The NAH is my first new car, and I'm wondering about the maintenance schedule. It's been about one year since I've had it, and the last time I took my car to the dealer for an oil change, the service guy was really pushing the 12,000 mile service. I'm looking at the coupon and for a mere couple hundred bucks (I don't remember the exact amount), they do an oil change, air filter, maybe rotate your tires, and then a bunch of inspections. It seems just like a glorified oil change trying to drum up business and not even specifically geared toward the NAH. I don't have the coupon in front of me but I'm sure you've all seen them in that junkmail you get from the Nissan dealers. You know, 6k, 12K, 30K service.

Is the one year service worth the cost or even really necessary?

I'm changing my oil regularly and paying attention to the condition of my car. No problems so far. With my other used cars that I've bought, I've never adhered to the scheduled maintenance coupons that I get in the mail. But it's first new car so I'm not sure how necessary these scheduled maintenance calls are.

I'm curious to see what you guys think. Thanks.

-- Jimmy

I have the TCH but I see no reason for all the extras. Oil change, tire rotation and an occasional air filter. My local Toyota dealer's Quick Lane charged my $33.xx for an oil change and tire rotation. I don't plan on spending more than that at any time unless it is a maintenance item (brakes, tires, filter, etc.). I don't see what else there is to check, really. I think a lot of dealer's have learned that a lot of customers see the options as being least, better and best. People want the "best" and so they go with that option without really looking at everything included, etc. Just my opinion. The bes advice: follow the maintenance schedule from Nissan. Period.