Hi:

Do you service your Lexus RX350 by miles or time? I don't rack up enough miles...about 10,000 a year. So for the first year, I did the servicing at 6 months (the car had 3000 miles), then at 12 months (the car had 6000 miles). It's 18 months now and the car has 10,000 miles.

Does it make sense to go for the recommended 18 months or 15,000 miles just because my car is 18 months old or should I wait for the car to put on 15,000 miles?

Please advise since the Lexus dealer charges $200 for the servicing!

Thanks,
K

A lot of people service their cars by mileage here at our store. I believe it states in your manual what is the recommended interval (as far as time) to service your vehicle. For example, the first 5,000 mile maintenance service / 4 Months from First Date of Use (or something similar to that effect). Try consulting with your owner's manual; it should be there... If not, let me know; I'll pull it out from TIS.

Do the maintenance yourself. All it is - is an oil change every 5000 miles(on conventional oil/or up to 9k on synthetic) and tire rotation every 5k.

Maintenance should be done *at the earlier of* the mileage interval or the time interval.