Should I bother with the 5k service?

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  1. Ken Blake

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    Most dealers will have you in and out in 30 minutes for a 5K, particularly one with no oil change. Most will have free wifi, and many have a cafe on the premises. You will often get a free car wash and charge out of it too. I guess I'm in a unique position, having worked at a dealer, and knowing which mechanic to ask for.
     
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    why don't you drive your car in winter?
     
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    the 3G on my phone is faster than my home's wifi connection, our dealer has no cafe and even if they did i doubt it will be very high quality (I mean, i'm saying my time is worth something…which probably means i also don't need "freebies" because their value is pennies), and the dealer here doesn't have a car wash. besides, again, i'd rather wash my own car myself, making sure it is actually clean when it comes out and i can make note of any scratches/dings/dents along the way too.
     
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    I don't drive mine in the winter because they put lots of salt on the roads and I will not put my baby in that.
     
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    Hah, good call. If you were not 6 hours away I would just say swing by.

    Never hurts to have a jack and atleast 2 jackstands in your garage. most places like sears (craftsman) usually have a kit that comes with a decent jack and 2 stands.

    That and just a quality 13/16 or 21mm 6 point deep socket (1/2 inch drive) with a good 1/2 inch drive breaker bar. Tq wrench prefered but probably getting a bit excessive if all you want to do is rotate tires...
     
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    i already have a pair of jackstands actually. also used to have a floor jack, but someone stole that from the garage (seriously?? who the hell steals that shit?).
     
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    Road salt :( I have a SUV for winter driving while my car sits in the garage snoozin until spring :)

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    I also use a torque wrench on my lugs :) Some service guys will tell you they use torque sticks but I can never get over the use of a impact gun around a set of nice wheels :( A breaker bar with a nice socket and a nice torque wrench is my only method ;)

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    +1
     
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    Me too. I have two floor jacks, so no need for a jack stand. Takes about a half hour with pressure check and adding air, and torquing the lug nuts by hand.
     
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    glad my dealer disabled the unbearable reverse beep at 5k (free). considering how busy toyota dealer service centers are here in norcal, i doubt they like toyotacare, since they could be making more on a regular un-comped service. toyotacare should just have a 10k and 25k.
     
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    Yeah there is no reason to use an impact gun on recessed lug nut rims except out of pure laziness.
     
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    Just over 30 minutes for the 5k and they include a car wash with all service so that was nice.
     
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