A BUICK AND CHEVROLET SPRING SERVICE COMPARISON

When deciding between a Buick or a Chevy vehicle, consider every factor available to you that adds value to your purchase, including the service and maintenance provided. After a long winter on the road near Midland, MI, your vehicle needs preparation for spring driving. Each automaker includes free care when purchasing a new car, but which manufacturer gives you more?

BUICK’S INCLUDED MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE

Every new Buick includes the initial manufacturer’s recommended service visit at a Buick dealer’s service center, which only employs manufacturer-certified trained technicians. The first recommended maintenance visit includes:

• An oil change and check of other vehicle fluids
• New oil filter
• Tire rotation and inspection
• Multi-point vehicle inspection

The multi-point vehicle inspection examines the vehicle’s battery and brakes.

CHEVY’S INCLUDED MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE

Chevrolet offers a maintenance and service program, including the first manufacturer-recommended service visit when you take your vehicle to a dealership service center. This routine maintenance visit differs depending on the type of Chevy vehicle you purchased, but a manufacturer-trained, certified technician performs all maintenance. Let’s consider what a gas-powered vehicle maintenance visit includes:

• An oil change and a new oil filter
• Tire rotation
• Multi-point vehicle inspection

The Chevy multi-point vehicle inspection also checks the battery and brakes, including the vehicle’s lights, OnStar, and vehicle fluids. Electric vehicles from this manufacturer also come with a first manufacturer’s recommended maintenance visit covered. Your EV undergoes a free Tire rotation and multi-point vehicle inspection.

Chevy Corvette models receive different services in their free first manufacturer-recommended service visit. ‘Vettes don’t undergo a tire rotation or an air filter change. Their oil change must use Mobil 1 oil.

BUICK AND CHEVROLET WARRANTIES

Some vehicle servicing falls under the warranty, so Saginaw residents should consider this, too. Both vehicle manufacturers offer a three-year or 36,000-mile bumper-to-bumper warranty. Buick’s warranty includes defects in the original tires but not wear and tear. Chevy’s warranty covers the original tires but prorates the coverage after 12,000 miles.

Powertrain coverage extends for five years or up to 60,000 miles, so if anything goes wrong with the engine, transmission, drive systems, and suspension. Your vehicle repairs at the dealer service center get covered. Electric vehicles also obtain long-term coverage, but newer model Bolt EVs and Bolt EUVs receive coverage for eight years or 100,000 miles.

CERTIFIED MANUFACTURER TRAINED SERVICE TECHNICIAN

Both Buick and Chevy provide comprehensive training to dealership technicians, so only experts work on your vehicles as long as you bring them to the dealership service center. Once completed, the technician receives advanced diagnostic tools to which independent mechanics have no access. The certified manufacturer-trained service technicians also obtain access to OEM parts through the dealership’s parts center.

ONLINE SERVICE SCHEDULING

Buick and Chevrolet also have in common online service scheduling for vehicle owners. Visit the manufacturer’s website or the website of your Standish, MI area Buick or Chevrolet dealership with a service center to use the online scheduling tool. You can access expert servicing for your Buick or Chevrolet vehicle with just a click.

CONTACT US TODAY

Don’t risk taking your Buick or Chevrolet to an independent mechanic. Phone or email Richardson Chevrolet Buick serving the greater Bay City area if you need to make a service appointment for your vehicle but don’t want to use the online scheduling system. Let our manufacturer-trained technicians service your vehicle for the best results possible.

Ask us about maintenance plans that provide all-inclusive servicing for your vehicle. You can save money by prepaying for a maintenance plan that includes all manufacturer-recommended servicing and parts needed. We look forward to working with you soon.