brauski

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My car is about to hit 120k miles. I bought it a few months ago from a used car dealer, and haven't had it looked at or serviced since. My family has always has high mileage Toyotas (Think 250k+) and we've never taken them to the dealer unless they were on warranty. It was mostly independent shops with some DIY oil changes and what not.


They're more A to B sorta people and don't mind if the shocks are dead, or if it looks a little rough, they just need it to run. This is my first car, and I want to take car of it, and keep it in as new condition as possible.


From what I can gather, the 120k is a pretty big job compared to the other intervals. So is it worth the extra money to take it to the dealer and have it done right? Should I take it to an independent shop who specializes in Lexus? Or should I get the service manual and do it myself? I'm pretty handy and a quick learner. I also don't mind buying the tools to do it right since I'd be saving money by doing myself.


Any advice / experience yall could share would be greatly appreciated! Also, I'm in the Orlando area, so if you have any shop suggestions, that'd be great. Thanks!

Gville350

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I'd take it to whomever will do the work the cheapest. Even at 120k miles, the maintenance items are routine and shouldn't be any more than a easy task for any shop to complete.