LEXIRX330 Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Well took the RX330 in for oil change, tire rotation and balance, and a Trans Drain and Fill. Did not even ask how much it would be since I have used this same guy for 4-5 years. The oil changes, tire rotation and balance usually run me $65.00, which is fine. Well got the new guy there on the phone and told him wife was going to drop the Lex off there around 11:00 and be back to pick it up around 12:30...this would be fine told him what I wanted done. Figured bill would be about $150...or so. Wife was *BLEEP*ed car wasn't ready until around 2:30. Asked her how much the bill was $240.00. Labor was $165.00. Hell all that had to be done other than the oil change, and rotation, is simpley taking the plug out of the bottom of the transmission and refilling it with 4 qts of fluid. I looked over the bill and it said performed SEVERE MAT 85,000 mile service. Check inspect all...etc. Oil filter, oil, trans drain and fill, and balance rotate all 4 tires. Well not positive on this but I am sure that the local Toyota Dealership wouldn't have charged me this much. I have not made up my mind and since I did not ask how much the bill would be I am just going to pay it and not say anything. But I may call him and just ask why the bill was so high? What do you guys think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RX in NC Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 This is an easy one.... D o i t y o u r s e l f . . . . As you pointed out in your own post, doing the drain-and-fill on an RX is cake. Any 4th-grader can do it. Why pay anybody else ANY amount for something this easy ? ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEXIRX330 Posted July 24, 2009 Author Share Posted July 24, 2009 This is an easy one....D o i t y o u r s e l f . . . . As you pointed out in your own post, doing the drain-and-fill on an RX is cake. Any 4th-grader can do it. Why pay anybody else ANY amount for something this easy ? ? RX...I do know how easy it is to do. I do not mind paying a reasonable fee for the simple reason that between having a 20 month old running around the house and a wife that is due in about 6 weeks on top of working 6 days a week and all of the other stuff that has to be done on a day to day basis around a home I just don't have time to do anything. And to be honest the last thing that I want to do is get under my car or any car. Some people enjoy working on cars and some don't, I personally don't. I want to put the key in and drive and if it needs to be fixed I will pay to have it fixed. I just don't like being charged $165 in labor for something I know didn't require much more than time than the oil change anyway. I was just wondering what others paid for this service because in the future I may just use the Toyota Dealership if the charge is close to the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newtoncd Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Well took the RX330 in for oil change, tire rotation and balance, and a Trans Drain and Fill. Did not even ask how much it would be since I have used this same guy for 4-5 years. The oil changes, tire rotation and balance usually run me $65.00, which is fine. Well got the new guy there on the phone and told him wife was going to drop the Lex off there around 11:00 and be back to pick it up around 12:30...this would be fine told him what I wanted done. Figured bill would be about $150...or so.Wife was *BLEEP*ed car wasn't ready until around 2:30. Asked her how much the bill was $240.00. Labor was $165.00. Hell all that had to be done other than the oil change, and rotation, is simpley taking the plug out of the bottom of the transmission and refilling it with 4 qts of fluid. I looked over the bill and it said performed SEVERE MAT 85,000 mile service. Check inspect all...etc. Oil filter, oil, trans drain and fill, and balance rotate all 4 tires. Well not positive on this but I am sure that the local Toyota Dealership wouldn't have charged me this much. I have not made up my mind and since I did not ask how much the bill would be I am just going to pay it and not say anything. But I may call him and just ask why the bill was so high? What do you guys think? I pay $129 for a full fluid exchange with Toyota Type-IV on our 2004 RX330. I have it done every 30K. I do my own oil changes and Discount Tire rotates for free, so I can't help with the total bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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