only $200...you did good

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.

You can also take it a Toyota dealer.

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

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

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 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.