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[quote=Anonymous]Last week, I took my 12-year-old ES350 (75k miles) into Jim Coleman Toyota for an oil change, tire rotation, and inspection.  I had only used them once before, in September, when my mechanic was unable to get a bad sensor off the manifold.  JC mechanic was able to replace the sensor, and they only charged me a bit more than the original mechanic was going to.  So I thought I'd try them again.  They call me and tell me the car needs $8k worth of work (not sure the vehicle is worth that much!!!).  The bulk of the cost was $3,400 to fix a small oil leak.  They said they needed to lift the engine completely out of the car to fix it.  Another $2,400 to fix a leak in the power steering system.  I tell them not to do anything and I take the car to another mechanic on Rockville Pike.  He tells me he sees no oil leak in the vehicle.  He also tells me a $60 clamp will fix the leak in the power steering.  He did all the other work (rear brakes, replace axle boot, etc.) and he did it all for well under $2,000.  I learned from several sources (after the fact) that Jim Coleman Toyota is notorious for this kind of thing.  Beware any dealership, but especially this one.[/quote]

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