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Automotive News & Views Toyota in decline in 2009?
3743 messages, Last post on Dec 04, 2009 at 10:15 PM
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Ours ( every buyer ) are Free for Life so I'd never consider doing it myself even if I had the inclination.
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Replying to: mcdawgg (Jul 08, 2009 8:30 am) oil/filters every 5000 mi air filter ( cabin air filter? ) every 30,000 mi plugs at 100,000 to 120,000 miles alignments, rotations, brakes and tires as needed. On my 2005 Prius with 120,000 miles as of today the total expense outside of 'rubber-related' service is $600.
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Replying to: kdhspyder (Jul 08, 2009 8:46 am) Even back in the late 1970's, it seemed manufacturers were pushing for longer service intervals. I have a sales brochure for a 1979 Malibu and a 1979 Nova, and one of the selling points on the Malibu was a 100K mile interval on the transmission! The Nova called for 60K...the difference being that the Nova used the older THM350 transmission while the Malibu used the lightweight THM200 that was famous for early failure...and again, I wonder if it's partly because of those longer service intervals they were pushing? What about the serpentine belts these days? My Intrepid calls for every 60,000 miles. I overlooked that part though, and it was more like 86,000 miles when I had them replaced. Have the intervals on those gone even longer in more recent years? I guess the rubber they use in the hoses is better too, these days. I almost had to twist the mechanic's arm to get him to change my radiator hoses back around the 7.5 year mark. He kept insisting that they didn't need it, but I figured I'd rather pay a little extra for a bit of prevention, than have to foot the bill for a melted down 2.7. Anyway, sure beats the hell out of the old days when they'd call for changing the belts/hoses/coolant every 3 years/36K miles...not to mention those tuneups every 12,000 miles. Although I did discover that a 1968 Dart actually can go about 40K miles on a set of points, and 50K or more on the same spark plugs. 
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Replying to: kdhspyder (Jul 08, 2009 8:46 am) We also have 3 others here who are planning to buy the new generation model, one is considering the HS250 if the availability and ADM don't deep six that one. 
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Replying to: andre1969 (Jul 08, 2009 10:05 am) Serpentine belts should last well above 100K plus if not 200K. The new 2010 Prius has no belts at all. Electric motors replace the belt functions. The e-motors should last for the entire life of the vehicle. All current vehicles have timing chains.
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Replying to: andre1969 (Jul 08, 2009 10:05 am) Although sometimes it's a real pain to do-it-yourself, at least I know the job is done right.
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Replying to: kdhspyder (Jul 08, 2009 12:33 pm) Except the last of the current 4Runners with the 4.7 V-8 and the Solara convertibles with the 3.3 V-6. 
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Replying to: nippononly (Jul 08, 2009 10:56 pm)
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