Gomez

Too cold/wet to change oil, etc., so I listed the stuff in the manual and went to the corner service station. It was $31 including tax, and I gave him my own oil and filter to use.

How much does Acura get for this? I had:
- Oil and filter
- Rotate tires
- Inspect brakes, suspension, steering components, drive axles and all associated boots
- Top off fluids (only washer fluid was low)
- Air up tires

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'01 White Diamond Pearl 3.2TL
-Wing, tint, burlwood shift, Whistler 6-band
'88 White RX-7 Convertible
-Permanent tinitus courtesy of Rockford-Fosgate

Guest

good idea, cuz acura charged me 51bucks WITHOUT oil change. i had it done 500miles earlier.

Guest

Good job, I also have a white 01 tl with 6200 miles . Coming up on 7500 servive and think tha Acura wants over $100 and thinking about having someone else do it. Not sure how to check service light

2000 TL

Acura charged me $127.00. I had them perform the service because I don't want them to jack me around should I ever require major warranty service. Acura may try and scam out of covering something because the car wasn't serviced properly by qualified technicians.

Gomez

There's a federal law preventing them from doing that. However, I appreciate all you guys who go to the dealer for service...it keeps MSRP down for all of us!


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'01 White Diamond Pearl 3.2TL
-Wing, tint, burlwood shift, Whistler 6-band
'88 White RX-7 Convertible
-Permanent tinitus courtesy of Rockford-Fosgate

Aralan

I've been using the dealer exclusively for service for a couple of reasons:

- They know who I am and what I'm there for when I walk through the door

- They get the job done *FAST*, and never give me a hard time

- They occaisionally fix things for free: so far I've had my rotors resurfaced and a tail light replaced at no charge. The tail light is no big deal, only costs a few dollars.. but the rotor resurface would have set me back a bit.

- Don't want to hear any excuses from them when I trade-in. My next car is more than likely to come from this dealership (they also sell MB, BMW, Lexus, Rolls Royce/Bentley. Only one missing is Audi ;-) ) If they try to tell me something wasn't done right, I can tell them that the car was serviced at all of the suggested intervals, and that *only* their staff has been under the hood.

Don't know if all of this is really worth the extra dough, but so far, I'm happy.

yu888

When I am too lazy to do it, I take it to my local trusted mechanic and I supply the filter and oil, they charge me $10. I do the walk-under inspection while they changethe oil, and then we do the fluid checks and brake checks too. I guess I've been doing that so long that they just let me do the checks with them and charge me so little.

Gomez

That's a good idea; I'll ask to look underneath myself next time!


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'01 White Diamond Pearl 3.2TL
-Wing, tint, burlwood shift, Whistler 6-band
'88 White RX-7 Convertible
-Permanent tinitus courtesy of Rockford-Fosgate

Shoofin

When I have spare time, I go to my friend who has a shop for the oil change..if his guys are busy, I put the car up myself and change the oil...he charges me for the oil and filter i used, that's it. I'm at 16,000 miles...should I have the dealer check everything out or just do it myself?
Ed


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Acura-TL.com - Forum Moderator

'99 TL Satin Silver/Ebony, Non/Nav, Comptech lowered, Comptech Air Filter Element, Inspire Tails, AEM Brake Pads all around, Comptech Axle Back Exhaust, "Guy Smiley" doll on the dash as my Co-driver...

Pics of my TL
Pics of my Miata! Wadya think?

hunter001

At times it is better to get your maintenance done at the dealer. Here is the reason why....
http://www.edmunds.com/editorial/fea...008/index.html



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2000 Naples Gold 3.2TL/Navi - Factory Stock but with up-graded tires