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On 12/11/20 4:01 AM, David R. Birch wrote:
> On 12/10/2020 8:50 PM, Your Name wrote:
>> On 2020-12-10 21:39:09 +0000, David R. Birch said:
>>> On 12/7/2020 4:32 PM, VanguardLH wrote:
>>>> "David R. Birch" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a couple of recall notices on my 75k miles 2013 Impreza Sport.
>>>>>
>>>>> Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2013-2017 MY
>>>>> Crosstrek vehicles, 2014-2016 MY Forester vehicles, 2008-2016 Impreza
>>>>> (4-door) vehicles, 2012-2016 Impreza (5-door) vehicles, and 2008-2014
>>>>> WRX (4-door) vehicles to replace the brake lamp switch.
>>>>>
>>>>> No big deal.
>>>>
>>>> You don't think getting rear ended because your rear brake lights
>>>> didn't
>>>> come on when you braked is no big deal? The recall covers the switch.
>>>> Whose going to cover the damage from getting rear ended? Yep, your
>>>> insurance company, but you'll be eating the deductible.
>>>
>>> I don't understand why you thought NBD might mean I wasn't going to
>>> bother. I would have taken it to mean "NBD, go for it, it's a free fix."
>> <snip>
>>
>> Yep. It's free, so get it fixed now.
>>
>> Besides, if you do get rear ended and the insurance company find out
>> you had ignored the recall notice, then they won't pay out at all and
>> you may well have to pay the entire cost of the repairs for both cars
>> yourself ... although there is also some degree of fault for the
>> accident itself since the following driver was too close or not paying
>> enough atention (blindly looking solely for brake lights coming on is
>> NOT an intelligent way to drive).
>
> I find it odd that "No big deal" is inferred to mean "I won't bother"
> when a free simple fix of a problem that won't involve engine work is
> something that obviously should be done, as in, "NDB, while the car is
> in anyway, fix that, too."
>
> David
My favorite auto shop has some kind of software where he
sees all that stuff and takes care of it.
I prefer not to go to the dealership after the second
time they showed me a pallet where my power steering
fluid was amber and not red, so it need changing.
Power steering fluid has not been red for a lot
of years. My favorite autoshop opened a can and
showed me. And shuck their finger into the well
or something and said my fluid was pristine.
And when I found out the dealership sent its hard cases
to my favorite auto shop, well ...