I took my TL to Courtesy Acura in Denver yesterday for the "B" service. These guys have tried to overcharge me before, so I wondered if some of you could give me some input.

Total Bill - $125

Services - Oil, filter, drain washer replaced (total w/o labor $20)

"Service kit 3" - which a service guy told me is fuel injector cleaner and oil additive ($32)

Labor - 8 tenths of an hour - $70 (for B service inspections and maybe oil change time)

Tranny recall

How they "addressed" some known problems...

Tint - Clean your rubber gasket on the door
Seat (butt prints) - Use leather conditioner
Tires - May be able to help as long as you got your tires rotated every 3500 miles. (Does anyone do this????)

Any input from you guys? I'm particularly p/o 'ed about the "service kit 3". Acura doesn't call for this, right?

Also, my salesman was trying to tell me there is an A service schedule and a B service schedule, where A requires more frequent maintenance due to harsher driving conditions. (Denver???) I was under the impression that the Maintenance Minder was all I needed to follow.

Thanks... Ed

 

sounds to me like your dealer pulled a fast one on you with that "service kit 3" and why would you bring it back there when you know they've tried to overcharge you before.

 

There is no service kit 3 required. My service B cost me around $65. $30 for the oil change, and $35 for tire rotation if I remember correctly.

 

There are only two dealers nearby and this one is way closer, plus it's where I bought the car. I think it's my last trip to Courtesy Acura though. Are there any other Denverites who've had experience with Courtesy?

 

Do your own work and you avoid that problem...yes I know thats not for everyone, but it seems to be the only way to avoid the gripes some people have with their dealership.

 

That's not possible for me. Any other suggestions? Maybe you would like to address a couple of the issues in my post.

 

Can't you take acura's to the honda dealers? Thought they had "acura specialists" or some crap like that

 

Either take it to Honda( Ihave a lexus and they charge something like 200 for an oil change Toyota dealers are cheaper) or cultivate a local mechanic so you can get to trust him the only reason to take it to the dealer is for warranty work. They have higher charges because of higher overhead. I try and avoid the oil change places but the local mech shop still exists and changing oil and rotating tires is not rocket science.

 

my local acura dealer quoted me US$200 for Service B <--- oil change + tire rotation.