Hey all, advice time. My car's approaching 60k, at 57.8k to be precise. It's time for my oil change, and I'm thinking of just taking care of the 60k checkup early. There are a couple factors though. First, I don't have the time or tools to do it myself. Second, the place I went to for an estimate said it'd run about $400 parts and labor, is that about right? Third, winter is approaching and I'll probably only add about another 1k miles before I put it away for the winter. Would it be best to do it all now, or wait until next spring?

$400 is more than I expected, I can do it if I need to but I just paid for this semester of college, plus books and I just bought a used ECU, so my disposable income is kinda light... What do you guys suggest? Thanks!

 

For paying a dealer or shop to do the service, $400 sounds about right.

I would strongly consider doing the 60k service before you put it into winter storage. That way, you will have fresh coolant and oil in the car for the winter.

If money is really tight, just do the coolant flush and oil change. The brake/diff/tranny fluid can wait and so can the air and fuel filters.