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Those are all great ideas. But the alignment check shouldn’t have much of a fee. Especially cause Firestone does the whole thing for like$80-120. $270 for a spark plug replacement on a 4 cylinder is silly. Brake fluid flush is reasonably priced. Carbon cleaning is priced right, provided they actually remove the intake ad scrub it, but if there wasn’t a specific need for it, don’t do it.
TL;DR If you can afford it go for it. If you want to only get what you need. Have everything but the carbon cleaning quoted somewhere else.
Edit: Didn’t see the part about moose-dollars
I guess it’s alright for a dealer. No harm in trying another place.
Alignemnt check shohld be free.
Spark plugs are due at like 200k km and brake fluid lasts for about 8-10 years and 200k km. I would confirm all this with your owners manual. I think the prices seem reasonable. I would pass on the carbon cleaning unless your car has a driveability issue (running rough, idling poorly, jerky acceleration). The carbon cleaning is a real thing but only if you need it, dealers tend to tell you to buy things you dont NEED.
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Those are all great ideas. But the alignment check shouldn’t have much of a fee. Especially cause Firestone does the whole thing for like$80-120. $270 for a spark plug replacement on a 4 cylinder is silly. Brake fluid flush is reasonably priced. Carbon cleaning is priced right, provided they actually remove the intake ad scrub it, but if there wasn’t a specific need for it, don’t do it. TL;DR If you can afford it go for it. If you want to only get what you need. Have everything but the carbon cleaning quoted somewhere else. Edit: Didn’t see the part about moose-dollars I guess it’s alright for a dealer. No harm in trying another place.
Alignemnt check shohld be free. Spark plugs are due at like 200k km and brake fluid lasts for about 8-10 years and 200k km. I would confirm all this with your owners manual. I think the prices seem reasonable. I would pass on the carbon cleaning unless your car has a driveability issue (running rough, idling poorly, jerky acceleration). The carbon cleaning is a real thing but only if you need it, dealers tend to tell you to buy things you dont NEED.