60K Service by Dealer or Independent Mechanic?

[SilverGlow]

Originally Posted by bronsin

Really about 90% of the "maintenance" consists of rotating the tires (putting the fronts on the rear and the rears on the fronts) and an oil change. After 30k miles you can change the air filter. After 60k the coolant.

Originally Posted by eric81

Ok. I am not just saying this because I work for Toyota, because I don't see a penny if you get your vehicle serviced, but if you do your maintenance at the dealer, several very important things happen.

First- Your car gets serviced and checked by a CERTIFIED Toyota mechanic, who knows the most about your car. Anyone can check to see if there is fluid in the tranny, but a dealership checks the consistancy of the fluid to make sure it is still good, and nothing is grinding or anything like that.

Second- The dealer HAS to report all services to CARFAX, helping ensure your cars higher resale value. If you do trade it in and have had it serviced by Toyota on a regular basis, if it is still good on miles and years, you can get extra trade in value for having a certified used toyota.

Third- Toyota is part of the better business bearue. Is the guy down the block part of the BBB? Do yourself a favor and check the place and it's records with the BBB, you might be suprised.

You have provide very lame reasons to use a Dealership.

Very lame.

One does not have to be a "certified" Toyota machanic to change the oil and rotate the tires...because for the first 100,000 miles that is mostly all our cars need.

Why would I want to use them and for the purposes you wrote, and OVER PAY 25% to 300% for the service?

No, dealerships are mostly Stealerships and they are big liars to the public.

The ONLY reason to use a Stealership is for getting warranty work done, and only idiots use Stealerships for everything else.