@#$# SERVICE DEPT!!!
Energy Independence
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 1,282
From: Richardson, TX
Re: @#$# SERVICE DEPT!!!
I had a similar experience when I recently got my windows tinted.
I'm pretty sure they kept the engine running to get the benefit of the cold AC, while doing the tint-job. It's par for the course.
I'm pretty sure they kept the engine running to get the benefit of the cold AC, while doing the tint-job. It's par for the course.
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Joined: May 2005
Posts: 351
From: Deep in the heart of Florida
Re: @#$# SERVICE DEPT!!!
Originally Posted by Civic Duty
My car has had several small things done at the dealer. They ALWAYS dent my mileage significantly. I'm fairly sure they let it idle for a good amount of time. It's not really a big deal, but it is a small psychological setback to see that mpg number that you work so hard on artificially decreased. I feel your pain.
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Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 609
From: New Mexico
Re: @#$# SERVICE DEPT!!!
Originally Posted by tanstaafl14
Easiest way to avoid that is to have your car serviced on as empty a tank as possible. The more miles on the trip meter, the less impact the 0.2 gallon or so that they burned will matter. Just make sure you fill up ASAP afterward.
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