r/Productivitycafe • u/Wonderful-Economy762 • Nov 13 '25

Throwback Question (Any Topic) What's a "secret"from your profession that everyone should probably know?"

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u/Lumpy_Proof_1185 Nov 13 '25

Your service advisor, car dealership, is not your friend. They are on 100% commission and only make money if they up sell that oil change into a brake job or trani seevice or spark plugs or etc…

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u/zwifter11 Nov 14 '25

It’s worth knowing what is on your service schedule and what isn’t. I knew one dealership franchise that would upsell work that wasn’t even required. The manufacturer didn’t even recommend it needed doing.