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#224 of 226 High cost of routine check by unhappycanada Nov 01, 2009 (1:47 pm)
My 2006 Mazda 5 was out of warranty in August and I have had no problems with it. I took it in for a routine maintenance (61,000 km) and oil change this week which cost $1256: front brakes and rotors, rear shocks, transmission flush and oil change. Nothing was done while under warranty of course. So much for saving money on gas! Had to buy new tires at 40,000 km. Paint scratches very easily too. Neither the dealer nor Mazda would offer anything.   Feel like trading it in now. Beware. Replies to this message: coolmazda5 (Nov 01, 2009 8:26 pm) vicenac (Nov 02, 2009 9:08 am)
#225 of 226 Re: High cost of routine check [unhappycanada] by coolmazda5 Nov 01, 2009 (8:26 pm)
Replying to: unhappycanada (Nov 01, 2009 1:47 pm) If the things you are listing were common "tear and wear" the warranty would not have covered them anyway. The maintenance indicated on your owner's manual has what is needed, plus the dealer's courtesy inspection given to you on every service should tell you how things are wearing and what might be needed, I'm sure not all of it started wearing off just after August 2009, when the warranty expired.   But hey, don't trade it now, you just put CAN $1256 in it Replies to this message: vicenac (Nov 02, 2009 9:08 am)
#226 of 226 Re: High cost of routine check [coolmazda5] by vicenac Nov 02, 2009 (9:08 am)
Replying to: coolmazda5 (Nov 01, 2009 8:26 pm) I agree. Plus, the price is really high. I understand that not everybody wants to get down on their knees and fix the car by themselves, but you can get a much better price then this by going to independent shops. Usually a transmission flush is 100 tops, an oil change can be 40 (high). Let's say 300 per shock. That's 740. That leaves 500 for replacing the rotors and pads? There is nothing to adjust, deglaze or turn. Everything is new. Three screws out, three screws in.   Besides, my cousin has a Camry. By the 40.000 miles she had master cylinder failure, rear break piston failure, a set of tires and other scheduled maintenance, plus some interior ickies. How does it compare? Uuu! And a battery, too.

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