5000 Mile Dealer Service

I haven't taken in our PiP yet .... it has only slightly over 2000 miles. But we did take in our 2012 Camry and I was disappointed. They DONT change the oil. That comes at 10,000 miles. They did check the fluids, duh, wash it and rotate the tires. The wash was the best part...lol.

 

For all 5 of my past autos, I did my own. Saved a boat load:

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If you REALLY want to watch your service manager squirm (presuming (s)he's honest) - ask him/her;

"What items of the 5K mile service to I need to have done in order to keep my warranty valid?"​

Then ask if the warranty is valid if you do it your self (presumes you have mid level mechanical/electrical skills). Remember, 1/2 of the Dealership's profit are generated in the service bay.

 

I did the same with my Gen2, but it doesn't save any money for the Prius Plug-in for the first 25K miles/2 years services which are complimentary.

 

Sweet! Free Is my favorite price.

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i never go back to the dealer except for warranty/tsb's. free oil change? i'll have to give it some thought. they'll probably find a way to screw it up.

 

I did mine in Illinois because I was on vacation from Boston. It was one of the largest dealers in the state and it didn't phase them.

 

How many pounds of pressure do you have to loose for the TPMS warning light to come on?

 

any body going to change their oil every year if they don't put 10K on?

 

I would have to ask, who doesn't drive 10K mikes/year? That begs the question, why did you buy a high mileage car? You probably could have gone with a Leaf, in that case... Just saying

But yes, you should change it at least yearly, the synthetic oil will pick up moisture, dirt etc. I drive between 12-15K/year, most if not %80 is commuting to Boston. I suppose once I retire the mileage will go way down, but by then I'll have the Tesla Model S

 

The "cost" for the 5K service on my invoice was $30, which was picked up by Toyota. Now, at the point where they start "recommending" services like replacing air filters, cleaning out systems, etc. it will be time to do some maintenance of my own. If the oil and tire rotation are free, that's some savings, however.

 

i know, i know, it's not about saving money for me. but it's still important to reduce foreign oil, pollution, support new tech, etc. plus i love the car and now, i love electric driving. thought about the leaf as you know, but one day a week, i drive 80 miles. and then, when i go to the cape, it's 140 miles. just didn't seem quite right for me. tesla? maybe, but pip is the most i've ever spent on a car!

 

They need it all day to rotate tires? What a joke ... They basically look at car at the 5000 mile mark

 

I was there an hour. They rotated the tires and inspected the brakes, while the wheels were off. They washed it and let it go. Except for the wheel rotation, it's an un-necessary pit-stop. And it shouldn't ever take more than an hour. Smaller shops don't have enough bays to offer express services, though, so maybe it takes longer there.

I'm a little ticked at myself that I forgot to tell them to leave the tires inflated as is (was). They deflated them to 36psi. And "cold" here right now is in the 70s. And that's at 6am. By the time the sun's out it's already heading fast towards 90. So I'll have to get up even earlier than I wanted to in the morning. (around here it's Labor Day +1 -LOL)

 

i hate going to the dealer. my time is valuable. (well, relatively speaking) to take the time to make an appointment, leave work, sit there for an hour and get back to work just doesn't seem worth it.

 

I just checked the Warranty & Maintenance Manual (page 38) re the 5000/10000 mile service. It appears that with normal driving conditions the only 'service' items at 5k and 10k are tire rotation and inspections. I was really supprised that oil/filter wasn't provided until 15k miles. That means that the 25k mile 'free service' only includes one oil/filter change, tire rotation and various inspections. BFD.

Does the 2012 PIP come with synthetic oil from the factory? How does one tell if he has synthetic oil?