Battery in Key about dead
09-06-11, 06:16 PM
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Do not go to dealership/s unless, you live very close to your dealership, you are there for other reason/s or you have confirmed over the phone that they will replace the battery for free. I paid $12 for them to replace the battery.
Will never go to dealer even if they charge $8. Not worth the drive!! Rite aid has them too.
Will never go to dealer even if they charge $8. Not worth the drive!! Rite aid has them too.
09-07-11, 06:07 AM
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my dealer, and as every dealer should replace them for free. why would a luxury dealer really charge a customer 8-12 bucks a battery when they are probably paying .50-1.50 for each of them. lame of some dealers to charge you for them, i always thought it was a lexus corp. thing
09-07-11, 08:00 AM
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Why?
Because they can.
How else do you think they pay for the big TVs and free food in the waiting areas?
Same reason they get $60 to program a new key that takes them 5 minutes, or get $150 to do the "20,000 mile service" that is just a $50 oil change, or any of the other things a dealer insanely overcharges for.
09-07-11, 01:05 PM
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09-07-11, 03:09 PM
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I just bought a 5 pack of energizer off ebay for $6 shipped to Canada. I didn't want to buy the no name brand batteries from China that would have been dirt cheap (like 0.30 each).
