2006 is250 Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 i have 30k miles on my is 250........was wondering if everybody thinks is necessary to go to dealer and pay $500 or can it be done outside and what things need to abs get done?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay1 Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Can't tell you... but can tell you it costs me $375.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrobsea Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 i have 30k miles on my is 250........was wondering if everybody thinks is necessary to go to dealer and pay $500 or can it be done outside and what things need to abs get done?? For my 15k service, I had good luck with the local Toyota dealer. I brought in my Lexus maintenance book and went through it with the service manager. There were a couple of checks that weren't included in their normal oil change / maintenance check-up service. They added them as extra labor items and then ended up doing them for no extra charge. In my experience, if you get the '15k maintenance' or '30k maintenance' from a dealer, they just charge you 2x or 3x the normal price but don't do much extra work. When I first pointed to the 15k maintenance in my Lexus book, the service manager pulled out the summary of their $150 15k maintenance service. When I said to charge me for an oil change and add on the extra line items, the price was supposed to be about $70, but then they only charged me about $50. I had a similar experience with my Siena minivan at the same Toyota dealer. When I asked for an oil change "plus do these extra things", the price was about 1/2 of the 30k service price. There were a bunch of things in the 30k service that were not supposed to be done on that car at 30k, and which I don't think they would actually do, but the service price included them (new spark plugs, coolant change, etc). The service description included an asterisk with a note at the bottom saying "if applicable" on a bunch of the items, but there is only one price whether they are applicable or not. You could try a similar approach with the Lexus dealer if you don't mind paying the baseline amount they charge for an oil change. My dealer charges something like $150, which I consider to be unreasonable, so I go to the Toyota dealer to service my IS instead. Your Lexus dealer will probably tell you only they know how to work on your car properly, but I see quite a few Lexuses at the Toyota dealer service shop, and I've been happy with them. I also have them stamp my maintenance book with a 'genuine Toyota service' stamp. It might not be as good as having the Lexus service stamp when you go to sell the car, but I'm doubtful that a buyer would actually pay that much of a premium for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manolo1 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Just had my 30K service performed in my IS350. Front brakes were required for a total cost around $700. Special things the 30K included: Change brake fluid Change interior air filter Top off all fluids New car key battery New windshield wiper inserts I believe change transmission fluid (or differential) and then (besides the typical oil change) a myriad of inspections and the like... The labor is 3 hours (plus 1 for the brakes) the parts are negligible (except the brakes) so make your own decision... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartkat Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I did it all myself, but the brake fluid flush and inspection. Cost me just shy of $100 for that at the dealer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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