Toyota dealer...

[Geek King]

Dealers are getting desperate for income now that sales are way down. They are making up lost revenue by taking advantage of customers who clearly are short one card in the deck, or who simply have no clue about cars.

Not an entirely fair generalization. The Ford dealer I use actually directed me to a national muffler chain for an exhaust issue that was apparently fairly routine for a mechanic to fix. Saved me $100-150. I suggest that dealers who are now playing loose with the repairs were probablty shady to begin with.