Whew! I thought our Lexus dealer was a crook. They wanted $500 for the 30K maintenance on the ES 300. I took it to a specialist in our area (qualified of course) and he did it for about $350. I get the regular oil changes at the Toyota dealership.
On the same topic, would anyone recommend doing a 30K service for 2000
> RX-300 at a Toyota dealer.
> The cost at Lexus dealerships if very high .. in the $600-750 range. > > Thanks
> -- Bimal
>
> Curtis Newt> >
> > On 03 Jun 2003 07:16:03 GMT, snipped-for-privacy@aol.com (Iona Camry) wrote: > >
> > >Since the ES 300 is quite similar to the Camry,
> > >is a Lexus dealer any better equipped to do normal servicing (oil change,
> > >transmission, radiator, brakes, ...) than a Toyota dealer?
> > >
> > >My Toyota dealer is willing to work on this car
> > >for about 1/2 or 1/3 of the price the Lexus dealer wants.
> > >The Toyota dealership even guarantees an oil-change in 30 minutes or less,
> > >or the next one is on them!
> >
> > That is what I did, I had the Toyota dealer in Colorado Springs
> > perform the 60K interval. Lexus wanted $700 (including spark plugs)
> > and the Toyota dealer charged $385.
> >
> > I took the Lexus sheet to the dealer and he performed all of the
> > services. The only difference was, the Toyota dealer didn't
> > wash/detail the car like Lexus would have.
> >
> > As an added bonus, the Toyota dealer found the water pump was seeping
> > a bit and called the Lexus dealer in Denver to setup a time to get it
> > fixed -- under warranty.
> >
> > -
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> > Curtis Newton
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