Maintenance costs for Acura vs other luxury brands?
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Maintenance costs for Acura vs other luxury brands?
Just did a B1 service. One Acura dealership quoted $260. Called a second one and they quoted $242. Felt lazy to call around for more so just went for the $242 servicing. These are in Canadian dollars, before taxes. Just wondering what people pay for other luxury brands for an equivalent servicing visit (this was the second servicing). For those who have "free" 4 years servicing or whatever length of time it's free, what is the cost after that time period is up?
I'm still deciding on purchasing a second vehicle (probably a crossover) so curious to see how much it costs to maintain one from another luxury brand such as Mercedes, Lexus, BMW, Jaguar, etc.?
I'm still deciding on purchasing a second vehicle (probably a crossover) so curious to see how much it costs to maintain one from another luxury brand such as Mercedes, Lexus, BMW, Jaguar, etc.?
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What the hell is a B1 service?
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B1 service on Mercedes, BMW, Jaguar: add another zero to the end
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YeuEmMaiMai (08-25-2016)
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maybe he meant crossdresser...
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A B1 service will cost whatever you are willing to spend. You can either use the "pre-paid" maint built into your monthly car payments (and you pay interest on top of that) like other luxury brands, pay as you go at the Acura dealership, go to 3rd party shops, DYI, and/or combo from all. A B1 and A1 service cost me $26 and I get a car wash at my Acura dealership.
My dealership always does a mulit-point inspection and provides a print out every-time for any vehicle leaving the shop. I don't get charged for the B service inspections and I trade $$ for my time:
- purchase syn oil from Walmart to take to dealership
- rotate/balance/check PSI at Discount Tire (use lifetime warranty that came with the tires)
- purchase cabin air filter from Walmart each spring
- clean K/N engine filter each spring
My dealership always does a mulit-point inspection and provides a print out every-time for any vehicle leaving the shop. I don't get charged for the B service inspections and I trade $$ for my time:
- purchase syn oil from Walmart to take to dealership
- rotate/balance/check PSI at Discount Tire (use lifetime warranty that came with the tires)
- purchase cabin air filter from Walmart each spring
- clean K/N engine filter each spring
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A B1 service will cost whatever you are willing to spend. You can either use the "pre-paid" maint built into your monthly car payments (and you pay interest on top of that) like other luxury brands, pay as you go at the Acura dealership, go to 3rd party shops, DYI, and/or combo from all. A B1 and A1 service cost me $26 and I get a car wash at my Acura dealership.
My dealership always does a mulit-point inspection and provides a print out every-time for any vehicle leaving the shop. I don't get charged for the B service inspections and I trade $$ for my time:
- purchase syn oil from Walmart to take to dealership
- rotate/balance/check PSI at Discount Tire (use lifetime warranty that came with the tires)
- purchase cabin air filter from Walmart each spring
- clean K/N engine filter each spring
My dealership always does a mulit-point inspection and provides a print out every-time for any vehicle leaving the shop. I don't get charged for the B service inspections and I trade $$ for my time:
- purchase syn oil from Walmart to take to dealership
- rotate/balance/check PSI at Discount Tire (use lifetime warranty that came with the tires)
- purchase cabin air filter from Walmart each spring
- clean K/N engine filter each spring
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mrgold35
I rather not give the Dealership the extra $$ if I don't have to.
#12
Drifting
Seems like a lot of dough when you are really only getting an oil change. I would jus do a quick lube for this service and use the dealer for services like the transmission and coolant replacement and transfer case oil etc.
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I don't think of acura as a "luxury" brand. I think Honda couldn't decide if they wanted to go luxury or go sport and they wound up with neither. With that said, there was an interesting article on "luxury" vehicles. I thought it to be worthy of a read (before you buy)... then zone members pick it to death.
Lincoln Ranks First in New Car Survey, Acura Last
In the widely respected ACSI annual Auto Industry Customer Satisfaction Survey, Ford Motor Company’s (NYSE: F) small Lincoln division ranked first and Acura last.
According to the firm:
The report is based on a survey of 3,776 customers who have purchased or leased a new car within the last six months to three years. It includes analysis and scores on the ACSI’s 100-point scale rating customer satisfaction with over 20 of the most popular automotive nameplates sold in the United States. The measured nameplates include:
Lincoln scored 87, followed by Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (NYSE: HMC) at 86, BMW at 85, Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) at 85, General Motors Co.’s (NYSE: GM) GMC at 84, Infiniti (Nissan) at 84, Lexus (Toyota) at 84, Subaru at 84 and Audi (Volkswagen) at 82. At the bottom of the list, Acura (Honda) scored 76. Most of the balance of the bottom of the list was littered with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (NYSE: FCAU) brands: Jeep at 78, Dodge at 78 and Chrysler at 79. Other surveys that have Fiat Chrysler models near the bottom have not hurt its sales.
In a comment about trends:
“The rise of mass-market vehicles may well be at the expense of luxury brands in the sense that buyers now see little differentiation between luxury cars and regular ones,” says Claes Fornell, ACSI Chairman and founder. “If there is little difference, why pay more? Exclusivity may not be enough.”
Lincoln Ranks First in New Car Survey, Acura Last
In the widely respected ACSI annual Auto Industry Customer Satisfaction Survey, Ford Motor Company’s (NYSE: F) small Lincoln division ranked first and Acura last.
According to the firm:
The report is based on a survey of 3,776 customers who have purchased or leased a new car within the last six months to three years. It includes analysis and scores on the ACSI’s 100-point scale rating customer satisfaction with over 20 of the most popular automotive nameplates sold in the United States. The measured nameplates include:
- Domestic: Buick (GM), Cadillac (GM), Chevrolet (GM), Chrysler (Fiat Chrysler), Dodge (Fiat Chrysler), Ford, GMC (GM), Jeep (Fiat Chrysler), Lincoln (Ford)
- European: Audi (Volkswagen), BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen
- Asian: Acura (Honda), Honda, Hyundai, Infiniti (Nissan), Kia, Lexus (Toyota), Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru, Toyota
Lincoln scored 87, followed by Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (NYSE: HMC) at 86, BMW at 85, Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) at 85, General Motors Co.’s (NYSE: GM) GMC at 84, Infiniti (Nissan) at 84, Lexus (Toyota) at 84, Subaru at 84 and Audi (Volkswagen) at 82. At the bottom of the list, Acura (Honda) scored 76. Most of the balance of the bottom of the list was littered with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (NYSE: FCAU) brands: Jeep at 78, Dodge at 78 and Chrysler at 79. Other surveys that have Fiat Chrysler models near the bottom have not hurt its sales.
In a comment about trends:
“The rise of mass-market vehicles may well be at the expense of luxury brands in the sense that buyers now see little differentiation between luxury cars and regular ones,” says Claes Fornell, ACSI Chairman and founder. “If there is little difference, why pay more? Exclusivity may not be enough.”
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