix it. They go for an easy fix and charge premium rate on that.on one of my old truck that was under warranty the stealership charged 1 hour of labor to tighten the clamp on steering pump reservoir when the problem was bad steering pump that was blowing out seals and clamps that i diagnosed. Warranties are only good if you blow an engine ,axle or something major .
Why not doing your own repairs will make you go bankrupt.
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I have had no issues with my dealer in 10 plus years....
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1. I'm leased to a carrier that works on my truck for 93.00 an hour .
2. If I get in a tight spot the bosses check book is open but I've only used that option once in 6 years of being with them and that was for 30k.
3. At 60 years old I'm no longer capable of taking the physical beating doing my own work ....knee and shoulder issues .
4. When I'm home I've got better things to do than wrench on the truck .
5. I need tax deductions .
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It's like taking a German car to a dealership when it's out of warranty. Nobody in a right mind does that, everyone goes to independent shops
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Another benefit of working on your own junk. Is when ur working on whatever broke , you can get eyes on the rest of the truck and trailer. Take notes on what may need to be changed in a couple months or something to keep an eye on in the future or something else that may need to be fixed right now... Plus while im under here. I may as well grease everything up and top off fluids if needed. Or replace a couple broken zipties or tie up something sitting against the frame, switch tires from winter air to summer air etc etc
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