[oldeguy]

Just a couple of Stealership stories. I'm sure it happens for all manufacturers, but these are "Ford Stores".

1) one of my wife's nurses, who owns a 2004 ZX5, had a couple of problems. The first problem was her foglights blew, all at once. She took it to one dealer, was quoted $450.00. Then, her headlights went out, and it wasn't bulbs. Then she had a "big clunking sound" in the front end. So her Dad took it in to the same Ford dealer who looked at the foglight issue. It ended up costing her $300.00 to fix the foglights, headlights and the end links. She feels that if she took it in, the Service guy would have taken one look at her and would have started conting his bonus.

2) A Co-worker at my work, a blonde, good looking female, drives a 2007 Sport-Trac. She went in to the dealer to buy a foglight bulb and a rear turn signal bulb. I was going to change them for her, being the nice guy that I am. The Parts guy and the Service guy told her that it was impossible for the DIY to change the bulbs. So, at this very moment, the dealer is fixing bulbs and will probably charge an arm and a leg.

Notice the theme, both are nice, young females being taken for a financial ride.