price for The Works service

[dslai]

39 minutes ago, Ponyguy said:

Mr dslai, where do you live?

Canadian prices are a little higher, because, of course, they quote prices in Canadian Dollars...

The last time I had L.O.F. service done was for my Ranger at a Quick Lane, and they quoted me $39.95 for "The Works," but I told them to just do the oil & filter; the rest of their shenanigans I can do myself. I can't recall the exact invoice, but it was a lot less than $40.

 

I'm around the San Francisco area. So everything is more expensive here. I would love to be able to pay only $40 for The Works service.

[bbf2530]

12 minutes ago, dslai said:

 

Do you mean https://owner.ford.com/maintenance/service-coupons-and-offers.html? I've checked that page before but have never seen a stated price for The Works service. Right now for me, on that page, there is a link to https://owner.ford.com/maintenance/service-coupons-and-offers.html?coupon=sr01&offer=the-works-synthetic-blend-oil-change-and-more, which shows no price, but also states "Expires 12/31/2020".

 

If there are coupons periodically released for $39.95 that are good nationwide, it would be good if anyone who finds out that such a coupon has been released to post the news here.

 

Hi dslai. As mentioned, the coupons vary over the course of time. Sometimes there are  offers, other times not.

 

And members actually do sometimes post when they discover specials etc, but as you can imagine, the posts quickly move to the bottom as other people post their questions and problems. All you can do is keep checking periodically.

 

Also, I edited my previous reply just before you posted again, so you may have missed it. Check your local Ford and Lincoln Dealership websites. They will often offer their own service and coupon specials.

 

For comparison purposes: I live in the Northeast U.S. and can regularly get "The Works" for $39.95. In fact, that is the everyday price at two of my local Ford Dealers. I guess every area has it's pros and cons.

 

Good luck.

Edited October 8, 2020 by bbf2530

[Ponyguy]

Thanks for the elucidation, Mr. dslai...

This topic piqued my interest, so I snooped around with Mr. Google,to see just what we're promised if/when we choose "The Works" at Quick Lube. Here's what I found:

With The WORKS, you'll get virtually everything you need to maintain the performance of your Ford including tire rotation and pressure check, brake inspection, vehicle inspection, fluid top-off, battery test, filter check, and belts and hoses check. *Up to six quarts of Motorcraft ^® oil and Motorcraft oil filter.

I wonder what they do to "test" the battery? Is it merely an eyeball check, or do they actually connect a load tester to the battery? And what do they do to "inspect the brakes"? Visibly check the brake lining thickness? My usual dealership does top off the washer fluid (with that cheap blue gunk) and the brake fluid & radiator always seem to have sufficient fluids after my servicing, and they ask me for what tire pressure I'd like; I assume that I'd hear about any other "services" I'd need from a "vehicle inspection."

 

I recall one time I took my Mercury to the Ford dealership and I asked for simply "Oil and filter change." When I went to pay, the cashier quoted me $39.95; I said that all I had was oil & filter, not "The Works." She said it was the same price for either one...  Oh, well... 

[dslai]

9 hours ago, Ponyguy said:

I wonder what they do to "test" the battery? Is it merely an eyeball check, or do they actually connect a load tester to the battery?

 

I would not trust even a Ford dealership to do a battery test. They regularly advertise a free battery check (https://owner.ford.com/maintenance/service-coupons-and-offers.html?coupon=bt03&offer=have-your-battery-tested-at-no-charge) and when I took my 2011 Fusion to a local dealer back in 2014 to check my battery since I suspected it was having issues (it was having occasional problems starting my car), I recall they did like a 1 minute test where they hooked the battery up to some kind of portable handheld device that printed out a receipt that had some information on it, which declared the battery was good. Now that I think of it, probably that device was just something like a multimeter to test the voltage with a built-in printer.

 

But even though I couldn't reproduce the problem with starting up the car there, I insisted either the car or battery had some issue and asked them to look into it further, which they did for an hour or two and declared they couldn't find any issue. They only added some water to the battery and I paid around $150 for the visit. At that time, I was a bit stupid and thought it was unlikely to be a battery issue since the car/battery were purchased new just over 3 years earlier and I didn't think a battery could fail so soon so that's why I brought the car to a dealer to see if something else was defective (e.g. alternator).

 

I should have just bought a new battery with that $150 because the next day, the car couldn't start again so I jump started and drove it to the dealer again. Once there, I could reproduce the problem of not being able to start the car. The problem was obviously with the battery and they no explanation for why they couldn't determine that the day before. I was only offered free installation of a new battery after buying one there (normally around a $30 charge).

[drolds1]

11 hours ago, dslai said:

 

Do you mean https://owner.ford.com/maintenance/service-coupons-and-offers.html? I've checked that page before but have never seen a stated price for The Works service. Right now for me, on that page, there is a link to https://owner.ford.com/maintenance/service-coupons-and-offers.html?coupon=sr01&offer=the-works-synthetic-blend-oil-change-and-more, which shows no price, but also states "Expires 12/31/2020".

 

If there are coupons periodically released for $39.95 that are good nationwide, it would be good if anyone who finds out that such a coupon has been released to post the news here.

There used to be a set price of $39.95 less coupon, when offered.  A few years ago, Ford stopped including any price and dealers were free to set their own price, as you've found.