Cost for 10,000 Mile/1 year Service?

[smartah]

I just had mine done in LaVista,Ne. I changed the oil before going, so it was only $61.

[jefferios]

Around $60 for me at Minneapolis with my own oil change.

[a2jack]

The 10k service published price at Smart Bloomfield, (the HQ dealership for Smart Corporate) is $139.

There seems to be no Smart corporate controls on what a dealer can charge for service. A2Jack

[The Rigger]

Originally Posted by a2jack

There seems to be no Smart corporate controls on what a dealer can charge for service.

Yeah, but that's true of every car maker... Call around and ask a number of [*insert car brand here*] dealers what they charge for a periodic maintenance service call, and I doubt you'll find two in the same city that charge the same rate.

[smartiePrincess]

Thanks everyone for your replies!

smartiePrincess

[a2jack]

Originally Posted by The Rigger

Yeah, but that's true of every car maker... Call around and ask a number of [*insert car brand here*] dealers what they charge for a periodic maintenance service call, and I doubt you'll find two in the same city that charge the same rate.

Obviously you are right. Sounds like it pays to shop around dealer's service charges before we buy our next new car (Spring 2010).

[scdaf]

There's just no reason to pay anyone to do the 10,000 mile service unless you're physically incapable of doing an oil change. Total cost of oil and filter, for me < $25. Cabin air filter from Amazon or Walmart < $15. Total time to perform service < 10 minutes.

I doubt many of us make $150 in 10 minutes. Buy the parts and pay yourself the $150 in labor. Gives you a chance to get to know your car a little better. There are great tutorials on this site to take you through the procedures.

Remember, it's not just $150 or so, it's THOUSANDS of dollars over the life of the car if you do the maintenance you can do and take it to the dealer when you must.

[PerryA]

5K? Did I miss a maintenance point?
I would say the main reason for having the dealer do the first few maintenance checks is two-fold. 1) Familiarity with the car. I trust my regular mechanic, but this car has some very esoteric features. 2) Warranty. I never worried about this with other cars, but they were pretty straightforward. If I had an issue, I could point to the oil changes and work my mechanic did as confirmation I had properly maintained the car. I'd be concerned in a warranty issue that the dealer might try to put the blame on "improper" maintenance by someone not trained to work on the Smart.

[forestacademy]

Why go to the dealer?
My dealer is 90 miles away, They told me I could take it to any dealer in their network closer to me. Do I realy want to take it to the Cadilac/Hummer Dealer to experiment with? Not realy.
I want to take it to my smart center because I want to do everything I can to get these service guys familiar with this car.
Also, by the time I get to the 10K service in about a month the upgrade should be available for the 08's to shift more like an 09. I can't do that myself.
Then their is the issue with the battery. If they are offering a replacement im not going to try and save a few bucks and wind up with a bad battery. If I'm making the trip to the dealer, im going to make it worth it. Heck, they quoted me under $20 to also reverse the front tires on the rims to help extend the life of those tires. That could save me quite a few bucks down the road.

[Bill Marshall]

Originally Posted by scdaf

There's just no reason to pay anyone to do the 10,000 mile service unless you're physically incapable of doing an oil change. Total cost of oil and filter, for me < $25. Cabin air filter from Amazon or Walmart < $15. Total time to perform service < 10 minutes.

That's not all they do. The checks may be the most valuable part of the service.