Want a laugh? Friend's Tacoma 30k mile service suggestions.

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Depending on what Toyota actually recommends vs what the dealer recommends may be two different things. I wouldnt be suprised if most of the stuff there is on it. In reality Maintenance isn't cheap but then again repairs cost more.
In small print on the bottom it says that the services are the dealer's recommendations. I try to be a fairly mellow guy,but stuff like this really upsets me.
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In small print on the bottom it says that the services are the dealer's recommendations. I try to be fairly mellow guy,but stuff like this really upsets me.
No doubt a lot.of it is recommended by the dealer but thats why you look in the Maintenance section in the owners manual. Looking at the list most of that is what Nissan Recommends for thier vehicles. I wouldnt be suprised if Toyota is similar
 


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tbh besides basic stuff my 13 tacoma never had a list like that when i hit 30k miles but i also did all my own work on it sooo i never got something like that plus i bought it used so my dealer normally ignored me lol
 

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I made my mother stop going to the Toyota dealership, every single time they'd hit her with a HUGE wishlist. Talking $2k on a $5k Toyota.

The wife sadly only goes to the Lexus dealer. We make the same money so whatever.
 

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Pfitzer valves. It's all Pfitzer valves these days fellas.
 

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The driveshaft in a RWD or 4WD vehicle is sometimes (wrongly, IMO) called a propeller shaft because they (wrongly) use the term driveshafts to describe the halfshafts.
I’ve always seen calling drive shaft a “prop shaft” as kind of a British thing, like a hood is a boot and a cigarette is a fag etc.
 

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Good luck with that four wheel alignment.
 

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Good luck with that four wheel alignment.
Technically there can be a time when's it's needed. There is a tiny bit of play between the axle and leaf spring. My first truck required the rear axle to be moved ever so slightly to align it perfectly after a solid axle swap.
 

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Those are not the manufacturer recommend service cycles. That dealer is stealing from unknown customers.
 

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The driveshaft in a RWD or 4WD vehicle is sometimes (wrongly, IMO) called a propeller shaft because they (wrongly) use the term driveshafts to describe the halfshafts.
...But an outboard motor has a Driveshaft
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