I called the dealer to schedule the 30k service and my free oil change...

[johnbt]

I thought I'd check the discount on the $159 30k-mile service since didn't need the oil change it included. When I bought the truck I got 2 free oil changes at any Toyota dealer and then 2 free oil changes at my dealer. I wasn't sure if the dealer-only oil changes also included free tire rotation and that's included in the $159, etc, etc, etc. And I don't need the cabin air filter changed.

Oh, and I wanted to make certain the $159 included re-torquing the drive shaft and lubing it. It does. Okay, propeller shaft if you insist.

Then she said the magic words, "But your 2 years of free McGeorge Care means it's all FREE."

The alignment check is free and the state inspection is $16.

$16? I love Monday mornings sometimes. :biggrin1:

 

[cb1111]

Don't most dealers down there do free state inspections? They do up here in NoVA.

 

[DougR]

When you go the pick up your 4Runner, lay a rug on the ground and crawl under the vehicle to verify the propeller shaft was lubricated. My dealer didn't lube it when I purchased $260 blue service for a car. I would have to buy blue service for a truck that costs $300 to have the driveshaft lubricated.

 

[johnbt]

I think I have to pay for the inspection. We'll see. Some things were free for 2 years at any dealer and now some things will be free for 2 more years but only where I bought it. I just never figured they'd cover the 30k checkup.

I always carry a plastic tarp and a piece of thick folded cardboard that's about 3' x 5'. Cardboard makes it easy to sliiiiiiide up under things like riding mowers and trucks.

Thing is, I now have a 3-car garage, a floor jack, stands, ramps, engine lift and all that stuff. I got married in November and her late husband left a garage full of auto restoration stuff when he died in 2007. And a '64 Olds 2-door convertible too, but that's her son's.

 

[GripT4R]

I wouldn't be surprised if they do the bare minimum for free.

 

[nb rob]

I buy all my parts from McGeorge Toyota and have them shipped to my USA mailbox and bring them across the border. I've had about a dozen transactions and a few interactions over the last 4 years , and they've been great to deal with!

$16 is a damn good trip to the shop

 

[Tejas]

What all is included on the 30K service?