I suggested that the original poster gets the Acura dealer service-center to price-match
Yes, it won't hurt to ask.
if he brings the parts or orders them from elsewhere, even if they are OEM, there will not be a 12month/12k mile warranty on the work done (as-per Acura service protocol).
That depends on the dealership; most will warranty the work. However, as I noted above, you can find yourself in a "finger pointing" situation where the servicer blames the parts, and the parts seller blames the servicer.
I suggest that you visit again that "mail-order dealer" who you insist doesn't even sell Acura parts (
ref: www.magauto.com). Select 'Honda' and then you will choose 'Acura' or 'Honda' under "
Make:"...
I stand corrected. (And you are exactly correct; I only saw Honda and did not bother clicking on it.)
And in reference to "another" vendor on 'Prime (ie.
www.daliracing.com), well this isn't the time nor place to accuse/instigate/judge; there is a whole sub-forum dedicated to such threads, if you are so inclined. In-fact, that under-handed jab was in quite poor taste and etiquette, IMHO.
IMHO, your sarcastic, insulting post slamming dealers and claiming that your bad experience applies to all dealers everywhere was in quite poor taste and etiquette.
- don't get your dealer to price-match the OEM parts they are going to use, pay up to 40% above list price just to be a nice guy.
This statement is yet another exaggeration (to the point of outright untruth), in quite poor taste and etiquette. The dealers I'm familiar with do not charge above list price.
- also, don't question the manner in which they are charging scheduled services ala'carte, I mean we don't want to upset them.
Why the sarcasm? Yet again, with statements like this, your post seems to be more directed towards expressing your hostility against your local dealer, than with providing helpful advice to the original poster.
Just to move past the sarcasm, and discuss the issue of how services are charged, most of the dealers I know price their services a la carte; IOW they charge for the individual parts items and the labor on each of the services. When providing estimates - for example, for a 60K service - they will tell you X dollars but if you're interested in a breakdown of where that number comes from, they're happy to provide that. At most dealerships, the breakdown also appears on the invoice when you get the actual work done. Do I know off the top of my head how much they charge for each spark plug? Heck no! (Not without checking my invoice, anyway.) Do I know off the top of my head what a fair price is for replacing the plugs along with all the filters and fluids and the valve adjustment, i.e. the 60K service? Heck yes!
- feel much obliged to pay ~$2,600 (+sales-tax?) for the identical service(s) that I paid under $2,000 a few years ago (as in under 2 years) at an Acura dealership service center w/ a NSX master-tech' using their own OEM parts (and no, the labor-rate in this hamlet that I live in isn't what Uncle Jessie or Cooter charge; it's actually well above other major-metro' areas in the U.S.).
I do not believe that there is an Acura dealership anywhere in the country that will do (or has done within the past two years) a replacement of the timing belt and water pump, and an entire 60K service, for under $2000. Sorry, that's so far off what they charge everywhere that I just don't believe it. Can you please provide the name of the dealership? I'll be happy to call them myself to get an estimate.
Afterall, that's what the resident 'Prime guru wants you to do. Make them happy. He will be happy. You will be happy. Riiight.
Again, why the personal insults and flames and sarcasm and outright lies? You decry "quite poor taste and etiquette" but your words are a perfect representation of exactly that.
Disclaimer: I have no association, financial or otherwise, with any dealership or independent mechanic. I have helped countless NSXprime members get competent service and favorable pricing on service and parts on numerous occasions.
P.S. Here's a tip that hasn't been mentioned yet in this topic: If you use specialty fluids that the dealership doesn't normally stock, they are
always happy if you bring them yourself, and you can often save money by doing so. In my case, for the NSX, this includes synthetic 10W30 motor oil and Motul RBF 600 brake fluid.
