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04-01-2004, 05:09 PM
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Friends: 0 |  Car Talk: '04 Prius service done by independent mechanic Google found a Car Talk article discussing whether you could take a '04 Prius to an independent mechanic (i.e., not Toyota service dept). Scroll down to the bottom of the page to their response from a Seattle (Lake City) Toyota dealer. Opinions? |
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I remember hearing (here) that some dealers were doing some maintenance free, but my dealer certainly never mentioned it. | ||
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04-06-2004, 07:48 PM
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Friends: 0 | The 2004 Prius does NOT come with "free" maintenance. I understand that earlier model year Priuses did. |
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Friends: 0 | Took Delivery tonite. Still jazzed 8) Dealer was very explicit about schedued maint being for fee... and here's this kewl service contract to prepay for sched maint that saves money. We have 1000 miles to think about... ie we can still purchase up to that long. cas |
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