Lexus dealer oil and filter change price - Page 2

Only the same reasons not to as if you'd owned a Chevy or Toyota.

On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 23:33:10 -0400, "Elmo P. Shagnasty"


What if I'm leasing a Lexus.. am I obligated to take it to the dealer
for maintenance?

One I can think of. The underbelly of your Lex has an engine compartment
bottom cover (dust/splash shield) which must be removed in order to
perform an oil change. Tho not a vital component, it's nice to have it
since it belongs there. Not too many Jiffy Lubers are apt to be diligent
about reinstalling it or concerned if/when they lose one or more of the
fasteners or forget to reinstall it at all. After all it was in their way
and slowed them down.


No.  In fact many new car sales as well as leases include some
complimentary oil changes, so initially it's not a concern. However, if
you have it done somewhere else, be sure to keep service records.

The only reason I can think of is the experience one of the guys I work with
had. He bought a new Lincoln town car. Had a place called "Oil Can Henry's"
do all of the service. One day, the brakes failed??? Took it to Ford. They
told him they found MOTOR OIL in the master cylinder. He immediately went
back to Oil Can Henry's. They denied all responsibility. He was going to
file a law suit against them and in the process informed his insurance agent
what had happened. His insurance company picked up the bill. (I was very
surprised when they did this) Fixing everything, master cylinder, ABS pump
etc came to well over 3K.

The quickie lube places do not employ top of the line techs. A lot of them
have no automotive training except for what they get on the job.  Keep that
in mind when you let them work on your Lexus.

I've owned 3 Lexus automobiles, but have only taken them to the dealer for
an oil change when it was free. Other times I take it to an independent shop
that is the best in my area. They charge high prices for their work, but
they always do it right and do it right the first time. To entice people to
come to their shop, they offer an oil change deal. If you pay for 5 oil
changes up front, they sell them to you for $9.95 plus tax each. They use
premium oil and filters. It's the best oil change deal I've ever run across.

David

Ron M. wrote:


new country lexus of latham new york
oil change $49.95
.5 hour labor


5,000 mile service $149.95
1.2 hour labor
includes oil change, rotate and balance tires,
check over vehicle and test drive.

considering the labor rate is $99.50 all you are
paying for is that.
--
Ben Jerew AKA PolarPuppy1976
New Country Lexus of Latham, NY, USA
Amateur Off-Roader 93 YJ, 93 ZJ

Don't know, don't care. I do my own changes with synthetic oil 2x a year and
I have for 12 years on our LS400. Going to get an RX330 soon and will do the
same. I would NEVER consider paying anyone $60 to do something so simple.

- nopcbs

Oil changes twice per year. What are the mileage intervals?


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BuckShot LeFunk
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1998 Lexus LS 400
1999 MB E320 4-Matic


GLitwinski wrote:

With all due respect GLitwinkski, it's not a matter of the complexity of
doing an oil change for the folks that have posted here. I'd be willing to
bet that a whole lot of them are professional people with extremely busy
schedules, family commitments, etc.; and it is just quicker and simpler for
them to take their vehicles somewhere by appointment for an oil change. Or
maybe they have a fear of crawling underneath a car on ramps or a jack? Just
kidding, they are probably all mechanically inclined and could do a lot of
their own automotive repairs if they had the time, etc. Based on the
responses given to the OP, it sounds as though most people just don't like
the fact that they are being overcharged for "something so simple".
Especially after they realize how much cheaper someone else will do it that
is just as competent or more so than their friendly, neighborhood Lexus
dealership. You make good sense with your comments. I don't think anyone
would try and refute that. Based on the number of responses to this thread,
one could conclude that there are lots of people getting ripped off on oil &
filter chgs at the Lexus dealerships. My advice would be that they either:

A) Do like GLitwinkski and buy the oil, filter and drain plug washer and do
it themselves.

B) Find a much cheaper, independent, competent garage that they can trust to
do their oil and filter changes.

C) Pay the ridiculous price and never complain.