Rav4-Dealer recommended 30K service takes 3.5 hours?
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From: JoeSpareBedroom on 10 Mar 2010 00:38 "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message news:hn759q$s96$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:09:14 -0500, JoeSpareBedroom wrote: > >> "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message >> news:hn6r9h$d63$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>> On Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:56:51 -0500, fruit jar wrote: >>> >>>> I called my dealer today to schedule a 30K service. They wanted to >>>> know if I could leave it as it would take 3.5 hours for the services >>>> recommended by the Shop Manager. I said no THANKS, I would go with the >>>> Toyota recommended tire rotation, oil change and air filter and minor >>>> checks of all for a 4 wheel drive. >>>> >>>> Do all dealers try this? >>> >>> Reecommendation, from Toyota: >>> >>> >>> Re-torque drive shaft bolt (4WD) >>> Replace cabin air filter >>> Replace engine air filter >>> Replace engine oil and filter 1 >>> Rotate tires >>> Inspect the following: >>> Automatic transmission fluid >>> Ball joints and dust covers >>> Brake lines and hoses >>> Brake linings/drums and brake pads/discs 3 Drive shaft boots >>> Engine coolant 4 >>> Exhaust pipes and mountings >>> Front differential oil >>> Fuel lines and connections, fuel tank band and fuel tank vapor vent >>> system hoses >>> Fuel tank cap gasket >>> Radiator and condenser >>> Rear differential oil (4WD) >>> Steering gear box >>> Steering linkage and boots >>> Transfer case oil (4WD) >>> >>> >>> Additional Maintenance Items for Special Operating Conditions: >>> >>> Driving While Towing >>> Replace rear differential oil (4WD) >>> Replace transfer case oil (4WD) >>> Tighten nuts and bolts on chassis and body Driving on Dirt Roads or >>> Dusty Roads >>> Tighten nuts and bolts on chassis and body >>> >>> >>> What did the shop manager recommend? >>> >>> Bear in mind, dealers are trying to MAKE money on service. It would be >>> interesting to see what the Service Manager's recommendation is. >> >> >> How nice of you to type what the OP can easily read in his/her owner's >> manual. > > Not a problem. Not all of us are arrogant asses. Never EVER spoon feed the helpless.
From: Mike Hunter on 10 Mar 2010 11:06 Joe$#itForBrains the NG resident racists speaks LOL "JoeSpareBedroom" <newstrash(a)frontiernet.net> wrote in message news:r6Dln.17141$mn6.9190(a)newsfe07.iad... > Your confusion is exquisite today, Uncle Jemima. > > > > "Mike Hunter" <Mikehunt2(a)lycos,com> wrote in message > news:4b96fb8b$0$31794$ce5e7886(a)news-radius.ptd.net... >> Obviously not to you it didn't, but that is why we call you >> Joe$#itForBrains LOL >> >> >> "JoeSpareBedroom" <newstrash(a)frontiernet.net> wrote in message >> news:e%Bln.17130$mn6.7286(a)newsfe07.iad... >>> Try and follow along with the conversation. I told the guy: >>> >>> "Why go to the dealer? Do you know a reputable independent mechanic?" >>> >>> You responded to MY message with this: >>> >>> "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" >>> >>> Your response made absolutely no sense as a response to what said. >>> >>> >>> "Mike Hunter" <Mikehunt2(a)lycos,com> wrote in message >>> news:4b96e11c$0$32266$ce5e7886(a)news-radius.ptd.net... >>>> 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$0N3.14271(a)newsfe09.iad... >>>>>>> "fruit jar" <me(a)the.still> wrote in message >>>>>>> news:17dbp5p1m1lm4u5bkrecsgvbfcvrrbotim(a)4ax.com... >>>>>>>>I called my dealer today to schedule a 30K service. They wanted to >>>>>>>> know if I could leave it as it would take 3.5 hours for the >>>>>>>> services >>>>>>>> recommended by the Shop Manager. I said no THANKS, I would go with >>>>>>>> the Toyota recommended tire rotation, oil change and air filter and >>>>>>>> minor checks of all for a 4 wheel drive. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Do all dealers try this? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Why go to the dealer? Do you know a reputable independent mechanic? >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > >
From: Mike Hunter on 10 Mar 2010 11:10
When one sees a list of bad dealers, Toyota dealerships are among the top two. One reason I stopped buying Lexus' vehicles was the way I was treated by the dealership. "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message news:hn75bh$s96$2(a)news.eternal-september.org... > On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:44:12 -0600, charlesgrozny wrote: > >> >> "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message >> news:hn6rbm$d63$2(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>> On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:40:37 -0600, Ray O wrote: >>> >>> >>>> "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? >>>> >>>> No. >>> >>> A lot more are now, Ray. It's not like it was, at all. Dealers are >>> trying to make money on the service departments and there is a lot more, >>> er, *sly* activity going on than there was... >>> >>> >>> >>> >> We had one back in 1981 that was doing that. Lost his franchise, too. >> >> Charles Grozny > > I don't like a lot of the Toyota dealers that are left in this area. > > > |