# BG Automobile Maintenance Service **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** hyundai, sonata\ **Created:** [September 19, 2010, 7:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bg-automobile-maintenance-service/55335 "2010-09-19T19:35:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bbahr58](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4da419/32.png) [@bbahr58](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bbahr58)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 7:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bg-automobile-maintenance-service/55335/1 "2010-09-19T19:35:24Z")
I’m interested if anyone has used this protection plan and their experience with it. ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 8:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bg-automobile-maintenance-service/55335/2 "2010-09-19T20:09:05Z")
``` I have not heard of it, but it sounds like a good way of separating you from your money. Could you tell us what it is? ``` ---
**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bg-automobile-maintenance-service/55335/3 "2010-09-19T20:10:43Z")
I think I would pass on the BG products. Keep up your normal scheduled maintenance and your vehicle will run well to the end of it’s life. I went to their website and they are selling distributorships as well as automotive products. That’s always a turnoff because it usually means higher prices for substandard products. They have to pay for their hype someway or another. ---
**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bg-automobile-maintenance-service/55335/4 "2010-09-19T20:13:37Z")
Several Hyundais that show up here have accumulated in excess of 200,000 miles and continue to run well with normal service. One Sonata has passed the 300,000 mile mark. It’s difficult to beat the basic maintenance schedule. What does BG offer? Is that the product advertised on television claiming that after treatment an engine can be run without coolant or oil? ---
**Author:** ![bbahr58](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4da419/32.png) [@bbahr58](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bbahr58)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 8:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bg-automobile-maintenance-service/55335/5 "2010-09-19T20:22:27Z")
It’s a auto maintenance plan offered by local repair shops. ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bg-automobile-maintenance-service/55335/6 "2010-09-19T20:32:18Z")
I’ve had quite a bit of experience with BG and their products have been around a long time. It’s a decent product but they’re also overpriced, unneeded, and if you feel that you really need to use an additive there are a number of far cheaper products on the market that will do just as good a job as BG will. I’ve always considered the BG business model the equivalent of Amway. Pass on the BG stuff and keep the money in your wallet. ---
**Author:** ![bbahr58](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4da419/32.png) [@bbahr58](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bbahr58)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bg-automobile-maintenance-service/55335/7 "2010-09-19T20:32:35Z")
That’s my feeling but wanted to seek opinions. ---
**Author:** ![bbahr58](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4da419/32.png) [@bbahr58](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bbahr58)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bg-automobile-maintenance-service/55335/8 "2010-09-19T20:34:35Z")
Thank you for the sound advice. ---
**Author:** ![bbahr58](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4da419/32.png) [@bbahr58](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bbahr58)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 8:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bg-automobile-maintenance-service/55335/9 "2010-09-19T20:36:51Z")
Smart thinking. Appreciate your feedback.