I hate the dealership

[jambo101]

Originally Posted by bnther36

It would have never crossed my mind to check the oil on a brand new car.

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If that new car seizes the motor due to lack of oil who do you think is going to pay for that new motor?By not checking the oil you just gave the dealership a loophole large enough to drive the car through.

[voodoo22]

Originally Posted by jambo101

If that new car seizes the motor due to lack of oil who do you think is going to pay for that new motor?By not checking the oil you just gave the dealership a loophole large enough to drive the car through.

It's not fair (and I've never checked the oil level on any of our cars when driving off the lot before), but I can see your point. Even if you could say the dealer is responsible for the oil level upon delivery, how could you prove they didn't put the proper level in if you didn't check it upon delivery? The little guy always gets screwed and I see no exception to the rule here.

[IsLNdbOi]

Originally Posted by jambo101

If that new car seizes the motor due to lack of oil who do you think is going to pay for that new motor?By not checking the oil you just gave the dealership a loophole large enough to drive the car through.

So these dealerships expect everyone that buys a car from them to know how to check the oil?

[Latka]

Originally Posted by ddongbap

Who checks their oil in the first month?

Me. Any responsible car owner should check all the fluid levels - even if you just bought the car!

[nemelek]

I still think that a warning light should have shown up.

[talnlnky]

hehe... take the car back, and say you will be filing a law suit because they withheld part of the product that was supposed to come standard, and as a result, has caused an extraordinary amount of wear and tear on the vehicle.

[ddongbap]

Originally Posted by Latka

Me. Any responsible car owner should check all the fluid levels - even if you just bought the car!

Thats quite a reach. Just because you check your oil, doesn't automatically make you responsible.

[jambo101]

Wouldnt a red light come on if the oil was too low?and if you were just driving the car off the lot wouldnt you mention this fact before leaving? or at least check the oil level.

[earljail]

Originally Posted by Latka

Me. Any responsible car owner should check all the fluid levels - even if you just bought the car!

Our salesperson opened the hood, explained where all the fluids went (Any white-coloured tank), and how to check all of them.

[CKaelin]

Just checked mine.. Got my first oil change at 4,000 miles.. Just over 6,000 now.. Oil is still clean and right on the level! =)

[1stToyota]

Originally Posted by IsLNdbOi

So these dealerships expect everyone that buys a car from them to know how to check the oil?

...or how to read the owner's manual?

[El Jefe]

Originally Posted by window_lee

I had a problem wiht my headlight couple days ago; therefore, I went to the dealership. guess what? they f**king blame on me that the after market bulb caused the problem and refuse to let me claim the warranty. end up charge me $113 for replace a fuse and there is $95 for labour cost.

take an hour to replace a fuse?????????? what the f**k?

they charged you to diagnose the reason your headlight did not work. anywhere will charge you that, then they found out it was your doing, not toyotas, so yes you got charged accordingly.
why should they not get paid to fix your car? they took time to figure out exactly what was wrong and then give you the option to fix it with a quote on price.
toyota would ask for the failed parts back, and once they found it wasn't even toyota parts you think they will pay the dealership for the work? i think not

[Bob_VT]

Most dealership automatically charge customers One Hour Labor for any diagnostics, the labor rates are posted..... and the customer is expected to ask about it. Face it .... your fault.