Gs300 60,000 Mile Service

super50 · October 30, 2005

how much should the 60k service cost at the lexus dealer? Mine is coming up soon...

Also, the dealer recently charged me around $400 to change my rear brake pads and resurface the rotors as I was down to 0%. Unfortunately the rotors look the same as before the resurfacing. Are they taking me for a ride? I have 56,000 miles on my car.

My front pads are at 40% and the dealer wants to change them too (of course). I am thinking of going elsewhere. Any suggestions are appreciated.

Thanks!

dcfish · October 30, 2005

how much should the 60k service cost at the lexus dealer? Mine is coming up soon...
Also, the dealer recently charged me around $400 to change my rear brake pads and resurface the rotors as I was down to 0%. Unfortunately the rotors look the same as before the resurfacing. Are they taking me for a ride? I have 56,000 miles on my car.

My front pads are at 40% and the dealer wants to change them too (of course). I am thinking of going elsewhere. Any suggestions are appreciated.

Thanks!

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You got taken on the rear brake job, Pads $40.00 and the rotors probably did not need to be turned, If they were warped you should have replaced them with new.

smcd · October 30, 2005

Brake jobs are easy and so should definitely be performed by your local reputable Toyota/Lexus shop. The dealer should only be used for the "difficult" stuff where special equipment is required. I would definitely not replace pads at 40%, maybe <20% if it's convenient.

The best way to find a good mechanic is to ask others that have a Toyota/Lexus. Maybe find out for Ohio on this board. You can check out most businesses on bbb.org to make sure they don't have any major issues.

And remember to keep all your receipts in case something comes up in the future. Sometimes the smaller shops don't have the efficient filing systems (or computers) of the dealers. Make sure they right down everything on the receipt including some minimal detail on diagnostic work they performed (and you paid for). I had an issue with this in the past but luckily I still had the detailed receipts and it worked out.

- Sean

blue06gs · October 31, 2005

hey, my friend just had his 60k service done on his 2001 GS at the lexus dealership here and he paid $750 i think...he also had a 15% off coupon that one of the sales people gave him.