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Frequency of maintenance

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by i3akachan, Jun 11, 2009.

  1. i3akachan

    i3akachan i love my new prius:)

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    I'm debating whether to get the discounted prepaid maintenance from Warrantyshack...

    I have a friend who has a 2004 Gen2 Prius, and he says that he only does maintenance every 30,000 miles instead of the recommended 15,000, and he has never had any problems. He also buys synthetic oil and gets it changed every 7,500 miles.

    So I'm wondering if it's overkill to do all of the recommended major maintenances. If I should do them all, then I think the discounted prepaid maintenance deal is a pretty good deal.

    My friend says that unless I got a lemon, Toyotas are just great and don't have many problems at all. I used to have a VW Jetta, which is a totally different story....

    Any suggestions?? :confused:

    THANKS!!
     
    #1 i3akachan, Jun 11, 2009
  2. firepa63

    firepa63 Former Prius Owner

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    Don't waste your money on pre-paid maintainence.
     
    #2 firepa63, Jun 11, 2009
  3. JimN

    JimN Let the games begin!

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    Prepaid maintence is designed to seperate the gullible from their money. Basically all that's needed are oil & filter changes. Save your money & pay for the oil change when you have the oil changed.
     
    #3 JimN, Jun 11, 2009
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