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Mar 2, 2014 | 08:13 AM

#16

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$ 1,299.56 plus tax for a 90,000 mile service on an LS that includes the water pump and the other parts the OP mentioned is a screaming bargain compared to the price quote I got a few weeks ago my nearby Lexus dealer in Merriam, Kansas.

I would never let anyone who does not specialize in repairing Lexus cars do a 90,000 mile service / timing belt replacement.

Mar 2, 2014 | 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by warminwisc

Now days like any service you prolly need to get charges up front and then sign, dicker or walk if you are not sure about an indy or dealer. Go in stone sober say little and treat it like you want to keep yur money. But ya gotta remember everybody has to hit their numbers, there is huge overhead and service writers have to be watched as some work on commission.

$ 536 bucks for plugs. Plugs 15 bucks a piece 120 and 400 to put them in, what is the book alloted hours for that job? I would never go back and I would ask to be taken off all mailings.

It's almost impossible to get off a mailing list. Your address is outsourced to a mailing company. Proof? Honda bought back my 08 accord in 2009 under the lemon law rules. To this day the dealer I turned the car into is sending me mail telling me my accord is due for service. 5 years later and I have tried to get off the list...no luck.