I have a 2006 Toyota Corolla and the schedule maintenances are becoming very expensive. Do I really need to follow the schedule strictly? Aside from oil changes what is REALLY important?
2007-01-05 14:04:29 · 8 answers · asked by Zissou 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
YES scheduled maintainence is very important. it REALLY extends the life of your car and you get better gas mileage. I guess it really depends if you plan on keeping the car more than 2-3 years. If there is an outside chance you'll have it then, I would recommend doing the routine maintainence. follow the owner's manual. they have a schedule for all of it in there. Also, If you get into an accident, you can show the insurance company that you have been keeping up on all maintainence and repairs which gets you more money. And if you have a vehicle warranty, it's necessary to show you have been following the maintainence schedule. And if you resell it... you can show that it has been kept up properly... therefore you get more for your vehicle
2007-01-05 14:12:07 · answer #1 · answered by kaydeeneysa 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can pick and choose what services to do on a dealer's service menu. Just ask the service writer which services are really necessary to do for your warranty and just tell him/her you don't have much money. Some people actually have hearts and will cut you a break.
Toyota is real picky about using genuine parts for maintenance/repairs so try to stay with the dealer. many people try to do their own maintenance themselves. The only problem is whenever there is a warranty issue with the engine or transmission, it is much more difficult to provide maintenance records in the form of autozone receipts than it is with printed copies of repair orders. At a minimum, fluid changes should be done at a licensed shop.
2007-01-05 22:58:08 · answer #2 · answered by MrCead 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Logistics engineers do a maintenance and reliability analysis on the cars to come up with an optimum schedule of routine and preventive maintenance procedures. There may be some bias on the part of the manufacturers to increase the frequency of these checks because they do make money from them. But by and large, I'd recommend trying to stay with the schedule to prevent wear or breakdown. Also bear in mind that when you go to sell your car or do a trade in, a record of consistent maintenance will be a selling point.
2007-01-05 22:16:09 · answer #3 · answered by mattzcoz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are only necessary to the dealer that makes ridiculous amounts of money when you take your car to them. Your schedule maintenance should basically include: oil changes tune ups and other basic routine checks. Toyotas are purty reliable it's ok to take it to an ASE certified shop for your schedule maintenance work. Hope this helps.
2007-01-05 22:19:20 · answer #4 · answered by 2ndSquad 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to do all the scheduled maintenance stuff or they will not honor a warranty claim for an engine or tranny if it craps out.
2007-01-05 22:19:25 · answer #5 · answered by Lee W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you know how you can do the maintenance your self just save your bills. its manly oil changes tune ups but check with your dealer make shore its ok to do it your self. you can even ask them what has to be done
2007-01-05 22:28:35 · answer #6 · answered by spuds36 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All of them if you want the warranty to stay in effect.
2007-01-05 22:24:14 · answer #7 · answered by oklatom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are if you want to keep your warranty
2007-01-05 22:18:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋