Grimace Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 My wife just hit 60,000 miles on her 96 ES300. I've been annoyed in the past about the pricey dealer service costs, but this one really seems ridiculous ... For the regular scheduled 60K service, the dealer quotes $939 + $400 timing belt + tax. Is $1339 + tax out of line for a 60,000 mile service appointment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillaxin Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 I don't know about the ES, but when I took my dad's GS in for the 60,000 mile service, it cost about $1200. Since that was sometime last year, sounds about right with rising prices and all. Kind of a doozy, ain't it? Freaking dealerships make so much money off of us with expensive service costs on top of how much the cars itself cost, dang pirates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m2pc Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 Don't know about the 96 year, but I am pretty sure I could do the timing belt and water pump at 90K on a 98 es300. I would check your manual, the 60k may be for severe conditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviej Posted July 1, 2003 Share Posted July 1, 2003 save the timing belt for 90k. check out Lexus certified Toyota dealership/service shops. They will usually run a couple of hundred less. steviej Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicecar Posted July 1, 2003 Share Posted July 1, 2003 try to find a local mechanic you can trust, but specify using toyota parts, that will save you few hundred (that's what I did), if not using "genuine" toyota parts will save you another couple hundred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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