mryakan
05-26-2008, 11:54 PM
Took the car in today for the 1 year oil change interval (it had its 1st birthday yest.:happybday). The CBS was saying there was around 2500 km till the oil change is due. Well they checked it out and said the CBS indicates the oil change is due (I guess the 2.5k clicks was rounded down to 0!) and that it also indicated the microfilter needed to be replaced. Got both items covered for free and the CBS got reset. Now my wiper blades also needed replacement after a harsh winter, but those are not covered under the maintenance plan in Canada (nor are brakes btw), so my cost was 63.41 (right 25, left 33, and 5.4 for cover, whatever that was). That's all before taxes.
With the alignment I needed to do after hitting a pothole and the 30$ I paid for them to find a piece of change that was causing the seat to squeak, my out of pocket for the 1st year of owning the car is around 250$. Hopefully this year would be lower, but the year after I will need to do the brakes which is a 370-400$ job for all 4 pads or 800 if rotors need replacing too. You guys in the US get a better deal for sure, so stop complaining about the maintenance plan :D, I am not complaining even with this.
With the alignment I needed to do after hitting a pothole and the 30$ I paid for them to find a piece of change that was causing the seat to squeak, my out of pocket for the 1st year of owning the car is around 250$. Hopefully this year would be lower, but the year after I will need to do the brakes which is a 370-400$ job for all 4 pads or 800 if rotors need replacing too. You guys in the US get a better deal for sure, so stop complaining about the maintenance plan :D, I am not complaining even with this.