Rav4-Dealer recommended 30K service takes 3.5 hours?
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From: Mike Hunter on 9 Mar 2010 14:57 Perhaps you should first read you "Warranty Policy" booklet. 30,000 miles service intervals have far more extensive maintenance requirements than other suggested warranty mileage intervals. Proper preventive maintenance doesn't cost, it pays "JoeSpareBedroom" <newstrash(a)frontiernet.net> wrote in message news:Pqxln.72351$0N3.14271(a)newsfe09.iad... > "fruit jar" <me(a)the.still> wrote in message > news:17dbp5p1m1lm4u5bkrecsgvbfcvrrbotim(a)4ax.com... >>I called my dealer today to schedule a 30K service. They wanted to >> know if I could leave it as it would take 3.5 hours for the services >> recommended by the Shop Manager. I said no THANKS, I would go with >> the Toyota recommended tire rotation, oil change and air filter and >> minor checks of all for a 4 wheel drive. >> >> Do all dealers try this? > > > Why go to the dealer? Do you know a reputable independent mechanic? >
From: JoeSpareBedroom on 9 Mar 2010 15:23 That's interesting. Which specific service procedures CANNOT be performed by an independent mechanic? I just checked the warranty book for my 2004 Tacoma. It says nothing about who has to perform the service. Again: Which specific service procedures CANNOT be performed by an independent mechanic? "Mike Hunter" <Mikehunt2(a)lycos,com> wrote in message news:4b96a5db$0$27460$ce5e7886(a)news-radius.ptd.net... > Perhaps you should first read you "Warranty Policy" booklet. 30,000 > miles service intervals have far more extensive maintenance requirements > than other suggested warranty mileage intervals. Proper preventive > maintenance doesn't cost, it pays > > > "JoeSpareBedroom" <newstrash(a)frontiernet.net> wrote in message > news:Pqxln.72351$0N3.14271(a)newsfe09.iad... >> "fruit jar" <me(a)the.still> wrote in message >> news:17dbp5p1m1lm4u5bkrecsgvbfcvrrbotim(a)4ax.com... >>>I called my dealer today to schedule a 30K service. They wanted to >>> know if I could leave it as it would take 3.5 hours for the services >>> recommended by the Shop Manager. I said no THANKS, I would go with >>> the Toyota recommended tire rotation, oil change and air filter and >>> minor checks of all for a 4 wheel drive. >>> >>> Do all dealers try this? >> >> >> Why go to the dealer? Do you know a reputable independent mechanic? >> > >
From: in2dadark on 9 Mar 2010 15:49 On Mar 9, 2:54 pm, "ron" <rand...(a)teranews.com> wrote: > Like Joe says, go to an independent - probably save about half - However - > make sure they use Toyota parts. Yep. I saved half. Never will go back to the stealership. Just hard to find a good independent tech. in Florida though. Hopefully this guy will stay put awhile.
From: Mike Hunter on 9 Mar 2010 19:09 Joe$#itForBrains, it is not what can be serviced by whom it is about WHAT should be serviced every 30,000 miles, dummy "Joe$#itForBrains" <newstrash(a)frontiernet.net> wrote in message news:C6yln.72354$0N3.70275(a)newsfe09.iad... > That's interesting. Which specific service procedures CANNOT be performed > by an independent mechanic? I just checked the warranty book for my 2004 > Tacoma. It says nothing about who has to perform the service. > > Again: Which specific service procedures CANNOT be performed by an > independent mechanic? > > > "Mike Hunter" <Mikehunt2(a)lycos,com> wrote in message > news:4b96a5db$0$27460$ce5e7886(a)news-radius.ptd.net... >> Perhaps you should first read you "Warranty Policy" booklet. 30,000 >> miles service intervals have far more extensive maintenance requirements >> than other suggested warranty mileage intervals. Proper preventive >> maintenance doesn't cost, it pays >> >> >> "JoeSpareBedroom" <newstrash(a)frontiernet.net> wrote in message >> news:Pqxln.72351$0N3.14271(a)newsfe09.iad... >>> "fruit jar" <me(a)the.still> wrote in message >>> news:17dbp5p1m1lm4u5bkrecsgvbfcvrrbotim(a)4ax.com... >>>>I called my dealer today to schedule a 30K service. They wanted to >>>> know if I could leave it as it would take 3.5 hours for the services >>>> recommended by the Shop Manager. I said no THANKS, I would go with >>>> the Toyota recommended tire rotation, oil change and air filter and >>>> minor checks of all for a 4 wheel drive. >>>> >>>> Do all dealers try this? >>> >>> >>> Why go to the dealer? Do you know a reputable independent mechanic? >>> >> >> > >
From: Mike Hunter on 9 Mar 2010 19:11
It is not what you pay, it is about what things you should service every 30,000 miles "in2dadark" <in2dadark(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:ec33ad3f-a1ee-4c22-8e48-3498339127e6(a)19g2000yqu.googlegroups.com... On Mar 9, 2:54 pm, "ron" <rand...(a)teranews.com> wrote: > Like Joe says, go to an independent - probably save about half - However - > make sure they use Toyota parts. Yep. I saved half. Never will go back to the stealership. Just hard to find a good independent tech. in Florida though. Hopefully this guy will stay put awhile. |