Took my "X" in yesterday to an Acura dealer here in San Diego for its 15000 mile service. Cost is $225 for.....the service listed in A&C in the manual. That is basically the oil, filter, and all the other "inspects." It also includes rotating and balancing the tires. My question is.....do you really have to do all of the "inspects" to keep the warranty valid? And...what is the rotate and balance tire thing? I never did it with such frequency in my "cheap" cars...Accords....and the tires did just fine. Is this really necessary? One more thing...dealer recommends front end alignment check at this mileage service...but I did not get it as it does not specify in service manual.
Would appreciate any thoughts/comments anyone might have on this. I don't see why I can't just get the oil, filter changed.
Also a comment....dealer says Southern Cal is listed as a region for severe driving conditions....but I drive freeway at 60 MPH or greater 99% of time with no stop and go...off times...and I don't categorize the weather in San Diego from Sept to April...time since my last service...as "severe." As in another quote I saw on the forum, customers need to be proactive in tailoring maintenance to their specific situation and to applying it to the times of the year in their location.
Would appreciate any thoughts/comments anyone might have on this. I don't see why I can't just get the oil, filter changed.
Also a comment....dealer says Southern Cal is listed as a region for severe driving conditions....but I drive freeway at 60 MPH or greater 99% of time with no stop and go...off times...and I don't categorize the weather in San Diego from Sept to April...time since my last service...as "severe." As in another quote I saw on the forum, customers need to be proactive in tailoring maintenance to their specific situation and to applying it to the times of the year in their location.