60,000 mile checkup

[keystone]

I'm due for my 60k checkup on my "00" I30, I called Circle Infiniti in South, NJ. They quoted me a price of $600 Is this a reasonable price? transmission service, radiator flush and spark plugs were the so called major items. Still seems a bit steep. Also I thought the platinum plugs were good for 100k.

[Und3rprshUr]

it is steep but thats the only way to support infiniti-

And if you go elsewhere- lil shops they screw things up-

Could always find a mechanic and make friends-

[Q45tech]

Since the engine and transmission are the same in the same year Maxima. Cost effective=Depends on whether you are hopeing/suggesting/manipulating/the "B" word,etc, to have something big replaced under the 70k power train warranty.

[Und3rprshUr]

wurd

[Jesda]

I have a 93 Mazda MPV with 51k. Just spent $600 on its first set of new tires, first brake job, first coolant flush, oil change, first alignment, first air filter. Its really not much considering what you need done after so many miles.

[Rex]

Wouldn't it be a good idea to take in a list of all the TSB's and have them "taken care of" while it's still under warrantee?

[Jeff Williams]

I do not recall that the book calls for the 60,000 service to be any more extensive than the 30,000 servcie. I do not see a reason for it to be more, unless they intend to do more work.

I recall my 30,000 servcie was in the mid $300 range. I just had the 37,500 service done, and it was $137.00 My oil changes are $7.70, which includes a loaner and a complete car wash and detail. I signed the arbitration agreement, and the dealership promised oil changes, as lon as I owned the car, at the cost of the material. They are normally $32.00, which is a great deal anyway.

My 00 I30t just turned 40,000 miles. I intend to do the spark plug change, and do a transmission flush at the 60,000 mile mark. The transmission flush is a $85.00 servcie, and the plugs do run about $250.00

You should have a 4 year/60,000 mile warranty bumper-to-bumper, so any TSB's shouldbe done, as well. Be sure to ask.

[autotech43]

Regarding the 60,000 mile maintenance. Your correct that the plugs won't get changed until the 105,000 mile interval. We deduct the cost of the spark plug replacement from the 60k package in turn saves you quite a bit. The other items come from the owners manual on what Infiniti recommends, that is how we set up the maintenance pakages. As far as the TSB's are concerned, customers will have to mention there concern to the advisor in order to get response regarding a TSB. Now campaigns have a different approach, when the advisor enters the vehicles VIN in the computer VIA infinitinet, it will automatically pull up any campaigns pertaining to that VIN (vehicle). Dealerships will then notify the customer and perform the campaign at no charge. My opinion on doing ALL the TSB's. I wouldn't recommend to anyone to visit a dealer and complain about EVERY TSB that may or may not involve there vehicle. I'll give you an example, some 2000 I-30's had a loud wind noise at the rear window area, TSB states you add a piece of felt tape( Infiniti part ) to the underside of the weatherstripping, and yes it will correct the noise IF it is present. Of the many many I-30's I see daily, we may have installed this operation on maybe 5 vehicles. Point is there are some things that may be necessary, and some things that are not. Another one, drivers and passengers side windows have a squeaking noise when operating up or down, Infiniti had us replacing the run-rubbers on these vehicles with that concern, now the new TSB requires a special lubricant (from Infiniti) to resolve this concern. Of the many years I have been with Infinti/Nissan, I have yet to see Infiniti turn down a claim (warranty expired)that regards a customers concern, if there are a TSB relating to the issue that is the customers concern. The advisor will call it in, get a claim number, and change the repair line to factory goodwill instead of factory warranty. Infiniti has bent over backwards for customers that are loyal to the dealer for service, at times they will review the history of the vehicle. That is one thing I like about the Infinitnet, you can have an oil change in California last month, visit a dealer in Florida this month, the dealer in Florida can pull your history and see you had a service in CA and who performed the service. Technicians, advisors, managers all have that access. In certain situations, it really helps knowing who, what and where the vehicle has been. The I-30 has been pretty much bullet proof to those who keep there regular maintenance. My opinion, drive and enjoy your vehicle, you take care of it, and it will take care of you!I have a Ford F-150, and if I went to the dealer with all the TSB's they have, well I guess I would be in a rental for quite sometime, I've had the vehicle for several years and have no complaints. Might own me an FX someday..(I can wish anyway).

[Jesda]

It was my understanding that service history is on a per-dealer basis, and if you are at a dealer in Texas, you cant access records for a vehicle that was serviced in New Jersey.

[maxnix]

It was my understanding that service history is on a per-dealer basis, and if you are at a dealer in Texas, you cant access records for a vehicle that was serviced in New Jersey.

Dead Wrong!

I accessed service history for cars serviced only in NY and CA at the dealer in Seattle (Kirkland).

[autotech43]

Jesda. I have been doing the history searches for years, it's nothing new to Infiniti. (infininet). I do believe the Nissan stores don't have access to that function yet, they will get it pretty soon I'm sure. It's not just our store, all of the Infiniti dealers are linked to the infininet. That is the system Infiniti dealers use. Some other dealers (non Infiniti) may have the reynolds & reynolds or the ADP system which in turn would only have there own history. The only thing I have run into that I couldnt access the vehicle history is when the service advisor didn't use the F9 operation to retrieve the history when creating or generating the repair order. Then all the technician will have to do is ask the advisor to retrieve the history, then it will appear on the service techs screen (nationwide history). We do it all the time!