Doesn't this seem kind of pricey?
I got this in the mail from my dealership:
Oil Change: $31.41 (With Coupon)
Tire Balance and Rotation: $32.41 (With Coupon)
My car has 11,111 miles on it (okay, well not anymore, but it passed that number yesterday). Just seems like I could go down the street and get my oil changed a lot cheaper, and then stop across the street at Discount Tire and get the tires rotated for like $8. The only reason I don't is b/c if anything goes wrong, Mazda can't say, "oh yeah - it's because you used Jiffy lube" or something like that. What do you think - am I getting swindled based on my fear to go anywhere other than the dealership? |
or you could just diy. very rewarding to do and you know it was done right.
beers :beer: |
I knew I'd hear that! Almost pre-emptively called it. I would love to dim, but I live in an apt. complex and they'd have a FIT. I guess I could go to a friend's, but not this time around. I'm a busy man with big important things to do.
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ok,
then yea the dealer is kinda pricey, note the tire rotation is way to high. but you should be able to trust them. beers :beer: |
my dealer charges $25 for an oil change. however I pay $0 because of my service agreement :)
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Those prices are inline with what most dealerships charge for such services. The tire service isn't overpriced because it's a rotation and balancing. If it were just a rotation it'd be about $10, which is what my dealership charges...they don't do balancing. Rotation + balancing costs about $30 at just about any reputable tire place you go to, i.e. Firestone, Goodyear, Lex Brodies.
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When you purchase your vehicle, you can go to most tire shops (Discount, NTB) and purchase a rotation/balance and roadhazard replacement package, as long as they carry the brand of tires you have.
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Wow. Does my car really need tire balancing at 11,000 miles??
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Originally Posted by unpocoloco
Wow. Does my car really need tire balancing at 11,000 miles??
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the service department here matches Wal Marts price of 18.88 or something like that so yeah your taking it with out KY my friend.
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lol :) okay, well good to hear that it's not just me thinking along those lines.
I've gotten my tires rotated before this. Balanced, I'm not sure. |
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