I called up my dealership to see how much they would charge for the 1st maintaince and they told me like $180. O_O

That seems a lot of money for a simple check-up and oil-change (my old mechanics charge me like $25 ) , where did u guys get your maintenance done in Toronto and how much did it cost?

 

How many km's do you have on your lancer ?

 

Hmm. This is something I have to look into also. My car's got about 4000km on it.

 

no need to worry about maintenance yet with 4000 kms... car is practically still brand new

 

thats crazy man, i think they'r trying to rip u off. when i first did my service it was free coz i have a lifetime oil change basically its just an oil change & some inspections. oil change cost around $40-$50 i guess. i think we have to get service from dealership if we wanna keep our warranty, right? if u look at the maintanance brochure they have different types of service like type A,B,C,etc. the first 2 services arent too expensive but if u do type C u get charge for at least $200, its kinda sucks paying too much money for just a simple service.

 

Yeah I agree, with only 4000K, the only service you should require is an oil change and for that matter it could be done at any local shop.

 

go with type 1/a service if u have around 6000km should be between $50-60...type 2/b if u have 12,000km includes tire rotation and brake inspection...have a look in ur warrenty book and you will see the schdule.

 

Just over 4k, the mechanics I spoke to said I dont need to do the maintenance until the service light comes on (which is at 6k I think). I was just wondering if I can just bring my car to my own mechanics cuz dont they need to reset that service reminder.

 

You can reset/set the maintainence schedule by following the DIY found over here