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Old 06-22-2007, 05:07 AM
Ed_T Ed_T is offline
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Default Re: Anyone know about the 30k service?

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Originally Posted by McGyver View Post
I used to be a Dealer Technician for another brand. The "services": 30k, 60k, etc. are a HUGE profit center for the dealer and they are a gravy job for the techs.

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If you possess enough technical prowess to tie your own shoes you should do it yourself for under $50 bux.
Given the inspection list posted above, if a warranty claim came up, and the owner stated "I did all the inspections myself and everything appeared OK", and the SM balked and said "are you a Toyota-trained mechanic?"

--what then? How can the vehicle owner win this argument from the 800lb gorilla?

I like doing as much maintenance work as possible, but will owner-performed "inspections" be accepted by the gorilla?
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