Most of what they're going to do you can do yourself. However, since it's
leased you may be under some fine print in the contract clause to have a
dealer do it. If not, then do it yourself else take to an independent
garage (not Sears, Firestone, Goodyear, Walmart, etc) and let them do it
for probably ½ what the dealer wants.

$240 really isn't too awfully bad. My wife has a Lexus and you feel the
pain when they stab you for $1100 worth of "recommended service" at 90k
miles, most of which by that time are more than just recommended, they're
pretty much mandatory if you plan on keeping the car (and we do).
Interesting tho on the Lexus 90k service I found out I can get it all done
at a Toyota dealer for about 60¢ on the dollar ($675 vs $1100). I'd check
the independents too but she'd shoot me. So far no one outside of the
Lexus store has ever touched "her" baby ;-)

In article <G%lze.2024$0w2.1524@newssvr19.news.prodigy.com> GK
<frodo@ameriNOSPMtech.net> writes:

>I'm leasing a 2004 Honda Civic. It has just over 17,000 miles on it.
>I've been doing the regular maintenance, oil changes, etc.
>
>The dealer wants to do the suggested 15,000 mile checkup. It will cost
>me around $240.
>
>Is it worth it? I don't recall what it entails.
>
>GK