What are you paying for your manufacturer 5,000 mile service? I paid.....

I've got a Gen II, so I'm not using full synth oil.

I take it to a local Goodyear tire place, with permanently available coupon, pay about $20 for all the same service listed on the maintenance schedule. I don't get a Toyota stamp, but they do check off everything and give it a Goodyear stamp.

I do bring in genuine Toyota oil filters, as those are pretty top-notch and not very pricey at all (pick them up at the dealer). Also, I have to specify to them not to put in 4 quarts, but 3 and maybe a little bit more.

 

One of the Northern Calif Bay Area dealer is charging $129.95 for min 5K service and $149.95 for Preferred 5K service. I will look around since I only have 1K and my first service was free provided by my dealer when I brought my Prius.

 

I really hope my dealer doesn’t charge the absurd tag of $ 100 or anything close to that every 5K miles. I used to pay $ 28 (that's right, I repeat $28) for oil, filter change, and tire rotation for my previous CR-V in my Honda dealer (including car wash, inspection of fluids, tire pressure, tire thread, brake discs, etc...). The same service for my Odyssey in the same dealer is extra $3, so $31. That includes taxes!

So, this is my first Toyota and I am so spoiled by the low cost of Honda maintenance!!!

When I was debating if I should get a Jetta TDI or a Prius here in this forum, I can't forget how many times people here were saying that despite of the fact VW pays for all maintenance up to 30K miles in the Jetta, the Prius maintenance was still going to cost a lot less in a long term. I hope the several ones who stressed that out here were not talking garbage…. or maybe they were!

 

The price sounds about right for what others have said in other threads. There has been talk about the first oil change being pushed back to 10,000 miles in a memo from Toyota Corporate. That being the case, I would have a problem with them doing the oil change now more than the $100 cost.

 

I paid $69 for that service but then found out they did not use synthetic 0W20. We're working through that.

 

I would have a serious problem with a 10,000 mile oil change on the original factory break in fill.

 

Here's what my dealer sent me about the cost: (in Iowa)

"The oil and filter change currently is approx $65.00 and the tire rotation is $19.95, both plus tax. The oil will soon be available in bulk quantities and this should bring the price down some..."

I figure, with tax (6% here), it would be close to $90.00. I'm a long way from needing my 1st service, but if bulk oil brings the price down a bit and IF (and it's a BIG "if") the change to 10,000 miles goes through, then it will reduce the cost significantly.

I'll still get an early oil change done regardless of whether the 10,000 mile change happens because of the initial break-in period.

 

I have been paying 59.99 for the minor maint package in the San Diego area for sometime now. That includes the oil, filter change, tire rotation, check tire pressure, plus 21 checks on the Prius. Plus a free car wash that I told them don't wash the car. I wash my Prius using the No Rinse car wash from autogeek.com.

 

The memo states the first change is still at 5000 miles and then 10,000 mile intervals thereafter.

Oil Changes:
Quite honestly though I don't care if I were a millionaire the most I would pay for these oil changes would be $50. An oil change is about the simplest thing to do on a vehicle and you almost have to try in order to screw it up. Do you guys realize that you can buy 0w20 oil for approximately $30 for 5 quarts (more then you need) and the Toyota Filter is under $5

Tire rotations:
Although a tire rotations may help your tires last arguably a bit longer think about this for a second. They recommend tire rotations for two reasons 1. that way they can deny tire wear warranties, 2. they get you in the door so they can sell you into other items. Business these days is all about the upsell.
Just say your tire rotation is at $25
at 5000 miles $25
10,000 miles $50
15,000 miles $75
20,000 miles $100 <-- could have bought a new tire
25,000 miles $125
30,000 miles $150
35,000 miles $175
40,000 miles $200 <-- could have bought a second new tire
Even with rotations good luck getting the OEM tires much past 30,000 miles.

If you don't like servicing your vehicle yourself maybe you can find a mechanicical friend or highschool kid to do the work and just buy the products for him and pay him a few bucks on the side.

 

Yikes, reminds me of the time my daughter let her boyfriend change her oil because he was going to save her $10. By the time she told me, he had cross threaded the oil filter,,,, it leaked and he thought it was the drain plug. Which he then over tightened and stripped the threads in the oil pan. Probably better off going to WalMart.

Stupid can be very expensive.

 

I believe the information was that after the initial service the intervals would then be 10,000 miles.

 

I am one of the lucky ones. My Connecticut Toyota Dealer gave me a certificate for a FREE 5k servicing. They may make up for it for the rest of them, but at least the first one is cheap.

 

The Lewiston, ID dealer, Roger's Motors, also gave me a certificate for a free 5k service. Their 'bill' showed $81 and I don't believe that it included a tire rotation. So I suspect the value was $100!

 

I just received a letter and coupon for my first oil change for free. The dealer said to bring it in at 5,000 miles or 4 months.
I brought my son's Rav4 to his Toyota dealer and they also gave him a free oil change but wanted $45.00+ tax to rotate the tires. That was an outrageous price in my opinion.

 

You might be better off going to a reputable mechanic, or anyone else, rather than WalMart. My father, who always changes his oil himself, went for the first time last winter to have his oil changed at the local WalMart because it was so cold outside. He went again 5000 miles later to have the oil changed a second time. When he changed his oil this summer himself, he found the oil filter that he himself had last put on (Toyota brand, so it's not possible that WalMart used the same brand he did). I can't say for sure that the oil wasn't changed the two times he paid for it at WalMart, but the filter certainly wasn't, which raises the question about whether or not anything was done.

 

There is some good math in there. I like the way you think. Thank you.

 

Paid 68 dollars in Ottawa Illinois at Bill Walsh Toyota. Got a 10 percent discount for booking appointment online and a free car wash.

 

If you're the type that really cares about your paint job, watch out for those "free car washes". More often then not, car washers will use the same rags over and over, and the embedded debris will put swirling scratches all over your car. They won't show up as obvious scratches, but you can definitely see them at certain angles.

Bryan