Originally Posted By: NH73
Originally Posted By: dbvettez061
Bought new Hyundai Elantra for run around car..
Dealer says due to the fact we’re in western Colorado the Mobil 1 5-20 must be changed every 3000 miles
You gotta be kidding me. I might have passed on the car had I known this.
They said it gets very hot here, true, and dusty at times.
Well, I’ll do it myself, as always, and keep receipts.
Consider filing a complaint to Hyundai over this advice. If the dealer knows you did this, they may be less inclined to screw you, when a warranty need arises on anything.
Never file a formal complaint and return to the dealer for any kind of work. People can be very spiteful. I saw it on more than one occasion at a Kia dealership I worked at. The mechanics used that place as a stepping stone to cut their teeth and then go work at better dealerships. Two guys in particular carried out acts of spitefulness that would set the censor software a blaze if I wrote about it. Bottom line if you're going to file a complaint I'd strongly suggest finding another shop.
I'm not saying everyone is going to be spiteful, the problem is knowing who is and who isn't. So it's saver to start with a clean slate somewhere else in my opinion.