civic hybrid maintence, 30k miles
So owners manual says at 30k miles the hybrid needs oil change, CVT fluid
changed (transmission), air filters, tire rotation balance, and all the inspection and what not. The local honda dealer says that'll run 360 dollars... which is a whee too much in my opinion. I think I gotta get the oil changed/transmission fluid done there (stupid 0 grade oil), and probably air filters as I can't find a place that stocks the parts. Umm, any suggestions on how to cut this bill a bit? |
Re: civic hybrid maintence, 30k miles
Well first off I would ask for an itemized cost on how they come up
with $360. Usually a transmission drain will run $50, I estimate that the air filter will run anywhere from $30-$50 and the oil change and rotation will be about $20-30, so I'm not sure what else is being charged but it seems like a lot. You may also want to opt to just get the individual services done instead of the entire package. Dealers like to "fluff" up what they do give you the impression that you are getting a better deal with the package than the services separately. For the air filter, if no automotive stores around you has it, you can save about $20 by replacing it yourself by getting it from the dealer or http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/ Hope this helps, Nick On Mon, 17 May 2004 12:30:05 -0400, "tomamaron" <ed@aol.net> wrote: >So owners manual says at 30k miles the hybrid needs oil change, CVT fluid >changed (transmission), air filters, tire rotation balance, and all the >inspection and what not. The local honda dealer says that'll run 360 >dollars... which is a whee too much in my opinion. I think I gotta get the >oil changed/transmission fluid done there (stupid 0 grade oil), and probably >air filters as I can't find a place that stocks the parts. Umm, any >suggestions on how to cut this bill a bit? > |
Re: civic hybrid maintence, 30k miles
Nick wrote:
> Well first off I would ask for an itemized cost on how they come up > with $360. Usually a transmission drain will run $50, I estimate that > the air filter will run anywhere from $30-$50 and the oil change and > rotation will be about $20-30, so I'm not sure what else is being > charged but it seems like a lot. You may also want to opt to just get > the individual services done instead of the entire package. Dealers > like to "fluff" up what they do give you the impression that you are > getting a better deal with the package than the services separately. > For the air filter, if no automotive stores around you has it, you can > save about $20 by replacing it yourself by getting it from the dealer > or http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/ > > Hope this helps, Yeah, that did. I managed to get them to break it down to like: 30 - oil change 60 - transmission drain/refill and I'm going to buy the air filters from them. I'll probably get the tires rotated/balanced some where else, grand total should run me under 130... which is way better than 350-360 the dealers were trying to get. Thanks! |
Re: civic hybrid maintence, 30k miles
Certain Walmarts have that 0 grade oil. I have seen it. If so, they also
do cheap oil changes. If you bring your own filter (and oil?) ,they do an oil change for $10. My car, not a Honda for now, has an oil filter no one can find, and they have changed my oil for 130k miles with fewer screwups than most quickielube places. Other 30k mile services are also probably competitive and competent enough. regards, Keith E. Loyd "tomamaron" <ed@aol.net> wrote in message news:AJ5qc.38376$U4.6568@bignews6.bellsouth.net... > So owners manual says at 30k miles the hybrid needs oil change, CVT fluid > changed (transmission), air filters, tire rotation balance, and all the > inspection and what not. The local honda dealer says that'll run 360 > dollars... which is a whee too much in my opinion. I think I gotta get the > oil changed/transmission fluid done there (stupid 0 grade oil), and probably > air filters as I can't find a place that stocks the parts. Umm, any > suggestions on how to cut this bill a bit? > > |
Re: civic hybrid maintence, 30k miles
"tomamaron" <ed@aol.net> wrote in message news:AJ5qc.38376
> oil changed/transmission fluid done there (stupid 0 grade oil), and probably What's 0 grade oil? Is that engine oil? Is is specific to the hybrid? -- Disclaimer: This post is solely an individual opinion and does not speak on behalf of any organization. |
Re: civic hybrid maintence, 30k miles
Dean wrote:
> "tomamaron" <ed@aol.net> wrote in message news:AJ5qc.38376 >> oil changed/transmission fluid done there (stupid 0 grade oil), and >> probably > > What's 0 grade oil? Is that engine oil? Is is specific to the hybrid? 0W-20 I haven't done any hardcore hunting, but as far as I can tell its only available through the Honda dealership. |
Re: civic hybrid maintence, 30k miles
In article <wStqc.4999$UH.2655@bignews2.bellsouth.net>,
tomamaron <ed@aol.net> wrote: > I haven't done any hardcore hunting, but as far as I can tell its only > available through the Honda dealership. Mobil 1 makes a 0W-20. |
Re: civic hybrid maintence, 30k miles
mph@wopr.caltech.edu (Matthew Hunt) wrote in message news:<c8dqg4$s4m$1@naig.caltech.edu>...
> In article <wStqc.4999$UH.2655@bignews2.bellsouth.net>, > tomamaron <ed@aol.net> wrote: > > > I haven't done any hardcore hunting, but as far as I can tell its only > > available through the Honda dealership. > > Mobil 1 makes a 0W-20. Not just that - Mobil probably makes Honda's 0W-20. My guess is that it's the same thing. "Honda Motor Oil" sold in the US says that it's made by Mobil right on the label, and comes in Mobil's proprietary bottle shape. |
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