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Old 02-16-2013, 12:50 PM
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Just curious where you guys get your maintenance done or if you do it yourself...my ranger I did 95% of it myself but my F150 goes to the dealer for everything
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Do it all myself. Dont have the time to sit at the dealer plus Ive seen dealers/shops screw up WAAAAYYYYY too much to trust them with anything I own unless absolutley necessary. (Warranty repair wpuld be the only reason)
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I'm with you dj. At one time I did it myself. Now I go to the dealer, get a cup of joe, and walk around looking at the new trucks. 30 - 45 minutes later I'm on my way. EZPZ, and about the same time it took me to do it myself.

Of course that's what got me in big trouble, and the Platinum wound up in the driveway.
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Originally Posted by Wanted33
I'm with you dj. At one time I did it myself. Now I go to the dealer, get a cup of joe, and walk around looking at the new trucks. 30 - 45 minutes later I'm on my way. EZPZ, and about the same time it took me to do it myself.

Of course that's what got me in big trouble, and the Platinum wound up in the driveway.
Haha that's kinda how I ended up with the F150 lol
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All done by the dealer. At least during the warranty time.
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Under warranty, goes to the dealer. Out of warranty, most likely my garage, unless it's something I don't have the time or tools or skills to work on. Then it goes to a buddies shop.
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If it aint warranty it's done by me
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For me, generally the dealer. BUT,I do have a FORD dealership that I trust. There are some dealership (like my local Chrysler dealership) that I would not trust to service my kids pedal cars.

With my older out-of-warranty verhicles, if I have a discount coupon I will have the dealer service them. If not, I do it myself. With the discounts, sometimes it is cheaper then what I can service them for myself.
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For me, generally the dealer. BUT,I do have a FORD dealership that I trust. There are some dealership (like my local Chrysler dealership) that I would not trust to service my kids pedal cars.

With my older out-of-warranty verhicles, if I have a discount coupon I will have the dealer service them. If not, I do it myself. With the discounts, sometimes it is cheaper then what I can service them for myself.
agreed...the only ford dealer i trust is the dealer i got my truck from(about a 40 min drive) but its worth it...they take good care of me and my dad....yea there are closer ford dealers to me but they like to screw you over in so many ways
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In my garage, its cheaper and done right with no grease stained seats, body damage, mysterious miles on the odo or service guys trying to sell me parts and repairs I don't need.


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