DRivera250

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im getting my second oil change at the dealer, but you really have to pick and choose what service you want done.

i was looking over the service for 10K and it basically the only thing that applied to the IS was road test. i know there were a couple of others, but they weren't anything major.

Zeus69

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So if you don't take it to the dealer for routing maintenance (oil, fluids, tires, etc.) where do you take it? Quick Lube? A local, well respected, independent foreign car mechanic?

I'd take mine to the Toyota dealer but it's right next to the Lexus one. I think the two dealerships have an arrangement and Toyota won't do service on Lexus cars. "Lexus: Same service, Twice the cost"

crazy_vag

I go to Toyota for oil changes since they're more convenient. I haven't gone to lexus for anything other than rattles.

IZZO2FIZZO

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If you only go for oil changes and warranty work, don't expext the dealer to help you out when your car goes 1 mile over the warranty.

15951

Well, you can pretty much call it even, then. If there's a problem after warranty, odds are good that it will cost equal to or less than the cost of "recommended" service to that point.

ISF_GG

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I'll go to the dealer occasionally. I have been going to great Japanese Master Mechanic for the last 12+ years, and will stick with him for most of my maintence needs. He is so honest and trustworthy, that it would be hard to go to a dealer and wonder everytime if I'm getting scr*wed.

AsianGirl007

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I always go to the dealer for service....I'm not mechanically inclined, nor do I have the time.

CoasterG

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These days I wouldn't expect the dealer to help out 1 mile over the warranty. Call me jaded but there's been a huge shift over the past few years on how helpful car dealers are when it comes to end of warranty period.

Plus when my local Lexus dealer charges $560 for the 30k service with an alignment and I can go to my mechanic who used to work for them and has all of the Lexus certifications and he charges $100 for the same thing. Well saving $460 is definitely something I'd consider in the equation.

radicalrev

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im going to do 30K service soon....but seeing 560 dollars to pay for the service is WOW....any1 tell me why is it that expensive? what do LEXUS do at 30K service?