Lexus Prices !

[cidersteve]

had a vehicle safety report carried out on my lexus while i had a recent recall done , they called me and said i had a leaking rear shock and both my rear callipers were seized and the pads were low, total bill £643.88 , i said i would think about it !!!!. near by to me is a speacialist garage which mainly deals with high end cars and i had a service and mot last year and they seemed really good , so i took the car in today for them to have a look, in there opinion there was no problem with the rear shock and they replaced the rear brake pads and in addition they needed a pin and spring fitting kit , total bill £172.21, bit of a difference !!!!

[is200 Newbie]

Totally agree - I think this is why there are a lot of owners that do the work on their cars themselves which is not a bad thing at all as it makes sure they are looked after - take the calipers for example

Its an easy job to grease them (I do mine every 6 months) - cost is a bit of grease and an hour or so of my time. Same with the oil and filter change £60 for the oil and filter and approx. 1 hour of my time (need to charge myself really !)

You could also add the sensors to that - cost from Lexus to supply/fit = £650, do yourself for £150.

I have not had something on it that I haven't managed to fix and had to go down the dealer route yet although the exhaust came close.

[steve2006]

It's not the 1st time this week we've heard of this another member also had a leaking shock,an oil misting shock, a badly chipped windscreen and other bits on an MOT test.

Pleased mine is so old, bent paperclip diagnostics and a full OEM service manual saves me pounds :)

[toffee_pie]

I have my 250 a year, It never entered my mind to take it to a main dealer when i bought it, even though it had all lexus stamps. I found a very good mechanic local to me. A year on and my car is totally trouble free, only problem i had thus far was the water pump, which was probably due anyway at the milage on the clock.