Choosing where to maintain is a major problem encountered by many car owners in the process of using the car. Many people choose not to maintain in the 4S shop after the first insurance, but choose to go to the repair shop for maintenance, the price is relatively cheap, but I do not recommend that you do this. Instead, it is recommended that everyone maintain it in the 4S shop during the warranty period, and then go to the repair shop for maintenance after the warranty.
The difference between 4S shop maintenance and repair shop maintenance
To put it simply, the maintenance reliability in the 4S shop will be higher, because the 4S shop will communicate with the car company, and some of the situations of the model are more understood, there are corresponding supporting tools for the model, the spare parts replaced in the 4S shop are generally original parts, the reliability is guaranteed, the level of the technician is relatively professional on the whole, but the price is more expensive, and the 4S shop maintenance will often have a large routine, allowing you to increase the carbon cleaning, replacement of spark plugs and other uninsured items. In addition, from the perspective of retention rate, the car maintained by the whole 4S shop will be relatively high when selling second-hand.
And the repair shop maintenance, the most prominent advantage is the lower price, maintenance or repair speed is relatively faster, you can choose the oil independently, you can even buy the oil online and then give a manual fee, let the repair shop maintenance, in the maintenance process can also have been "supervision", but the disadvantages are also obvious, the technical level of the repair shop is uneven relative to the 4S shop, and the lack of perfect supervision system, relatively speaking, the probability of problems is greater, for the evaluation and monitoring of the vehicle there is no 4S shop to do professional, Most of the technicians judge whether to replace the parts based on experience, and some repair shops have shoddy situations, or there are similar sales maintenance projects in 4S shops.
The summary is that the 4S shop maintenance is more secure, but the cost is higher, and the maintenance cost of the auto repair shop is lower, but the risk is higher.
4S shop maintenance is recommended during the warranty period
It is recommended that everyone maintain in the 4S shop during the shelf life, not because the maintenance outside will be out of insurance, because the previous overlord clause has been recognized by the state as an illegal act, and Article 14 of the "Automobile Sales Management Measures" implemented on July 1, 2017 clearly stipulates that suppliers and dealers must not limit the location of consumer household registration, and must not limit the providers and after-sales service providers of auto parts, supplies, finance, insurance, rescue and other products to consumers.
Although the warranty period to go outside maintenance will not be released, but it is still not recommended that you go outside during this period of maintenance. First of all, although the maintenance price of the 4S shop is a little more expensive, at least the level of oil, accessories and technicians can pass the pass, and there is no shoddy situation, because the 4S shop will not be stupid enough to use poor accessories to make itself blocked.
Another is that if you maintain it outside, in case of a car failure, it may affect the warranty, resulting in a workshop and 4S shop arguing with each other. Consumers must provide whether the repair shop's industrial and commercial license and maintenance industry business license are complete; whether the invoice for each maintenance settlement is issued; whether the maintenance parts have no use certificate and certificate of conformity; whether the maintenance master is professional, whether there is a qualification certificate; whether the store has a manufacturer authorization certificate, an appearance completion certificate, etc., to prove that the failure is not caused by external maintenance, otherwise the 4S store will refuse to guarantee.
So, if you are a 4S shop white, it is recommended to honestly go to the 4S shop for maintenance. If you have a little understanding of the car, you can choose to go outside for maintenance after the insurance, but you must follow the maintenance manual, it is best to buy genuine accessories yourself, and supervise the whole process, as far as possible to prevent the auto repair shop from being shoddy.