JDMis350

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$1,234.29 wow. does that sound right to you guys? i know spark plugs need to be changed but really tho. forget that! now i see why all you guys are jus DIY with the spark plugs. haha im with u guys. what other specific services r performed on the 60k besides what the book says. it has to be more than that if someone paid over $1,000

SPNinjA

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Whoaaaa!

djbugz

Geez... looks like when the time comes, i'm going to have to find the DIY thread on how to change spark plugs...

flektone

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why are you taking it to the dealer? you dont have a trusted mechanic? I know they are hard to find but thats the first thing id do. Even with my mechanic I sometimes bring him parts to install. Like if I want NGK spark plugs ill go to autozone and buy them myself and have him install. Bleed the brakes is easy, any mechanic can do that. At 60k you also have some filters to replace which are nothing. I know the dealers know the car in and out but you are paying through your a$$. You can get the job done for about half that from a mechanic. Ask around, ask friends, ask family. Someones gotta know a trusted mechanic in your area.

Kurtz

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Read the post I made yesterday on scheduled service

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/5421225-post5.html

In short, at 60 the only things you need done are:
Spark Plugs
Brake Fluid change
Oil Change
Engine/Cabin Filter changes (which you ought be doing yourself, takes 5 minutes)

Your mistake was asking for the "60k service"

quick123

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You can always take it to a Toyota dealer....all your Lexus parts say Toyota on the box anyways, and the labor is half the price!

funnie

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listen to kurtz advice. he knows what he is talking about. Also the same information is listed in the maintaince schedule handbook.

JUSROLLIN

I tried picking up an oil filter at a very large Toyota dealer, and was turned away. They stated that they do not stock anything for the IS350 because the drivetrain is not common to any "Toyota model".

As for the original post... Never take any vehicle to a dealership unless it is warranty work...

Brandon

Jetfire

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find the part number for the filter and see if they have it. if they don't, just order the filters from sewell.

otherwise get a napa/wix or a purolator one from pretty much anywhere.

quick123

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I am a Service Manager at a very large Toyota Dealership, and we service all Lexus models, including the IS....and I will tell you that it makes me furious to hear that another Toyota dealer turned away a Lexus vehicle...I would fire someone because of that...

JUSROLLIN

Wow, that's good to know. I commend you sir. As for the filter, the Lexus dealer was just a few miles further.

Brandon

dixieman

Hey quick- where in ga

I was qouted by henessey lexus- GA

Spark Plugs - $246.302.****
Oil & Filter Change - $52.18
Brake Fluid Replacement - $63.61
Replace Engine Air Filter - $45.37 (DIY)
Adjust parking brake - $55.95 are there any DIYs for this?

quick123

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I am at World Toyota, right down the road from Hennesy...and did you know that both the 250 and the 350 have iridium spark plugs and don't need to be changed until over 100,000 miles? I hope everyone knows this, otherwise changing them at 60k is a waste of money...

dixieman

Really? The manual and lexus online says 60k

quick123

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In all my years working for Toyota, iridium plugs are good until about 120k....Toyota is moving towards a more maintenance free vehicle line...timing chains instead of belts, iridium plugs, super long life coolant (100k), WS transmission fluid (100k)...sucks for us guys in service though