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Tricky Dicky wrote:
I was told that with new cars main agents are obliged to put in whatever is in the manual or originally in the car. Wether you believe that is up for discussion, I a friend who had a particular fondness for Triumph Dolomites in the day and had a battle with his local Lookers BL garage who charged by the quart can for oil despite being told by a mechanic that the oil came out of big drum at the back of the garage.

Richard
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Dealers today still buy oil in bulk. But charge you the retail price per
litre.

Had my car serviced by the local main BMW dealer (spit) now thankfully
closed down. I picked it up from them and looked under the bonnet to check
they'd fixed a leak from the steering - which I'd asked to be done and
been charged for. If they had, they'd not cleaned it up. So checked the
oil too. Well under full on the dipstick. On their level forecourt. I'd
not even started it.

Workshop manager said this was impossible as their equipment measured out
the correct amount for each model. And told me I didn't know how to check
the oil. So got the c**t to show me where I'd gone wrong. Even gave him a
tissue from the box in the car. He obviously loved looking the fool he
was. Then told me I should have asked to have the leak from the steering
cleaned. I hope he lost his job when they closed down.

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*It's a thankless job, but I've got a lot of Karma to burn off

Dave Plowman London SW
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