Hey Guys -- It is time for my 30K mile service. What I'm trying to figure out is what I should get done. Note that I looked in the service book and contacted 3 local dealers and every dealer feels like I need something different to complete the 30K check-up and so does the service book.... No one can agree....

A little help from the EVO experts?

 

I had this done at my 30K:

Check spark plugs
Check brake pads and rotors
Rotate tires
Change tranny fluid
Change transfer case fluid
Change rear differential fluid
Change engine oil & filter

I had a buddy of mine who works at the dealership do the work for me on the side. I think he did it all in about 45 minutes and charged me $200.

 

45 mins! Wow! =)

 

Anything else a most on a 30K service?

 

Is your buddy the owner of the dealership because you got raped! The fluids are just a fraction of the total cost.

 

Its time for my 30k to. Thats all i think im gunn have them do. Clutch is ok, Brakes seem fine. Dont they wash it, and clean the inside to?

 

30k service is a complete scam. Save some cash and do it yourself.

 

ALL of that in 45 minutes? He must have had an "Indy" or "NASCAR" pit crew with him. LOL

 

All synthetic fluids... come on now. Ask your service manager, this exact same service will cost nearly $400 at the dealership.

 

Local $tealership wants $245 just to change the tranny/xfer/rear dif fluids... That's why I have more and more people coming to me.

 

Second that ?

 

ur buddy works at mitsu and charged u 200?!?!?!? my buddy works in the shop at a mitsu dealer and i just go to him on the weekends and he does all my stuff for free.... only thing i have to pay for really is my own oil for the engine... everything else he provides... he changed out all my fluids at 1k for free, and as long as he stays there, my 30k service is free to.... ur friend shouldve hooked u up instead of charging u....

 

Can't believe you all are giving him crap for $200... It costs twice that easy to normally get it done. I didn't have a choice and even with a coupon it cost me $369, which actually wasn't as bad as I was thinking. They quoted me somewhere around $500 initially, now THAT's a raping.

 

im not really bashing him fro paying 200, im just saying that his friend should have done it for free, lol

 

still though, 200 is pretty good considering what he could have been charged..