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Originally Posted by masraum
Yep, but you'd be surprised, they'll try to pull that stuff on just about anyone and everyone, doesn't much matter if you're male or female, young or old. I assume the one thing that they assume is that an oldster may better be able to afford stuff and less likely to question things.
I've been to plenty of places for tires or whatever and been told "you need new brakes." It's almost a standard response for them any time they get a car.
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We have a cousin and his wife that have 8 or 9 kids, I forget how many. They
had a Mercedes big van until recently. The wife said they were very happy with it but "every time we took it to the dealer" for an oil change they would be given a long list of the other things that needed fixing.
It is common practice, sure but people that don't understand cars and maintenance just seem to be easy prey. Then they get freaked out by the things that allegedly need attention. And I bet 5 bucks that if windshield wipers were on the list they couldn't change them with a set from Costco.
But it raises the question, why did they take the van to the dealer anyway just for an oil change?
They replaced the van with a Ford, the one that looks like an airport shuttle. My bet is they won't get nearly the vehicle life as they would have with the Mercedes.