How to choose a car service - what to look for and what is important when choosing

No matter how expensive your car is, over time it will require minor or major repairs. In moments when you yourself cannot determine why a puddle of oil forms under the bottom, or there is a knock in the rear wheel, you will naturally go to the service. This is where the question arises - how to choose the right car service.

Roughly speaking, car services can be divided into several types:

• garage type service;
• independent service;
• specialized service;
• dealer car service.

Garage type service, as a rule, is one or two garages in which a mechanic works with extensive experience and his own customer base. Here you are unlikely to be provided with a wide range of services, but they will be able to perform an elementary replacement of the front hub oil seal, replacement of piston rings or a steering rod repair kit without any problems. Such services rarely work officially, do not have a centralized supply of original spare parts, and then you are unlikely to be able to prove anything.

It is recommended to contact such a service only if you are well acquainted with the master or have heard a lot of good reviews about the “golden hands” of the auto mechanic. The advantage is the relatively low cost of maintenance.

Independent service - these are officially operating enterprises in which you will receive a wide range of services, checks and guarantees for the work performed. Such services are subject to the law on “Consumer Rights” and if the masters mess up something, then you can claim damages. It is also worth contacting such organizations based on good reviews, or as a last resort, if there are no other service stations nearby that you would trust.

Specialized Service - this is also an official enterprise, but only a narrow range of services is provided here - gearbox repair, exhaust or fuel system repair, tire fitting, and so on. Narrow specialists work here and the services are fully consistent with the level of their qualifications. It is worth contacting here if you personally know the master or have heard positive reviews from the lips of your friends. Since the organization works officially, they have their own suppliers of original and non-original spare parts.

Dealer car service - This is an enterprise that has been accredited by a car manufacturer. Here you will be provided with the highest level of services, but the prices will be appropriate. Dealer service stations give a guarantee for their work, and the fact of repair will be confirmed by all necessary documents.

Which car service to contact is absolutely your decision, which depends on the level of trust in the mechanics and on the degree of care for your car.

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