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Originally Posted by IliketoPuck
Question for the mechanic:
I dropped my 2013 Santa Fe off for oil change / brake maintenance this morning.
Got the predictable call about 5 minutes ago that "our records show"
1. you should get your transmission flushed. (for only $270 bucks).
2. you should get your coolant flushed. (for only $200 bucks).
3. you should get an emission service completed to reduce carbon build up. (for only $200 bucks).
I'm no mechanic, but I sure as hell don't like to see my service bill go from oil change and brakes to >$1000 bucks.
Thoughts on the validity of the suggested services?
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I'm not a mechanic so I can't speak to the validity of those services but I used to get those calls all the time when I took my vehicle in to the dealer. The last straw was when they called to recommend numerous services that added up to over $2k (the car is only worth around $6k).
I switched to a reputable, affordable (and honest) mechanic who charges less than half what a dealer would charge, and I started doing some of the basic stuff (oil changes) myself.
If you're skeptical about their recommendations I would get a second opinion from a third party that doesn't do any work themselves like inspectacar and see what they say about what the vehicle actually needs.
And I would also check the schedule of maintenance, not sure about your vehicle or the current KMs but my vehicle calls for a transmission fluid change at 100,000km