Price for an oil change - how much is too much?

[starcrafttom]

Joe, I know that carrying around a shot gun will get you in trouble( don’t ask). Now a bat on the other hand is sports equipment, well it would have been if I played base ball according to the judge. On the other had a axe handle is a tool and not a weapon unless you cover the whole thing in tape, allegedly. So carry a axe handle in the truck as long as its full length ( if you cut them down to fit under the seat it’s a club and illegal, allegedly) and you will have no trouble when pulled over for a traffic stop on your way to the boat dealer/shop. Most of this I learned before I became a Marine

[oldgrowth]

Steve - if it was me, I would pay them $80 for the one hour it should have taken to do the job, plus whatever the fluids and filter cost.

In principal, I agree with Tom, but you leave yourself in a position of to have a judgment against you for the work you did authorized. To a judge, it could look like you are trying to get out of paying anything.
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Dave

[Steven Dore]

The service department manager contacted me yesterday and admitted that they wrote the work order incorrectly. They did perform the additional work, but I will not be charged for it. Therefore, they reduced the labor from 5 hours to 2 hours, which cuts the total bill in half.

Thanks for everyone's input.

Steve

[Sea Wolf]

[JamesTXSD]

It's good that you questioned it, and it sounds like a fair resolution. An unethical shop would have pushed the issue to make the fast buck, and be willing to lose you as a customer... nice to hear that wasn't the case.

[matt_unique]

Glad to hear it worked out.