The makers attaching time constraints on parts for servicing have always been a bone of contention with me. A friend took her motor in for inspection and service, the quote was north of £5,500 after inspection, so she walked away.
She showed me the quote, which included new disks and pads all round. I rang dealer a to check if they actually checked the disks and pads, as the car, a Porsche, had under 10,000 miles on it. When I asked what mileage they recorded on inspection, they didn't even know or have it recorded. They just said it's on the list to change at 5 year service. Yes it was a Porsche main agent before you ask.
I got them checked for her by an independent garage who specialise on Porsche, and they gave them the all clear. He just said was it the ********s dealer in North **********n, as that service manager would not let the mechanics inspect anything that was in the schedule.
His quote to me was
"... He's just graduate of something and came straight in as the service manager, the only nuts he has ever touched are probably his own or his bossess"
Sadly I was not surprised at his comments, having seen and experienced this type of service manager in other main dealer franchises.
This is the sort of rip off practices that the manufacturers legitimise by adding the phrase of 50,000 or 5 years on service schedules etc. IT SHOULD BE outlawed for everything with the exception of tyres, which do have an expiry date, but which are rarely pointed out on inspections as they only bother with tread depth and damage......