Thank you for your response.
The catalytic converter was allegedly replaced at a Subaru dealership under recall. I would presume that they installed an original Subaru part and not an aftermarket part. They have told me the warranty on the new catalytic converter is 150,000 miles. There is 7166 miles on this allegedly new catalytic converter.
Is it not the dealership’s service department’s responsibility to check that the engine is running properly and the fuel mix is right after installing a new catalytic converter and oxygen sensor? Regardless of whether the service was done as a recall or otherwise?
As for the “upsell,” I also had a wheel alignment done and the fuel door replaced (the latch had broken) during the same service call. I paid for that work. The dealership does not do recall work for free, they are paid by Subaru. Metrowest Subaru didn’t do any “free” work on my car. Refusing upsell repairs has nothing to do with Subaru corporate paying for the recall work.
As for the “gender card,” walk 56 years in my shoes as a woman, and then we’ll talk about that. I now demand that mechanics give me the parts that they replace from my car. There was one occasion where the mechanic claimed he “couldn’t find it” less than 2 hours after repairing my car. I never went back to him. I have paid for new OEM parts, and then less than a year later the part failed and another mechanic told me the part replaced was either an aftermarket part or a used part. Come along with me the next time I go car shopping, stand at a distance so you don’t look like you’re my husband and listen to the salesperson tell me about colors and upholstery when I ask about the braking system.