Cost of schedule-I maintenance

tting3 said:

I have recently just purchased my 2016 Mazda CX-5 sport. During my purchase my dealer talked me into purchasing the schedule-I maintenance package, which cost a little less than 3k (60 months, 75000 miles). In the process of justifying it he said that the oil change would cost 130 per/6month, amounting to $1300 dollar in 5 years. There is this thing that would be changed when I reach 75k miles, I forgot what it is but he stated it to be $900. Therefore, I thought with tax and other services the cost should be around the price he gave me. However, I was looking through the forum and I see people complaining spending even just $50 for oil change.

So I guess my question is this, was it worth it?

Though it is already too late, it is never too late to learn.

Click to expand...

mazdadude said:

At a minimum for 75,000 miles, that is:

10 oil changes
10 tire rotations
2 cabin filters
2 air filters
1 Spark plug set

a chimp can do the air and cabin filters... so parts for them 4x$25 =$100,
syn oil changes and tire rotates $80x10= $800
skyactiv plugs from mazda 4x$25=$100

That's only $1000...I wonder where the other $2,000 went?(wedge)

Click to expand...

mazdadude said:

At a minimum for 75,000 miles, that is:

10 oil changes
10 tire rotations
2 cabin filters
2 air filters
1 Spark plug set

a chimp can do the air and cabin filters... so parts for them 4x$25 =$100,
syn oil changes and tire rotates $80x10= $800
skyactiv plugs from mazda 4x$25=$100

That's only $1000...I wonder where the other $2,000 went?(wedge)

It is not too late...you can get a refund for the prorated/unused portion of the maintenance contract. Typically see a 5/75k go for $1500 on the cx-5

Click to expand...

tting3 said:

Thank you for the reply. I indeed called our dealer and he said that I can try the first time at the sixth month of my purchase and cancel it if I don't like it. The ＄900 dollar something I mentioned in my post is the engine coolant (is this true? this is done at the fifth year/75000 mile) . If I do negotiate with him, what price do you think will be worth it for this package. At last, in my next purchase of car, is it far to say that I should simply never pay for a maintenance package?

Click to expand...

tting3 said:

If I do negotiate with him, what price do you think will be worth it for this package. At last, in my next purchase of car, is it far to say that I should simply never pay for a maintenance package?

Click to expand...

tting3 said:

Thank you for the reply. I indeed called our dealer and he said that I can try the first time at the sixth month of my purchase and cancel it if I don't like it. The ＄900 dollar something I mentioned in my post is the engine coolant (is this true? this is done at the fifth year/75000 mile) . If I do negotiate with him, what price do you think will be worth it for this package. At last, in my next purchase of car, is it far to say that I should simply never pay for a maintenance package?

Click to expand...

NelsonLewis said:

If you insist, I guess a $1k would work, but yes, never buy the maintenance package. I had two dealers offer to throw it in for free when I was shopping around. That's the way it should be, and what your salesman did is why car salesmen carry a stereotype; snake in the grass.

Click to expand...

mingm said:

Ouch, cancel if you can. I decided to go for it, but I only paid ~1100
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123852275-Pre-Paid-Maintenance-and-extended-warranty

Click to expand...

mazdadude said:

If you wait 6 mos and use it, you won't get the full $$$ back, and he gets his big commission still.

Click to expand...

tting3 said:

I have recently just purchased my 2016 Mazda CX-5 sport. During my purchase my dealer talked me into purchasing the schedule-I maintenance package, which cost a little less than 3k (60 months, 75000 miles). In the process of justifying it he said that the oil change would cost 130 per/6month (I spend about $50 per oil change, including oil. I change the oil every 5K. I drive about 20K a year. He over-shot a tiny bit, but not a huge deal as he's within the margin of "what brand of oil"...), amounting to $1300 dollar in 5 years. There is this thing that would be changed when I reach 75k miles (Spark plugs, and no, it damn well better not be $900, lol! My Jeep had 16 spark plugs, and were a PITA to reach, and that was 1/3 of that...), I forgot what it is but he stated it to be $900. Therefore, I thought with tax and other services the cost should be around the price he gave me. However, I was looking through the forum and I see people complaining spending even just $50 for oil change.

So I guess my question is this, was it worth it?

Though it is already too late, it is never too late to learn.

Click to expand...

tting3 said:

I wished I had read this post earlier. I actually went to my dealer quite determined today to cancel this. He first stated that he understands if I really want to cancel and we can definitely do it, but he said he really wants me to try the first service. To show his honesty, he even write down a signed statement saying that he would refund me almost all of the money after the first service. He also mentioned that he had his family member doing the same deal. I've met quite a few bad salesmen along the way during this round of car purchase. Since I should be getting my refund, I think he absolutely deserves the commission with his skills. (Or maybe it's just me falling for sales trick as a newbie doing his first car purchase.)

Click to expand...