I called Longo Lexus to make an appt. for 60k service and was quoted $300. Then I called Tustin Lexus, they quoted me a shocking $990. WTF, that's more than 3 times more!!!

What's going on with the dealerships???

 

Can you list what they do for the 60k check up? I am having my timing belt replaced for $250 if that helps any.

 

for serivice, longo is one of the cheapest, and owner friendly dealer in LA. wow, gs400 is a lot more than $300, ~$600 for the v-8. i guess you got to pay to play...

sypc,

if you need an advisor at longo, ask for VERONNE, he is a young, cool car guy like us. and he takes care of several members' ride with great service. tell him william send you there if you decide to go to longo

 

sypc, I think $300 is way too cheap for the $60k. I just recently had mine done for $890. Btw, Doesn't the timing belt get replaced at 90k service?

 

I don't think 60k should be 890. My bro's MB didn't cost that much.

Is there a large difference between prices for GS300 and GS400/430s? L6 and V8 that much difference?

 

Just got a quote from Longo $670 for 90k maintenance. Attached is a pdf of all the maintenance done for 30,60 and 90k. Oops PDF's can't be attached. Sarbiv@hotmail.com

 

Does anyone know what happens if the Timing belt breaks???

 

THEN YOUR STUCK WITH YOUR PANTS DOWN

 

Can you please elaborate?

 

Well.. it cost me $1500 when the timing belt of my Camry broke down. I think you can figure if it happen on a Lexus.

 

Oh.. btw when timing belt break you will see a lot of smoke coming out and you can not accelerate the car at all...

 

I was kinda skeptical, so I called back to Longo again. 298 + tax!!! timing belt is not scheduled to change for 60k service.
I just got off the phone with Tustin Lexus, yup, same service, 3X the price!!!

Here's one more reason I hate that dealership!!!

Will, I will ask for him when I get there. Should I let him know you refered me?

 

oh, and Longo offered to pick up my car in Irvine!!! that's call service!

 

My mechanic also said to change the water pump, serpentine belt and a couple seals while he's down there to avoid repetitive labor costs. He said the water pump usually fails at 115k miles.

 

As a point of reference, I had a 92 SC400 and a 93 LS400 and did not change the belts until 120K miles. I have also previously read that in the Lexus it is actually a fabric belt and not a gear driven belt. If it breaks, it's not supposed to do any damage to the engine - the engine will just stop running. You may want to confirm this with you mechanic.

Lastly, when I brought my wife's 98 LS400 in for the 60k service, I was so pissed off at the quote that I took a different approach. I went through the checklist and told them to just quote me for the specific items that I wanted done. Skip all the "inspections" - you know that they don't do these anyways. All of the basic items I had done elsewhere for significantly less, i.e., oil change, tire rotation & balance, etc. I changed my own air filter(Pep Boys).

Just a thought on how you can reduce the dealer expenses...