Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 10:55:45 -0400 From: Malt_Hound <Malt_Houndnospamm*yahoo.com> Subject: Re: 60000 Mile service
ellingeqt wrote: > > I live in S. Calif. Took my 2000 9-5 wagon in for its 60,000 service > this morning. Picked it up this afternoon. Cost! $1269.62. Needed > new front & back brake pads, oil leak, a couple of screws missing from > air filter. They told me that I needed a new battery (my one failed > the test), but they wanted to charge me $170 parts & labor for it. I > will probably go to Wal-Mart or Sears. Lovely car - but boy, it is > costing me! > The car is not costing you. Your decision to have it serviced at that dealership is costing you. I would look for a different service outlet, or learn to do it yourself, if the money spent is a problem. -Fred W