Cost Of 5K Ongoing Oil Changes @ Toyota Prius Dealer?

This is the dealership where I bought, but it's kind of far. I'm going to price some closer places at some point:

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The dealer I bought my car from says stop in for our specials.
The dealer by my home and work is offering 29.95 oil change special.

OIL & FILTER CHANGE SPECIAL$29.95LUBE, OIL & FILTER CHANGE SPECIAL
One of the most important services for your vehicle!
$29.95*
Includes:

• Change up to 5 quarts of engine oil
• Install GenuineToyota oil filter
• Check all fluid levels
• Lube chassis if applicable
• Reset tire air pressure

*Plus tax. Synthetic extra.
Must present coupon when order is written. Not valid with any other offer. Toyota vehicles only. Valid only at Rohrich Toyota.
Effective 8/1/2009 - 9/30/2009- print this page -

 

My dealership included $9.99 oil changes as long as I own the vehicle. I'm sure they will come up with extra charges.

 

I changed my oil and filter today at home. Cost $8 total, and I use the good synthetic stuff. I don't know exactly how much time it took, but I was finished by the time my wife went and picked up the kids from school 5 miles away.

Done right
Done quickly
Done cheaply

 

Perhaps you are already setup to do a DIY for a 2010, too, but remember this thread was inquiring about the cost of the dealer-serviced 5,000-mile oil change (synthetic) on a GenIII.

To do this yourself you'll need the right ramps (long enough to deal with the low ground clearance), the right tools (this is a cartridge filter), and good instructions (I still think I'd get splashed!). I also don't know that I could find 0W-20 (five quarts) and the filter for anywhere close to your $8! Well done!

 

For many, the best option may be buying the oil/filter and paying the dealer to change it. The local Toyota dealer will do this for $14. If you look for a sale/rebate, you can find Mobil 1 for $5/quart (buy 15 quarts). So that's $25 + ~$14 + filter (~$6). With the dealer supplying the oil, it's $65...

 

Amazing. Absolutely amazing.

I love how Toyota advertises "Have your service performed at a Toyota service department and know that your car us being handled by the Toyota experts."

I've had 10 oil changes performed at a Toyota dealer (I got a cheap deal on the pre-paid maintenance program) and out of those 10 oil changes, my oil was severely overfilled 4 times. And on another time, they didn't rotate the tires at all even though they say they did. I mark my tires beforehand -- you should too...you might be surprised!

And now this...

Bryan

 

Walmart sells 5 qt containers of Pennzoil Platinum synthetic for $20. I'm pretty sure I saw 0W-20 on the shelf too. Pennzoil currently offers a $15 rebate on a 5 qt. purchase, making hte price about $1/qt.

I subscribe to a consumer search tool through fatwallet.com that emails me when oil is on sale, and then I stock up as allowed. Between inexpensive oil and inexpensive clothes bought on 'red tag' days at Old Navy, I keep my maintenance costs quite reasonable.

 

Some of these numbers are unbelievable!! Remember its only 4 qts of oil.

"We aren't certain yet about the upcharge but I'm guessing it's going to be ~$45-$50"

Nothing like $10+ a quart for 0W-20, such a deal!

 

Here's my DIY numbers...

$43.81 for this first-time change

$34.56 for subsequent changes

PHP:

$5.15 = Cartridge & 0-Ring (Element Kit, Toyota 04152-YZZA6)
$2.09 = Plug Gasket (Toyota 90430-12028)
$8.63 = Filter Wrench (Toyota 00113-30359-91016)
$1.14 = tax
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$17.01 total parts (Gotta like that number!)
 
$6.27 = quart of Mobil-1 0W-20 synthetic oil
$0.43 = tax
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$26.80 total oil (exactly 4 quarts used, maximum is 4.4 quarts)


 

Is that a special gasket, made of neodymium ?

 

Too much time on your hands this morning, SageBrush?

 

Anyway, dumber things have been patented.

 

The dealer second closest to my house recomended 0w-20 synthetic oil (yea) for a cost of $63.45. The dealer closest to my house said they use conventinal 0w-20 (Wth no such thing) for $34.95.

 

Just had my first oil change, over $80 at the dealer. Included tire rotation and they checked the belts.... They were amazed that it had no belts after I told them, but the price didn't go down. I will be doing my own oil changes going forward.

 

Good idea! I have a free change from the dealer but I am not sure I even want to take it in.

 

I sure would feel safe trusting them to anything major that should happen to your Prius ... NOT

 

At my dealership, if you purchase a new or used Toyota you get $10 oil changes for as long as you have the car. I just hope my Toyota dealer doesn't close anytime soon.

 

Plus the up charge of $40 for synthetic