does anyone know what the factory maintenance schedule is to keep our ES's "factory fresh"? in other words, how often would i need to get a maintenance check from the dealership? i seemed to misplace the maintenance manual and im more than certain im overdue for one. my 97 es only has about 62000 miles on it so im hoping to keep it running for as long as possible. any input will be appreciated

 

i dont really recommend to do the maintenance at the dealer ... they're really expensive and for a 14 y'old car , i dont think its better to go at the dealer as a nice garage ... for a break job x4 the dealer will charge your over 900 $ only for disk ( i think its over 1100 $ ) in a garage you will pay like 400-600 $ ... its up to you , but i do my oil change and some minor maintnance by myself and when i have something bigger to do i go to the garage .... for the maintenance schedule , i follow the one in my owner manual .. and most of the time cause its not the rigth time or its ok for now ( for exembple transmission oil change .... if my oil look good ill do it later ...) but if you want to be sure that everything on your car its ok go to garage and tell them to do the scheduled maintence ...


marc


* sorry i dont write really good in english *

 

marc, thanks for the heads up. i think ill stick with your word and go to a garage shop rather than the dealers. do u know what the maintenance schedule is like in the owner's manual? i no longer have one on me, would be good to know how often i would need to get things checked up.