Well I should've called different lexus dealership and other toyota dealers around me before i took my 02 es300 to this toyota dealer.
took it in for timingbelt, waterpump, and drive belts and they are charging me
$715 plus tax. this is high isn't it? wow!! i feel like s#@&... wow im pissed. what do you guys think??

 

Seems like a good deal to me. The timing belt is a big job.

 

Yeah. Sounds OK for all that work.

 

yea, they usually charge around 800-900 for a timing belt/water pump...

 

That really isn't that bad at all.

 

Where at in IL are you?

 

firstly, it sounds like they did the proper repair since they were wise enough to advise doing the WP and belts

secondly, i would only worry if they did the job and you were under 110K miles

thirdly, that's a reasonable price

fourth, it's guaranteed / warrantied work, so you gotta factor that in, too

dont take lexus to toyota dealer for that , i would say, because toyota charges 'nonbrand' car fee, since it's not a toyota...even if they es and camry are similar [its stupid, i konw]. so im not sure that the toyota was better then lexus dealer pr wise

plus jsm1284 is in illinois to and he and other would have done it for you cheaper if you had asked them

 

jsm1284, i don't know if you remember me
i pm'ed you awhile ago about this repair and you told me
you weren't working on timingbelt and waterpumps cause you dind't have tools or something. you work at lexus of naperville right?
well it's getting worked on by schaumburg toyota....
hope price im paying isn't too much like you guys say it isn't
thanks guys!!

 

You must be mistaken me for someone else, Im from Godfrey, IL, Alton area.

 

you seem so much more impacted psychologically by it than budget-based concern

 

Ok Everyone; I just found about this site two days ago. This should help with the , HOW MUCH SHOULD IT COST thing. It's called Repair Pal.com. Put the make model year what you want repaired and then your zip code and it will give you the fair cost. Just got off it pretty cool. Also theres another one called Driver side.com haven't tried it yet. Let me know what you think.Hopes it helps, Later

 

Thats a cool site. The only thing I don't like is it doesn't allow you to combine say timing belt and water Pump. Besides that it is really helpful.

 

Driver side is complete different thing, Not the same as Repair Pal don,t bother It's like a custom site, Sorry.

 

relax, you made out on this one.

what you had done cost me a grand (even) at my Lexus dealership a year ago.

steviej

 

You think you got robbed by Toyota,,,, call Lexus and make sure you are sitting down when they quote you the price. Same work at a Lexus dealer WILL cost you well over a grand. Gotta remember,, you drive a Lexus now, and while the ES may be, mechanically, the same as a Camry, the name brand aint cheap. Gotta pay to play.