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Originally Posted by thebmw
I think you're missing the point. The owner never asked for the battery to be changed and the dealership never told him that they are going to perform a service on his battery. This is about transparency. This is about extortion. If the dealership was really doing this out of the goodness of their heart, they would have never charged $8.
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You’re missing the point. It’s only 8 dollars. Do you think they make their money 8 bucks at a time? Calling this extortion also implies you’re a cheapskate.
The battery replacement in this case was not necessary, but in 99% of other cases, for people who don’t know how to change the battery themselves, including me, it would be a nice gesture.
Edit: although, as I’ve said, I would ask them why is battery replacement necessary on a 1 year old car. I’ve never replaced a battery on any of our cars. So I would be slightly annoyed at them for charging me for it during warranty, but I would’t argue with them, because there are better things to do in life.