General Miata Chat A place to talk about anything Miata

60K mile service

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 12-10-2008, 01:42 AM
  #1  
Newb
Thread Starter
 
BoostTed's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Redondo Beach, Ca
Posts: 37
Total Cats: 0
Default 60K mile service

How much should the 60K service cost me?
BoostTed is offline  
Old 12-10-2008, 01:43 AM
  #2  
Elite Member
iTrader: (16)
 
patsmx5's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 9,295
Total Cats: 476
Default

depends
patsmx5 is offline  
Old 12-10-2008, 01:47 AM
  #3  
Elite Member
iTrader: (7)
 
samnavy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: VaBch, VA
Posts: 6,451
Total Cats: 322
Default

On a Testarossa you're looking at around $10k...



you did say Ferrari, right?
samnavy is offline  
Old 12-10-2008, 01:55 AM
  #4  
Newb
Thread Starter
 
BoostTed's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Redondo Beach, Ca
Posts: 37
Total Cats: 0
Default

Originally Posted by samnavy
On a Testarossa you're looking at around $10k...



you did say Ferrari, right?
Haha i wish
BoostTed is offline  
Old 12-10-2008, 02:07 AM
  #5  
Elite Member
iTrader: (7)
 
samnavy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: VaBch, VA
Posts: 6,451
Total Cats: 322
Default

It was a joke. I was trying to point out that we don't know what kind of car you're referring to or the year. One would assume you want to know about a Miata and (assuming 10k miles per year driving) it's a 2002-2003... but with nothing written in your signature to tell us what you drive, it's anybody's guess.
You could quite easily have a 2006 that you've driven the **** out of which would dramatically change what's required at that particular service interval over a 2005 or older.

Hint... it's a good idea to be as detailed as possible when asking questions. Information you might want to include in a post like this is... year of car, how hard driven, previous maintenance, suspicions, modifications, what the book says is included in the work, the name of the shop you're taking it to and their hourly rate, whether they use OEM or afterarket parts, etc.

The easy answer for a 60k mile service on a BP motor that includes timing belt, water pump, fluid flush, bleeding, etc... is somewhere between $400 and $700 depending on where you take it and the parts they source. Don't be surprised if they discover your brakes are shot and shocks are starting to wear out.

And Pats response is appropriate. Doing the same thing to him in his thread about webhosting is bullshit and will get you banned around here.
samnavy is offline  
Old 12-10-2008, 02:16 AM
  #6  
Newb
Thread Starter
 
BoostTed's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Redondo Beach, Ca
Posts: 37
Total Cats: 0
Default

Originally Posted by samnavy
It was a joke. I was trying to point out that we don't know what kind of car you're referring to or the year. One would assume you want to know about a Miata and (assuming 10k miles per year driving) it's a 2002-2003... but with nothing written in your signature to tell us what you drive, it's anybody's guess.
You could quite easily have a 2006 that you've driven the **** out of which would dramatically change what's required at that particular service interval over a 2005 or older.

Hint... it's a good idea to be as detailed as possible when asking questions. Information you might want to include in a post like this is... year of car, how hard driven, previous maintenance, suspicions, modifications, what the book says is included in the work, the name of the shop you're taking it to and their hourly rate, whether they use OEM or afterarket parts, etc.

The easy answer for a 60k mile service on a BP motor that includes timing belt, water pump, fluid flush, bleeding, etc... is somewhere between $400 and $700 depending on where you take it and the parts they source. Don't be surprised if they discover your brakes are shot and shocks are starting to wear out.
ok let me try this again, its a 1990 miata, using aftermarket parts. i just bought the car used and dont know about the service history.

Currently has a greddy kit on it, did a inspection on the car before i bought it and its leaking oil from the front seal. Most miata 60k mile service package includes the seals i need.

I was quoted $1k for the service
BoostTed is offline  
Old 12-10-2008, 02:18 AM
  #7  
Newb
Thread Starter
 
BoostTed's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Redondo Beach, Ca
Posts: 37
Total Cats: 0
Default

Originally Posted by samnavy
It was a joke. I was trying to point out that we don't know what kind of car you're referring to or the year. One would assume you want to know about a Miata and (assuming 10k miles per year driving) it's a 2002-2003... but with nothing written in your signature to tell us what you drive, it's anybody's guess.
You could quite easily have a 2006 that you've driven the **** out of which would dramatically change what's required at that particular service interval over a 2005 or older.

Hint... it's a good idea to be as detailed as possible when asking questions. Information you might want to include in a post like this is... year of car, how hard driven, previous maintenance, suspicions, modifications, what the book says is included in the work, the name of the shop you're taking it to and their hourly rate, whether they use OEM or afterarket parts, etc.

The easy answer for a 60k mile service on a BP motor that includes timing belt, water pump, fluid flush, bleeding, etc... is somewhere between $400 and $700 depending on where you take it and the parts they source. Don't be surprised if they discover your brakes are shot and shocks are starting to wear out.

And Pats response is appropriate. Doing the same thing to him in his thread about webhosting is bullshit and will get you banned around here.
my reply to pat was a joke a well.
BoostTed is offline  
Old 12-10-2008, 02:29 AM
  #8  
Elite Member
iTrader: (7)
 
samnavy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: VaBch, VA
Posts: 6,451
Total Cats: 322
Default

Originally Posted by BoostTed
my reply to pat was a joke a well.
Of course... if you had a couple hundred posts and a reputation. But since you're a NOOB, it makes you look like a douche. Sorry.

The quote of $1k is absurd. Where did you take it? You need to go to the SOCALM website and check their vendors and join the club. You can almost get your motor rebuilt for that price. Do you know if it's a short-nose crank or not? You can find fresh 1.6's for $200 just about anywhere... for that price, it makes way more sense to just swap in a different motor that's in good shape.
samnavy is offline  
Old 12-10-2008, 02:35 AM
  #9  
Newb
Thread Starter
 
BoostTed's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Redondo Beach, Ca
Posts: 37
Total Cats: 0
Default

Originally Posted by samnavy
Of course... if you had a couple hundred posts and a reputation. But since you're a NOOB, it makes you look like a douche. Sorry.

The quote of $1k is absurd. Where did you take it? You need to go to the SOCALM website and check their vendors and join the club. You can almost get your motor rebuilt for that price. Do you know if it's a short-nose crank or not? You can find fresh 1.6's for $200 just about anywhere... for that price, it makes way more sense to just swap in a different motor that's in good shape.
Well i thought pat was joking around with the depends so it was a joke back, he asked a generic question about web hosting and without more info depends was the correct answer.....just like my post without more detail.

Anyways, yes i know about the short nose issue, on my 2nd miata. This was a quote from Integrated Performance, apparently/supposedly they bought Brainstorm and changed the name of the shop.
BoostTed is offline  
Old 12-10-2008, 06:34 AM
  #10  
"Quality" is my first name.
iTrader: (3)
 
Quality Control Bot's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 2,598
Total Cats: 77
Default

The 'depends' response in the webhosting talk thread was just such a let down for me.
Quality Control Bot is offline  
Old 12-10-2008, 08:41 AM
  #11  
Tour de Franzia
iTrader: (6)
 
hustler's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Republic of Dallas
Posts: 29,085
Total Cats: 375
Default

more than you can afford, pal.
hustler is offline  
Old 12-10-2008, 08:54 AM
  #12  
Elite Member
iTrader: (30)
 
levnubhin's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Va Beach
Posts: 7,329
Total Cats: 12
Default

Go get yourself a chilton book and get in there yourself.
__________________
Best Car Insurance | Auto Protection Today | FREE Trade-In Quote
levnubhin is offline  
Old 12-10-2008, 09:34 AM
  #13  
Tour de Franzia
iTrader: (6)
 
hustler's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Republic of Dallas
Posts: 29,085
Total Cats: 375
Default

Originally Posted by levnubhin
Go get yourself a chilton book and get in there yourself.
best advice yet. This service is not hard.
hustler is offline  
Old 12-10-2008, 06:56 PM
  #14  
I'm Miserable!
iTrader: (5)
 
bryantaylor's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: jacksonville, fl
Posts: 1,711
Total Cats: -1
Default

a 30k service here (acura dealer) is $500 includeing parts and labor. but there really isnt much to the service, and most of the time, the techs don't to it all anyway. just do the stuff yourself.
bryantaylor is offline  
Old 12-12-2008, 05:02 AM
  #15  
I'm Miserable!
iTrader: (5)
 
zoom2zoom's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: SLC, Utah
Posts: 1,589
Total Cats: 0
Default

heck dude, fly me out there and back and I'll do it!!
zoom2zoom is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Full_Tilt_Boogie
Build Threads
84
04-12-2021 04:21 PM
JxPhan
Meet and Greet
3
10-02-2015 02:17 AM
Vtpalom1
Miata parts for sale/trade
4
09-28-2015 11:05 PM
zephyrusaurai
Meet and Greet
2
09-28-2015 10:59 PM
viriiguy
General Miata Chat
5
09-28-2015 07:39 PM



Quick Reply: 60K mile service



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 02:41 AM.