I rarely go to dealerships for service as I do most service and repairs myself. However, the cat. converter on my 7 year- old car recently went south (made lots of noise) and, since I was barely squeaking inside the 8-year-or-80k-warranty on that item, I had a fairly new satellite location for an old dealership I'd done business with before do the work. I'd never been there before. Well, of course they'd "eat" the $1700 or so for the cat., but "found" $1500 or so in additional "needed" work in the car.
It was not a total lie on their part, as I am aware of the slight leak with my power steering hoses, but the parts and labor was laughable. As far as the universal joint, bushings, etc., I have some doubt that this is so urgent. And I know damw well that the two belts they wanted to replace (for $255!) are still good, as I changed them myself (for around $60) less than two years ago, and they still look good of course. Okay, I know that dealerships have lots and lots of overhead, but I shouldn't feel obligated to fund their needs and wants. I should only be expected to pay fair market prices for *necessary* repairs.
-- Cliff