Do I really need a full 30,000 mile service maintenance on my Subaru?

I have a 2006 Subaru Impreza 2.5i, and i just hit 30,000 miles. The dealer is charging me over 500 some dollars to do the 30,000 service maintenance. I bought the car brand new and took good care of it, and I was always on time for my oil change of every 3,000 miles. Do I... Read More

  • I just did a 30k on my 06 2.5i, and I can tell you the parts cost a little over $100 from Advanced. Luckily my brother is a Subaru Tech so he did all the labor. It is fairly time consuming so assuming they charge ~$100 an hour for labor, I'd say it could take 4 hours charged time. Change oil and filter, spark plugs... Read More
  • The 30K service involves a coolant change, (which should be done) an oil change (which might not need to be done) a spark plug change (i replaced mine at 40k and they were fine, not sure why subaru wants them changed every 30k) as well as checking the other fluid levels in the car, the brakes, exhaust, stuff like... Read More
  • i would say yes..if you are going to keep the car awhile yes these car are keepers so maintenance is key my son had a 1999 outback the auto trans failed and the dealer said if it had reg service it would still be goinging today he sold it for 500 engine was still good think about it
  • Funny how the owners manual says nothing but inspections of some items, all the way to 103,000 miles. I'd watch them closely to be sure it's not just a sunshine treatment.

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