[Ducati] RE: Is your dealer shoving it in your pooper?

[2vtwin at comcast.net]

Nobody repairs anymore, it is inspect and replace.

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From: <brianfortv at cox.net> 

> Trust a car dealer? I don't think so! They are out to make as much money as 
> possible in sales and service. When I had a Lexus and had to take it to the 
> dealer, it was "I wonder how they are going to try to rip me off today?" New 
> window motor at $450? I don't think so, I just need the little plastic roller 
> that goes back and forth in the track. $1300 for a seat track? I did it myself 
> for $200 in parts and 1 hour of work. Simular experiance with other brands. 
> Trust a bike dealer? Hummm, I don't know... The one here is owned by a car 
> dealer. 
> 
> Brian 
> 
> > Will some bikes require extra attention at that first service? The day that 
> > any of these manufacturers: BMW, Mercedes, Lexus, Rolls Royce, Ferrari, 
> > Lotus, Maybach, Bently, John Deere, Mack, Aprilla, or Ducati announce that 
> > their vehicles of all kinds will not ever need anything more than the minimum 
> > required maintenance at the first interval will occur some time after I have 
> > long left this world and will be accompanied by a freezing over in the place I 
> > will likely be assigned. 
> > 
> > The article did have one dealer specifically state that adjustments beyond the 
> > basics would be covered under warranty. 
> 
> 
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