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Originally Posted by H2O Doctor
I'm getting close to the time when I hit 5,000 miles. I do not have prepaid maintenance.
It appears to me that Toyota changes the oil filter and oil and rotates the tires and checks fluids which I can check myself and then charges about $60. Am I missing something?
Is there any good reason why I shouldn't get my oil and filter changed elsewhere for $30. I have used a garage before that will let me bring my own filter and oil and charges me $20 for labor.
Are the checks Toyota makes critical to the warantee?
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Any decent garage will also check the fluid levels. Heck, even Jiffy-Lube does. You are NOT required to have maintenance done by a dealer. Just keep the receipts to CYA in case of a mechanical failure.
That aside. I just dumped $30K on my beast. I don't plan on taking the cheap route on maintenance. But I have a dealership with a Class-A maintenance department. Even the service bay area is air-conditioned. Makes for happy mechanics.
J