I have a friend that fell for the ‘tires for a lifetime’ plan on the Honda Accord. I told him...did you even check what kind of crappy tires they give you PLUS Honda expects you to pay out the a$$ for all the repairs at the dealership to keep in line with the program? (NO!) He has finally caught on and told Honda to shove it. LOL! A couple weeks ago, we ordered parts over the internet from a great place, did some minor work on his car and ended up coming in $450 under what the dealership quote was.....and that just on a few items!
Hell, I was a mechanic in the Army for a long time. I used to do everything auto myself, but I don’t have time now, too tired mostly - but if I can find non-crooks to do the work, it’s a wash. My time is worth a lot, I drive an old pickup but it’s good to go anywhere. And a harley.
I take it to the dealer, never touched it except installed a battery tender lead to the battery. Yeah the stealership rips me off a bit, but what can ya do? I remember a retired guy with a nice Vette at one of the longtime major retail shopping chains that also does tires and brakes - they told him he had to replace all 4 disc rotors. He didn’t know, or maybe didn’t care, I dunno. But it was expensive, and I couldn’t talk him out of it.