Hii!! I'm new to the forum but was excited to hopefully learn more and exchange tips/information with everyone on the board =)

My 2004 RX 330 just passed the 29,000 mile mark and is due for the 30,000 mile service...

I forget, is there a list somewhere that shows each mile marker service Lexus recommends...I know there was a 1K, 5K, 10K and 15K as well as a 25K service but I dont recall what they all entail...I just know each one always has an oil change and checking lots of stuff.

Up until now I have taken it to Lexus service but the 30K one is about 700 USD I think (correct me if Im wrong) and was curious if people usually take it to Lexus still or if I should take it somewhere else and what it is that I really would need done.

I just dont want them to miss something or not check something if I take it to a non-Lexus place...but again, if I can save a few hundred dollars, that would be awesome.

Thanks!!!

(BTW I live in Washington DC/Northern Virginia area)

 

^^I ended up finding a place called:

Kaufman's Auto Clinic in Rockville, MD

My bf told me about it and they supposedly got good reviews on some car auto shop place online.

Anyhow, they quoted me 375 USD for the 30K service, one of the mechanics there used to work at Lexus service himself.

Heres a rough breakdown he did for me of the costs:

35 USD oil change/filter
50 USD rotate/balance tires
35 USD air filter change
100 USD coolant fluids
90 USD transmission fluids
?? brake/fuel tank fluids

And then he also suggested i do this "combustion" change for 150 USD which clears my transmission tank/fluids to clean it out...he said its recommended every 30K miles anyways--he brought this up when I first mentioned having hesitation lag issues and hearing a slight metal scraping sound when pressing the acceleration. But I declined it since the price I would be paying for all of this would end up being close to what Lexus would charge me...

Rockville Lexus charged 575 USD or so for 30K service and Lindsay Lexus charged 675 USD for 30K service