Sounds high to me. Oil change is all that is necessary. Book suggests tire rotation which I think is a good idea. This service in the express lane at the dealers I go to is $40-$45 for my Highlander. It certainly shouldn't be more than this for a Prius
For the 8,000km service, it's just an oil change. I had a freebie for that one, otherwise my local Toyota dealer charges $39.95 Cdn.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(paprius4030\";p=\"88210)</div> Similar here. Here is what the Toyota Service booklet suggests for the 5,000 service: 5,000 Miles or 6 Months + Replace engine oil and oil filter1 + Rotate tires + Visually inspect brake linings/drums and brake pads/discs Additional Maintenance Items for Special Operating Conditions Driving in desert or on dirt roads: + Inspect ball joints and dust covers + Inspect drive shaft boots + Inspect engine air filter + Inspect steering linkage and boots + Tighten nuts and bolts on chassis Driving while towing: + Tighten nuts and bolts on chassis If your dealer is offering to do all those things, then perhaps it's worth it. But if your just getting an oil change and a tire rotation, $90 is just too dang much. If you did not get a service booklet, go to this site: http://smg.toyotapartsandservice.com/owner...Prius&year=2004
This may help: ask for a tire rotation and oil change. Don't let the words "5000 mile service" escape your mouth. Dealers usually have a whole host of other things they do above and beyond what the warranty requires. And it's unneccesary and costly.
Be VERY careful what escapes your lips at the Toyota dealer's service desk. I once asked that while doing an oil change on my Camry, they see if there is anything leaking as I thought I saw a stain on my driveway and that perhaps my brakes were fading. The result was new front brake pads, disks machined for a total of US$198 and the following recommendations: Cut rear drums for $170. Replace valve cover gasket $99. Dist O Ring $107 Oil cooler O ring $133. Oil pan gasket $318 Both axle boots split open $296 per side. Timing belt noisy and dog bone motor mount cracked $335. All this was hilarious fiction until I got to the end where they charged me $42.50 for writing these jokes. (I did have the timing belt replaced the next time there was a coupon.) I did NONE of the rest and have driven the car 10K miles since with no problems.)
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(DanMan32\";p=\"89754)</div> That's where the owners of Echo Hatchback, Echo Sedan, and Prius lucked out. Maybe the Corolla too, though not as sure. If Genalex was referring to her prior Camry, it most likely had a timing belt too. The timing belt and valve adjustment on my 1990 Toyota 4Runner V6 routinely set me back $700. The rest of the Toyota models still use timing belts. That can get real expensive, especially on their V8 Tundra.
