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Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by LYLUVLY, Aug 11, 2007.

  1. LYLUVLY

    LYLUVLY New Member

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    At this site, there are a lot of free services for Prius owners and I have not seen any threads about them:

    http://www.coastaletech.com/maintenance.htm, which goes to state:

    "The Toyota Prius is allowed several complimentary services which are provided free of charge
    at your dealership. Following is a warranty bulletin which describes the procedures which should
    be performed during your scheduled visits and the intervals which are determined for a vehicle
    being used in normal situations. As a Prius owner, these services will be provided at no cost
    to you!"
    Warranty Procedures Bulletin PROOO-13

    If this is reliable info, it almost eliminates the need for buying a service contract, yes?
     
    #1 LYLUVLY, Aug 11, 2007
  2. paprius4030

    paprius4030 My first Prius

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    I find it hard to believe that Toyota will pay for oil changes????? Does anybody know if this is accurate?
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(paprius4030 @ Aug 11 2007, 07:41 AM) [snapback]493935[/snapback]</div>
    I only have my car one month with a little over 1000 miles on it. BUT The Salesmen gave me a VIP card and told me I would get some free oil changes. I guess I will know for sure when I go in for my first service.
     
    #3 NYPrius1, Aug 11, 2007
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(NYPrius1 @ Aug 11 2007, 07:50 AM) [snapback]493938[/snapback]</div>
    It is probably good to a point. You my be offered a great many other services that are not a bargin (tire rotations, alignment, oil filter change, etc.) Depending on the dealer it could be an opening to high pressure tactics or they may be cultivating a happy customer.
     
    #4 FL_Prius_Driver, Aug 11, 2007
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(paprius4030 @ Aug 11 2007, 04:41 AM) [snapback]493935[/snapback]</div>
    It was accurate for the previous generation of the Prius.

    If you noticed, the complimentary maintenance service schedule on that web page is for the NHW11 which is the model designation for the 2001-2003 model years. The 2004-2007 Prius is designated NHW20.
     
    #5 IsrAmeriPrius, Aug 11, 2007
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    What I heard it was a marketing technique that they used for sales in the begining.
    but I might be wrong on that, it was hear-say.. And I was wrong once this year :)
     
    #6 priussoris, Aug 11, 2007
  7. paprius4030

    paprius4030 My first Prius

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    Thank God it's for the classic Prius LOL! I'd be really pissed iwth my Prius at 65k that I paid for all those oil changes if i could have gotten them for free :eek:
     
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    When the Prius first hit the U.S. market Toyota included free oil changes. They don't do this anymore, unless a dealership is giving some sort of promotion.
     
    #8 Rest, Aug 14, 2007
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Rest @ Aug 14 2007, 11:46 PM) [snapback]495898[/snapback]</div>

    Around here it is dealership dependent. We could have gotten our Prius across the river for a bit less, but the one we did buy from is 3 miles down the road and offered free oil changes.
     
    #9 Prudence, Aug 16, 2007
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