I would also keep in mind that there’s a regular maintenance and severe maintenance schedule. Pay attention to the fine print. I would assume most of us fall in the Schedule 2 maintenance (stop and go traffic, heavy braking, repeated short trips less than 10 miles). That calls for 5k mile oil changes and some other maintenance.
I think the mistake a lot of people make is just going with the bare minimum maintenance. I did the same with an Acura RSX and it eventually developed an oil burning issue and VTEC actuator repair.
We don’t put a lot of miles on our cars but they tend to be hard miles with short trips and not a lot of highway miles. So 5k oil change intervals mean very little financially when you’re putting 10k miles a year on a car.
Basically the dealer services are overkill but there is a middle ground where you shouldn’t completely neglect your car.
I think the mistake a lot of people make is just going with the bare minimum maintenance. I did the same with an Acura RSX and it eventually developed an oil burning issue and VTEC actuator repair.
We don’t put a lot of miles on our cars but they tend to be hard miles with short trips and not a lot of highway miles. So 5k oil change intervals mean very little financially when you’re putting 10k miles a year on a car.
Basically the dealer services are overkill but there is a middle ground where you shouldn’t completely neglect your car.