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11-12-2006, 04:13 PM

americandollar

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Question about free xB oil changes

Do you need to get them at the dealership where you bought the car? Theres a dealership infinitely closer to my house and i'd love to do it there... How do you go about doing elsewhere if its possible?

11-12-2006, 04:33 PM

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you can go to any toyota/scion dealership you what. you will be in the computer system for all of them. just bring your owners manuel with you and they will stamp it.

11-13-2006, 02:10 AM

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^^ what he said

11-13-2006, 02:14 AM

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stamp the owners manual?

11-13-2006, 03:58 AM

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They will stamp the maintenance record that is included in your owner's manual package. The oil change is free but they will try and sell you on a tire rotation for $19.

I got my first oil change while on vacation in Houston. In and out in 20 mins. on a Friday afternoon. no problemo.

11-13-2006, 04:13 AM

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I didn't get a maintenance record when I bought mine... and they don't stamp anything... and I just did my 4th oil change(4th free) when I do my next I'll let it sit and drain over night, so I won't have old oil with my nice, new synthetic

11-13-2006, 05:01 AM

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You should have gotten a maintenance guide like this one with your car - if you didn't your dealer messed up.

On page three it should say something like this:

And inside the back cover is the oil change record for your three pre-paid oil changes:

Any Scion and many Toyota dealers will cover this for you.

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11-13-2006, 05:26 AM

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i also found that it is for the FIRST three, not just 3. after i did my own fo the first two, and then trid to get my three free, they told me that 20k is the cutoff.

11-13-2006, 05:43 AM

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WRONG! they must be done within the first 36K miles or 3 yrs. if they still balk, show it to them in the manual.

11-13-2006, 05:45 AM

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Thanks! I still talked them into it, because it was at the dealership that sponsors me, but it's good info.

11-13-2006, 06:00 AM

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Read the copy of page three above. It says it right there. That is your contract with Scion. If a dealer balks, call Scion. They will straighten them right out.