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I brought my 2013 Ridgeline in for an A1 service yesterday and was given a list of things that I should consider doing, the service it self was about $80, the additional items totaled about $1100.00. I asked for a copy of all recommended service items so I could look into it. I knew that most of them were ridiculous (like change the wiper blades for instance). But what really annoys me is that many of these items are part of the regular scheduled maintenances, which I have never missed one. Why do the dealers find it necessary to try to upsell you on service items that are part of a scheduled maintenance? Also, since I am not a mechanic, I am always a little unsure if I really should do the maintenance when there is nothing wrong with the car. Three times ago when I had my car serviced, they recommended a service item be completed, which I never did because it wasn't on a recommended maintenance list by Honda. The three times I've brought my Ridgeline back since then, no mention of what they recommended that time. Why if they think I should do this maintenance, do they not bring it up every single time I come in? How come every time there's a new list? How is a non-mechanical consumer supposed to know when they are blowing smoke and when you really should have the work done?
Obviously, I find this frustrating. For years, the service department used to put a sticker on my car that I needed to get the oil changed in 3,000 miles or 3 months, whichever was sooner, that despite the fact that Honda recommends 7,500 miles between oil changes. I always did it on Honda's recommended schedule and have had excellent life out of my Honda cars, trucks and vans.
This is what the suggested (for reference, I have a 2013 Honda Ridgeline with 81,000 miles on it).
Replace front brake pads 260.00 (which we had done recently), I asked them for the readings which they did not provide.
Replace wiper blades, 33.00 (which work just fine)
R04 Value Plus fuel service (whatever that is)- 136.00
Air filter replacement- 50.00
PVC Valve- 75.00 (which he told me was a PCV valve flush to clean out the built up residue in the system, but costs as much as a replacement, so I have no idea what the purpose of this is)
Service Transfer Case + fluid, 70.00 (which I believe is part of one of the maintenance items on the regularly scheduled lists)
Rear Differential service, 105.00 (which I also believe is part of the every 30,000 mile service)
R17 Value plus coolant service, 149.00 (because, you know how corrosive the coolant is, the system needs to be flushed I was told)
R49 Brake Fluid Service, 120.00- (This one I have read should be done every three to 10 years, depends who you ask, but wouldn't this be part of a major brake job that you already need to have done?)
Power steering service, 116.00 (Apparently, the power steering system is also subject to corrosion)
Air Conditioning filter- 69.00
Curious what you guys think of this.
I brought my 2013 Ridgeline in for an A1 service yesterday and was given a list of things that I should consider doing, the service it self was about $80, the additional items totaled about $1100.00. I asked for a copy of all recommended service items so I could look into it. I knew that most of them were ridiculous (like change the wiper blades for instance). But what really annoys me is that many of these items are part of the regular scheduled maintenances, which I have never missed one. Why do the dealers find it necessary to try to upsell you on service items that are part of a scheduled maintenance? Also, since I am not a mechanic, I am always a little unsure if I really should do the maintenance when there is nothing wrong with the car. Three times ago when I had my car serviced, they recommended a service item be completed, which I never did because it wasn't on a recommended maintenance list by Honda. The three times I've brought my Ridgeline back since then, no mention of what they recommended that time. Why if they think I should do this maintenance, do they not bring it up every single time I come in? How come every time there's a new list? How is a non-mechanical consumer supposed to know when they are blowing smoke and when you really should have the work done?
Obviously, I find this frustrating. For years, the service department used to put a sticker on my car that I needed to get the oil changed in 3,000 miles or 3 months, whichever was sooner, that despite the fact that Honda recommends 7,500 miles between oil changes. I always did it on Honda's recommended schedule and have had excellent life out of my Honda cars, trucks and vans.
This is what the suggested (for reference, I have a 2013 Honda Ridgeline with 81,000 miles on it).
Replace front brake pads 260.00 (which we had done recently), I asked them for the readings which they did not provide.
Replace wiper blades, 33.00 (which work just fine)
R04 Value Plus fuel service (whatever that is)- 136.00
Air filter replacement- 50.00
PVC Valve- 75.00 (which he told me was a PCV valve flush to clean out the built up residue in the system, but costs as much as a replacement, so I have no idea what the purpose of this is)
Service Transfer Case + fluid, 70.00 (which I believe is part of one of the maintenance items on the regularly scheduled lists)
Rear Differential service, 105.00 (which I also believe is part of the every 30,000 mile service)
R17 Value plus coolant service, 149.00 (because, you know how corrosive the coolant is, the system needs to be flushed I was told)
R49 Brake Fluid Service, 120.00- (This one I have read should be done every three to 10 years, depends who you ask, but wouldn't this be part of a major brake job that you already need to have done?)
Power steering service, 116.00 (Apparently, the power steering system is also subject to corrosion)
Air Conditioning filter- 69.00
Curious what you guys think of this.
