Sims

Well holy crap. I called Acura today to book in for a oil change and he tells me I'm due for a major tune-up.. now the fun begins
So he gives me the usual speel about whats gonna be done
Oil/Filter
Air filter
cabin air filter
break inspection
tire rotation
check the plugs
152(or whatever) point inspection
exhaust inspection

all for the low low price of $274.95!!!!

Then add on
Transmission Flush
for $170

Then to top it all off
Change Timing Belt
$407

so thats over $800 for basically nothing....

My warranty is up after this anyways so does it really matter if I get it all done??? I can do 90% of it myself for crying out loud.. I did some searching but didnt see anyone quoted this highly for it.. thoughts?

GreenMonster

Timing belt isn't required to be replaced till later as part of the 105,000 mi/168,000 km/7 yrs Scheduled Maintenance.

Read your manual, or go to http://www.ahm-ownerlink.com/ to find out what's REALLY called for (or seach here even). I don't have my manual at work, so I looked the timing belt up on owners link.

GreenMonster

Oh, and I got quoted $500 US for the items you said would cost $275 (canadian ??)...

Sims

yeah Canadian, are your sure your $500 didnt include the tranny flush? For the two combine it'd be $500 cad for me too.. but seriously, I can get it done myself for much cheaper.

zoltanh

Your lucky, $275 aint shit. I just dropped mine off for 30k service and its gonna cost me $430, but that includes fuel injection cleaning and some other extras.

GreenMonster

Nope, no tranny flush. That's why the dealer didn't do the service. I asked them what they were doing for the $500, and they read the items on the normal service list (oil, air, cabin filters, tire rotation, inspections).

I have a certifed honda tech that does work on the side that I can use if I want too (about 1/2 price of what the acura dealer charges), but I'm thinking of just doing the work myself from now on...

Sims

well my warranties up after this anyways so I figure why bother paying someone when I can just do it myself anyways.