How necessary are the Dealer's recommendations

your screen name says it all: ROBR

 

Or change the summer air in the tires with winter air

 

Had them recommend the same stuff as you in SW Florida. Did it myself. Seemed like it didn't need done in my opinion. I spoke with a family friend mechanic and they start recommending the same services at GM dealerships at 30K. The only thing else that they do that I wouldn't be crazy on doing is pulling the vacuum line and running some sea foam type stuff into the engine. Not sure if this will post right but here was my write up https://priuschat.com/posts/2773394/

 

When I (rarely) go to the dealer, I ask them to only do what is in the Toyota maintenance schedule. They ask me to come back sooner, but that's a bunch of hoo-hah. It's the kind of thing that makes folks mistrust the "stealerships."

 

Always go to the dealer informed first.

 

Must be a Florida dealership thing. They tried to do the same thing when we owned an Mazda . Go by the book.

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The yacht payment part might be a Florida / California thing. In other states, the service advisors have second- or vacation-home payments to make.

 

And their wife's plastic surgery bills.

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The dealer recommendations are necessary to maximize dealer profits. They may minimize the size of your wallet but not likely extend the life of your car.

 

They tried this on me today, wanted to sell me am intake services. Lol.

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If you're using top tier gasoline, I can't image the fuel injectors need cleaning or any additive desirable.