40k mile service

"trosen@gmail.com" <trosen DeleteThis @gmail.com> writes:

>I also paid $330 for it. It included an oil change, tires
>balance, and rotate, a check of everything.....the normal stuff, but
>nothing major. Does this price seem normal?

That sounds like something that might come from the dealers, but i would
not expect it to be that much if you played your cards right. Specifically,
there are places that give free tire rotations and the like for the life
of the tire when you use them, and then most oil changes usually cost
about $30 - $90 IME. I don't know how much a tire balance costs, though.

You really should check in your manual and the service booklet and see
just what is expected around that time. The Saab dealer around here
says that they just go by the service indicator on the vehicle, and they
have two different services that they alternate.

Aaron Hsu

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On Jul 27, 12:12 pm, Aaron W. Hsu <arcf....RemoveThis@sacrideo.us> wrote:
> "tro...@gmail.com" <tro....RemoveThis@gmail.com> writes:
> >I also paid $330 for it.  It included an oil change, tires
> >balance, and rotate, a check of everything.....the normal stuff, but
> >nothing major.  Does this price seem normal?
>
> That sounds like something that might come from the dealers, but i would
> not expect it to be that much if you played your cards right. Specifically,
> there are places that give free tire rotations and the like for the life
> of the tire when you use them, and then most oil changes usually cost
> about $30 - $90 IME. I don't know how much a tire balance costs, though.
>
> You really should check in your manual and the service booklet and see
> just what is expected around that time. The Saab dealer around here
> says that they just go by the service indicator on the vehicle, and they
> have two different services that they alternate.
>
>         Aaron Hsu
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I had trouble finding it in the book. But my service alert did come
on around 40k....but when i called a different dealer to book
somethign, they said I was fine until 60k.

It didnt' seem like anything major was done on this 40k service. Just
a bunch of checks, and a 'synthetic' oil change, which does cost
around $100 normally, but the lasts far longer, so it's worth it.
Rotations should cost <$30. I think most of the cost was due to
labor.

Also, the place I used to go to in Boston would always wash my car,
which was great, but this time I just got it back with some greasy
handprints on the end of the hood....oh well. Live and learn.
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