Out Of Warranty: What Is Your Annual Maintenance?

[dmp]

Anyone have an RX300 out of warranty and must now keep it up? If so how much are you budgeting a year to maintain your Rx?

Thanks,

Danny

[monarch]

There are a huge number of variables involved like the miles on the car, amount of preventive maintenance car has received over the years and whether or not the owner is a do-it-yourselfer.The budget for a savvy do it yourselfer is very low because such owners save big on both materials and labor. Examples: do-it-yourselfers can purchase their routine maintenance parts and filters from online discount Toyota dealerships, saving 40-50% compared to what a Lexus dealer would charge. And instead of falling for gimmicks like "power flushes" of the coolant, brake fluid, power steering fluid, fuel injection system, etc., the do-it-yourselfer can do partial fluid changes which are far less complicated and expensive. Likewise a do-it-yourselfer can change drive belts, brake pads, etc. inexpensively.There are some jobs, however, that are beyond the realm of most do-it-yourselfers such as changing the engine timing belt.