60k tune up scammin

Appreciate any opinions.


Edit: Awesome responses, thanks all!

 

Unless there’s other issues, just follow the regularly scheduled maintenance.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/2-7l-update-3rd-gen-maintenance-maps-get-300k-miles.789809/

 

Wow, please do not let the dealer do that. They will not do 75% of that but they will charge you for it. $110 to balance and rotate the tires. Fuel induction service. LOL.. WTF!
Notice they have complete A/C service listed at $75.95 and further down they have an A/C refresher service for $183.30.

 

You don't 4 wheel align these trucks. You can't.
And they are charging for new blade AND refills......WTF?

The 4 I see that "should" be done are

Oil and Filter
Transmission Fluid
Front Diff
Rear Diff

The rest can be done at home. Or a small independent shop for a cheaper price.
A lot of guys never, or only change the transmission fluid at 100k. But you should at least do a drain and fill every 45-60k.

Pass on the coolant until 100k
Flush the brakes when you do the fronts. (if you want, I didn't until I did my rears)

 

Tell them you will authorize them to do everything if they let you bring in a news crew and record the work.

 

Hahaha love it. This is the Anchorage Alaska dealership.

 

Each individual line item is about double what independent shops charge in my region. Not sure if that's typical in Alaska due to remoteness?

Cooling system flush appears twice? Are they quoting $1200 to change the coolant?

 

They have a monopoly up here. The local shops are like 130$ or so I think an hour usually. The next closest toyota dealer is in Fairbanks which is like 6 hours away.

 

but it'd be a fun thing to try to get them to explain how they re-align a solid rear axle on leaf springs with centering pins.

 

Four Wheel Alignment - 4WD $239.99 WTF



Flush Automatic Trans - 3.5L 4WD $618.70 WTF



Flush Cooling System (Incis 1 Gal Coolant) - 3.5L 16/23 $590.31


Flush Cooling System (Incls 2 Gal Coolant) - 3.5L 16/23 $627.8



Why two flush cooling system flushes?

 

What ya think on the spark plugs?

 

Yea bro watch out. Kendall won’t do you any favors and actively does the opposite.
My guy isn’t taking new customers atm, but “A&A the shop” does yotas and I had good experiences with them in the past.

 

Bro I can't make this up this dealership is nuts. Extra flush for adding safety lmfao

 

I'm blown away that they're this scummy honestly. Appreciate it . I need a good local mechanic! I'll give them a try.

 

i can think of one lube they left off the list.

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/recommended-shops-in-alaska.788454/#post-28310216

 

Love how they show the oil change price and it says it includes the oil additive. Then down the list is stated BG MOA oil additive for an additional cost.

I needed an emergency part and tried to get one from them as I was in Nome headed to barrow. Was told we can’t get it it’s not available blah blah blah. Then was told we can’t get a part up there. Explained I had someone to pick up the part and it would be brought up on an Exxon Helicopter as part of a weekly supply run up by barrow. He laughed and said whatever he couldn’t get the part.

Went on to toyotapartsdeal and paid for the part lol that came from Kendall in Fairbanks ( we don’t have it can’t get it). The fedex cost with the discount still was under Kendall’s price. FedEx brought it straight to Nome in 3 days. Some truck brought it the rest of the way.

Run Forest Run. Run away from that BS.

 

i might get some flak but, i only fix stuff when it breaks.

 

I’ll second that,,, but I don’t consider regular maintenance “fixing”,,, rather avoiding having to fix stuff .
But yeah, I don’t get bored and replace a working alternator.