by ronc925 » Thu May 08, 2003 7:48 pm
Joe,
The answers to your question, if answered, would be meaningless. You would not be comparing apples to apples. Each dealer generally has set up his own 30k service, adding, or subtracting (rarely) from the manufacturer's recommended service. Plus the information would be from markets that are not at all like yours.
What you really need to do if have someone phone shop your market's dealerships and independant shops and find out what they charge, and what is included in that survey.
Ideally, on phone shops, the 30k should be the manufacturer's recommended services at a reasonable price. If the customer bites and makes an appointment, is when the selling kicks in and additional recommendations are made by the advisor based on individual customer needs. Alignments, transmission service, coolant service, A/C filters, battery service, etc.