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- RDX Aspec Adv.
Took my CX5 in for the oil change at 102,XXXmi, and they suggested:
-Replace accessory belt "in the near future, say, next oil change-ish" (they showed me the cracks in it, I agree with their opinion.). $160 including tax
-Replace valve cover gasket later on, monitor for now. (They showed me some seepage/weeping/humidity looking stuff, and I concur, in another 15-20K miles, it may be "a thing".) $130ish
-Change brake fluid, 3% humidity (agree, meant to do it before). $130ish
-Change air filter, is dirty (I forget when I did it last, not more than 25K miles ago, but hey, it was dirty looking) I don't recall cost.
-Change plugs (First time mentioned to me, I did it already though). $300ish...WTF!?
-Fuel System cleaning (no rationale, I view this as a useless "upcharge", and they did not push it at all, just had it on the sheet.). $160ish
Today I opted to do the brake fluid, air filter, and will do the acc. belt next oil change (7500mi), and the valve cover gasket at around 115-125K miles. I remember on my G20, I had to do this, too, as it was weeping.
All-in-all, I found the things "going bad" on my vehicle to be pretty "it's a machine, man..." type stuff and am not at all put off by it thus far. Also, the dealer recommendations were very sound and free of BS, and noone had any issue showing me the things mentioned, all except the fuel system cleaning, which they did not push and the mechanic did not speak to me about.
I do not know how difficult it is to change the acc. belt on this thing, but I will look into it. Even if you paid the dealership costs, it's still super cheap to have owned for 102K miles. My Jeep required $150 in diff servicing every 15K miles, and the Transfer case $120ish ever 25-30K miles.
-Replace accessory belt "in the near future, say, next oil change-ish" (they showed me the cracks in it, I agree with their opinion.). $160 including tax
-Replace valve cover gasket later on, monitor for now. (They showed me some seepage/weeping/humidity looking stuff, and I concur, in another 15-20K miles, it may be "a thing".) $130ish
-Change brake fluid, 3% humidity (agree, meant to do it before). $130ish
-Change air filter, is dirty (I forget when I did it last, not more than 25K miles ago, but hey, it was dirty looking) I don't recall cost.
-Change plugs (First time mentioned to me, I did it already though). $300ish...WTF!?
-Fuel System cleaning (no rationale, I view this as a useless "upcharge", and they did not push it at all, just had it on the sheet.). $160ish
Today I opted to do the brake fluid, air filter, and will do the acc. belt next oil change (7500mi), and the valve cover gasket at around 115-125K miles. I remember on my G20, I had to do this, too, as it was weeping.
All-in-all, I found the things "going bad" on my vehicle to be pretty "it's a machine, man..." type stuff and am not at all put off by it thus far. Also, the dealer recommendations were very sound and free of BS, and noone had any issue showing me the things mentioned, all except the fuel system cleaning, which they did not push and the mechanic did not speak to me about.
I do not know how difficult it is to change the acc. belt on this thing, but I will look into it. Even if you paid the dealership costs, it's still super cheap to have owned for 102K miles. My Jeep required $150 in diff servicing every 15K miles, and the Transfer case $120ish ever 25-30K miles.
