Post by asimmons136 on Jul 7, 2009 12:23:08 GMT -6
I know there is a stigma about taking things to a dealership, but if a trip to one becomes absolutely necessary and you are in the vicinity of Columbus Ohio, I would recommend Germain Cadilac.
I took it there to diagnose an oil leak and was told that I really shouldnt worry about fixing it as it was a non-pressure (or seeping) leak and would cost upwards of $2500 to fix. The mechanic took me back and showed me all about what was going on and gave me alot of insight into the northstar engines.
Also took it there for an engine stutter after trying to diagnose it myself and was told it was an excessive buildup of carbon and a plug boot. I had them do the "fuel injector service" and it came out purring like it was a brand new engine. I replaced the plug wire myself. I asked about my A/C at the time and they told me that if it is blowing cold air, I shouldnt be bothering with it at all. I was worried about some noise coming from it and the response was "at 155k miles, its going to make some noise." If they didnt want to do any work on it (unlikely) or if they were really being honest, it saved me alot of money just by these two instances.
Prices (around May/2009) were $90 for diagnostic (of which they said that if the problem was misdiagnosed, they would only charge for what was diagnosed and still fix it correctly - or in other words, not throwing money at the problem), and $180 for the injector service. I know that it sounds a bit expensive, but having the results guaranteed and having the Aurora worked on by technicians certified to work on the Aurora seems like it is worth it for situations that I cannot solve on my own.
I was very surprised to be treated so fairly at a dealership. I went in thinking that they were going to give me some BS about everything under the sun and then come around to actually doing what I wanted and then charging exhorbitant amounts of money.
In the spirit of full disclosure: I do NOT work for GM, any dealership, or anyone who does business with a dealership except as a consumer (such as myself).
I took it there to diagnose an oil leak and was told that I really shouldnt worry about fixing it as it was a non-pressure (or seeping) leak and would cost upwards of $2500 to fix. The mechanic took me back and showed me all about what was going on and gave me alot of insight into the northstar engines.
Also took it there for an engine stutter after trying to diagnose it myself and was told it was an excessive buildup of carbon and a plug boot. I had them do the "fuel injector service" and it came out purring like it was a brand new engine. I replaced the plug wire myself. I asked about my A/C at the time and they told me that if it is blowing cold air, I shouldnt be bothering with it at all. I was worried about some noise coming from it and the response was "at 155k miles, its going to make some noise." If they didnt want to do any work on it (unlikely) or if they were really being honest, it saved me alot of money just by these two instances.
Prices (around May/2009) were $90 for diagnostic (of which they said that if the problem was misdiagnosed, they would only charge for what was diagnosed and still fix it correctly - or in other words, not throwing money at the problem), and $180 for the injector service. I know that it sounds a bit expensive, but having the results guaranteed and having the Aurora worked on by technicians certified to work on the Aurora seems like it is worth it for situations that I cannot solve on my own.
I was very surprised to be treated so fairly at a dealership. I went in thinking that they were going to give me some BS about everything under the sun and then come around to actually doing what I wanted and then charging exhorbitant amounts of money.
In the spirit of full disclosure: I do NOT work for GM, any dealership, or anyone who does business with a dealership except as a consumer (such as myself).
