I rarely go to dealerships for service as I do most service
and repairs myself.  However, the cat. converter on my 7 year-
old car recently went south (made lots of noise) and, since
I was barely squeaking inside the 8-year-or-80k-warranty on that
item, I had a fairly new satellite location for an old dealership
I'd done business with before do the work.  I'd never been there
before.  Well, of course they'd "eat" the $1700 or so for the cat.,
but "found" $1500 or so in additional "needed" work in the car.

It was not a total lie on their part, as I am aware of the slight
leak with my power steering hoses, but the parts and labor was
laughable.  As far as the universal joint, bushings, etc., I have
some doubt that this is so urgent.  And I know damw well that the
two belts they wanted to replace (for $255!) are still good, as
I changed them myself (for around $60) less than two years ago,
and they still look good of course.  Okay, I know that dealerships
have lots and lots of overhead, but I shouldn't feel obligated to
fund their needs and wants.  I should only be expected to pay fair
market prices for *necessary* repairs.

--
Cliff