Originally posted by Gen6Burn
Well, My 2 cents is that most of the dealer service intervals are a waste of money. You can do most of it yourself (if not all if you are competent mechanically) and even if you don't want to touch your car it should only cost 125-200 bucks at a regular shop for the same thing. 90% of the cars that come in to my shop for service intervals have the original checklists with them of what is supposed to be done, and they are mostly handled by the lube/light mechanical guys. It really is a glorified oil change, with a bunch of checks that most decent shops will do for free (the checks). This is mostly because if any of the checked items need fixing, that shop makes money fixing them after. As far as the tranny flush, we do charge $75 for that, and it is worth doing - but I included that in the 125-200 range figure.
Where do you work? K-mart? Even the aftermarket shops in my area charge $100 for a trans flush and about $25 for an oil change. That's already at the low end of your 60K estimate.
Here's a 4 cyl 60K ($350) gets you around here.
Valve adjustment (new valve cover gasket) $80
Brake inspection/tire rotation $35
Air Filter $15
New Spark plugs (non platinum) $50
Brake flush $80
Change trans fluid $55 (A Honda dealer will not flush your trans)
Oil change with Krex fuel/oil additive $35
Inspect exhaust and clamp heat shield if needed.
Inspect and tighten drive belts
Inspect and lube caliper slides
Adjust and clean drum brakes
A general inspection by a tech who knows your car, its service
history and any extended factory warranties it carries.
The lube techs or inexperienced techs DO NOT do this type of service. There would be a f'n mutiny if they did (blood, guts and the service manager's head on a stick). Only OEM parts are used. NO cheap PRESTONE antifreeze (or no name antifreeze) or Fuzz Ball air filters. We don't use $.89 trans fluid ("my trans shifts funny after you did our $125 service"). If we do a brake job, we machine the rotors with an on-the-car lathe (factory recommended) and cheap pads are NOT installed.