Expensive Oil/Change/Tire Rotation

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm pretty sure the first couple oil changes should have been free.

The way the OP phrases the initial purchase, it sounds like a private sale.

[Anonymous]

Even synthetic oil is pretty cheap (not as cheap as real oil) unless it is a strange weight like 10w60 in some the BMW s series engines that goes for ~$10 a litre.

Most shops do oil changes for cheap/under cost. It gives them a chance to check out your car for problems that they can fix and make more money on.

Tire rotation should be cheap, putting a car on a lift, using air tools to pop off lug nuts and rotate takes literally 10 min at most.

[Anonymous]

I have a similar car and follow to recommended maintenance schedule at the dealer. Cheating out will cost you more money in the long run.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a similar car and follow to recommended maintenance schedule at the dealer. Cheating out will cost you more money in the long run.

True-ish. But doing it at the dealer does nothing but waste money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a similar car and follow to recommended maintenance schedule at the dealer. Cheating out will cost you more money in the long run.

True-ish. But doing it at the dealer does nothing but waste money.

I second that.

[Anonymous]

Go on YouTube and learn to do it yourself. My husband does all our basic services.

[Anonymous]

You can also take it a Toyota dealer.

[Anonymous]

The Lexus RX 450H shouldn't be using synthetic oil, its the same motor as the Toyota Camry/Avalon/Highlander. I got my free first oil change for our RX a few weeks ago, but plan on doing it myself after that. Lexus markets the SUV as a luxury vehicle (and it is), but the guts of the car is still Toyota. Thus find a trusted independent mechanic who works on Japanese cars and you can avoid getting the larger bills.

[Anonymous]

only $200...you did good