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1000 mile check ups

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by 13Greysled, May 30, 2013.

  1. May 30, 2013 at 3:28 PM
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    13Greysled

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    Do you think they are worth it? Or do you think a dealer will just say all is fine even if there is something off, just to save them money?
     
  2. May 30, 2013 at 4:32 PM
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    Mad Man Marty

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    A look over would not hurt. I like finding out about problems early.
    Also, with a new truck, i always change the oil/filter @ 1k, then 5k, & every 5k after that.
     
  3. May 30, 2013 at 6:08 PM
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    Who does 1K mile checkups? The dealer? What do they charge for this?

    It would be a waste of time and money, I cannot imagine a dealer doing it for free as it is not IAW the scheduled maintenance.
     
  4. May 31, 2013 at 1:37 AM
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    Its a free service (im pretty sure) they include for all the brand new vehicles.
     
  5. May 31, 2013 at 1:41 AM
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    Its a free thing. Not all dealers do it. Usually is done with higher end vehicles.
     
  6. May 31, 2013 at 1:40 PM
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    They must be the local dealer. I've never heard of this.
     
  7. May 31, 2013 at 1:51 PM
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    wut the heck would you check?

    if a Toyota needs to be checked in 1k than it's a POS
     
  8. May 31, 2013 at 1:56 PM
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    Well 1k is the break in period, stuff can still go wrong in that time
     

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