Timed Maintenance

[bluegreeneye]

I was called by the local Lexus dealer after my oil change. They suggested that I get a $400 maintenance at 45K, $750 for a 60K checkup and at 90K, it is a couple thousand dollars.

Is this necessary or common? What do they acutally do?

Thanks,

Bruce

[SW03ES]

Welcome to the site Bruce, stick around! As for the maintenances, do you have the scheduled maintenance book that came with your car? The way Lexus does it on the normal maintenance schedule is every 7500 miles the oil is changed, then the next 7500 miles there is a more major service. This way every 15,000 miles the car gets a routine overhaul.

I personally intend to have all the maintenance done. I don't know whats going to happen when this thing comes off lease, and if I decide to drive it for a few more years then I'll know that the service sessions are all completed. Luckily, you don't neccisarily have to have the work done at Lexus. They don't do anything very major that an independant import shop or a Toyota dealer can't do for 1/3-1/2 of the cost. Whether or not your area Toyota dealer will service a Lexus is totally up to them.

Good luck!