Topic: What will service department think of next

[Ex-airbalancer]

Heating system check , only $169 plus tax




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[Great_Big_Abyss]

There's a sucker born everyday. 

Unfortunately, given the amount that Lexus drivers are car-focused, I bet there will be a more than a few who fall for this (IS-F owners notwithstanding).

[tooscoops]

meh... some of those customers pay 100 bucks for a wash and vacuum, so an extra 69 bucks for a new cabin filter and "treatment" (likely just a spray bomb in the intake, but still costs 15 bucks or so)...

[Ex-airbalancer]

meh... some of those customers pay 100 bucks for a wash and vacuum, so an extra 69 bucks for a new cabin filter and "treatment" (likely just a spray bomb in the intake, but still costs 15 bucks or so)...

Hey , they also change the cabin filter
And chef will make you breakfast 

[dirtyjeffer]

meh... some of those customers pay 100 bucks for a wash and vacuum, so an extra 69 bucks for a new cabin filter and "treatment" (likely just a spray bomb in the intake, but still costs 15 bucks or so)...

And chef will make you breakfast 

all while you sip fancy lattes while sitting on the finely crafted italian leather chairs in the waiting room while using their free wifi.

no thanks.

[Sir Osis of Liver]

The first time I brought the Passat in for service they had an extra ~$100 worth of fluff they wanted to do. They just added it after I asked for the regular first service schedule items. I looked at the sheet and said:"How about you just do the service I asked for?" I don't think he was used to getting any blowback. But he did get it sorted. They haven't tried to up-sell again. 

[familyguy]

meh... some of those customers pay 100 bucks for a wash and vacuum, so an extra 69 bucks for a new cabin filter and "treatment" (likely just a spray bomb in the intake, but still costs 15 bucks or so)...

And chef will make you breakfast 

all while you sip fancy lattes while sitting on the finely crafted italian leather chairs in the waiting room while using their free wifi.

no thanks.

They will drive you home if you leave them your car for 8 hrs in order to do a 15 minute job.

[Slow_lane]

If cabin air filter is buried in dash behind glove box like it was on Mazda 3 it is a bit of deal. 

[Scaerio]

Anyone else need to remove the accelerator pedal to change the cabin air filter?

[rrocket]

Anyone else need to remove the accelerator pedal to change the cabin air filter?

WHAT?

[johngenx]

On our Toyotas, the cabin filter is located behind the glove box, but engineered in a manner to allow simple and quick access.

[Scaerio]

Anyone else need to remove the accelerator pedal to change the cabin air filter?

WHAT?

http://www.instructables.com/id/Volvo-C30-Cabin-Air-Filter-Replacement/

[Guy]

Anyone else need to remove the accelerator pedal to change the cabin air filter?

WHAT?

http://www.instructables.com/id/Volvo-C30-Cabin-Air-Filter-Replacement/

 

[rrocket]

Awful...just awful engineering.

It's truly puzzling how anyone can sign off on this and say "Great idea, let's do it this way".

[Scaerio]

Awful...just awful engineering.

It's truly puzzling how anyone can sign off on this and say "Great idea, let's do it this way".

It's the only thing that truly irritates me about the car.

[dirtyjeffer]

On our Toyotas, the cabin filter is located behind the glove box, but engineered in a manner to allow simple and quick access.

i think most cars are like that...both our Kias are simple and easy...open glovebox, press two tabs on cover at back of glovebox and pull out "tray"...remove old filter and replace with new one...slide it back in (clicks back into place)...done...takes about 1 minute to change a filter and no tools are required.

[micha]

On our Toyotas, the cabin filter is located behind the glove box, but engineered in a manner to allow simple and quick access.

i think most cars are like that...both our Kias are simple and easy...open glovebox, press two tabs on cover at back of glovebox and pull out "tray"...remove old filter and replace with new one...slide it back in (clicks back into place)...done...takes about 1 minute to change a filter and no tools are required.

Same for my Golf

[me_2]

On our Toyotas, the cabin filter is located behind the glove box, but engineered in a manner to allow simple and quick access.

Same for Volt Gen1 https://youtu.be/Wmte6vXRs9Q, from glove box..

[carcrazed]

On our Toyotas, the cabin filter is located behind the glove box, but engineered in a manner to allow simple and quick access.

i think most cars are like that...both our Kias are simple and easy...open glovebox, press two tabs on cover at back of glovebox and pull out "tray"...remove old filter and replace with new one...slide it back in (clicks back into place)...done...takes about 1 minute to change a filter and no tools are required.

Same for my Golf

Same for my MDX and Civic.  It should be that way for every car, but Nissan and Infiniti don't think so. You have to take out bottom of the dash to get to it.

[mmret]

Serious contortions are required to get the cabin filter done on Mercs. Surprised it is allowed by German OHSA rules.