Toyota Advantage Servicing

"I think that the only person who gains any "Advantage" out of this is Mr Toyota?????????????" I think you are right. As you said they dont do much between the 0klms start and the 60k. BUT check, does the troopy still have live front end ?? This would require more on a service then the hilux. Do they do a repack of the hubs etc before the 60k as this is an expensive service ($1000 plus). 60 thou these days is less then the average klms done in 3 years. Its more likely the majority of people would do this in 2 years some maybe like yourself quicker. Im not sure when the fuel filter changes are due now on the new stuff. The oil filters are only around the $25 plus some oil, the rest will be check this check that $567 is alot for an oil change and a check. If it covered up to 120k then it would be possibly worth it. Also read the fine print more then likely some hidden charges especially on a 4wd. Regards Steve M

I do not know if this relevant to your situation or not but.... A friend of mine works for a company that does servicing for a car lease firm. They have allocated a certain time for each service which is easy if you only do checks and do not actually have to 'service' anything. If they run over their allocated time to do a service and they are only halfway through the check list then they stop work on the vehicle at that point. Also, I know for a fact that they use cheap oil. When the lease cars are sold they are advertised as having been regularly serviced !

Toyota Advantage servicing benifits toyotas bottom line.
Cheers Pete

Beware Gas,
If you do not do many Km you should be aware. We have a Corolla under this plan and found as we do few Km in it we did not do the mileage but had it serviced at the 6 months (5000km) time frame (full $ charged).
When we went back for the 10 000km we found out that as we had payed top $ for the last service that the time frame was passed (6 months or 10 000km) and the offer no longer was valid for that service. So you need to make sure if you do small miles and require a 6 month service that you only pay the shedule "ASP" and call it the 10 000 service or time will run out and you end up paying top $ anyway for all the services.
Regards,
Camwill69

We have just experienced with A Mazda BT 50 two dealer quotations of $450 - $500 for a 20,000 K service. We didn't go with either of them, instead stuck with a reliable licensed workshop, which is family operated business that we have been dealing with for quite a few years. Cost of the service in compliance with the Mazda Spec was $209.