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Old 11-10-2006, 08:06 PM
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30,000 Miles Service...

Just did my 30,000 mile service...
Got a bill of 2500... 1500 for 30,000 mile service .... 1000 for maf sensor and front brake pad...

is it reasonable?
 
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Old 11-10-2006, 08:06 PM
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I just did the 15k, and paid 850.

So I'll find out in a year prob
 
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I just did the 15k, and paid 850.

So I'll find out in a year prob
That's pretty high. 15k is around $400-450. Exactly what did they do?
 
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I paid 1300 for 30k. Why didn't Lucent do the brake pads and sensor?
 
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I should have sent the car to Arling at the first place...
didn't realize my front pad are wearing out... so... =_=" sigh...
Just figured it'll be easy one stop...
 
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my friend you got stabbbbbbbed maf is a 10 min job without tools in the dark wearing boxing gloves.... whats the labor rate ?? it;s about $100.00 in nor cal... really it is a 10 min at the most to change maf...as they say in reno better luck!!!
 
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Here is the list

30,000 Mile Service - 1117.46
945 on Labor

Mass Air Flow Sensor - 880.90
405 on Labor

Front Brake Pad - 448.10
Labor 135

Total 2519
 
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my 30k was around $1100 here at Newport Beach, learned my lesson, dont be lazy!!!
 
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Originally Posted by luting_chen
Here is the list

30,000 Mile Service - 1117.46
945 on Labor

Mass Air Flow Sensor - 880.90
405 on Labor

Front Brake Pad - 448.10
Labor 135

Total 2519

DAMNNNN, $945 on labor and a couple hundred on parts, they are ****ing robbers and should be shot.
Not to mention the ridiculous labor on a MAF, sensor.
 
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Originally Posted by steve harris
my friend you got stabbbbbbbed maf is a 10 min job without tools in the dark wearing boxing gloves.... whats the labor rate ?? it;s about $100.00 in nor cal... really it is a 10 min at the most to change maf...as they say in reno better luck!!!
+1

i cleaned and replaced my maf in less than 20 minutes, having never attempted it before...

at this point, just be glad it's over, i guess....

is the car any better driving/responive??

im 2K from 30 as it is, and am preparing to bend myself... (plugs are a must, as is the oil change, but otherwise, i dunno.....)

ese
 
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Holy Crap!!! $405 to change MAF? It's a 5 minute job. And $475 for MAF? Kevin, you just got robbed!!!
 
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I thought MAF will under warranty. But $405 for 10 min job, thats $2430 per hour rate!!!
 
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Kevin,

Which dealer did the work?
 
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Did they spend some time troubling shooting a code to spend that much money???
 


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