rhedrich

Question my 08 garage queen with 16000 came out of storage so I took in for oil change. The dealer is recommending that I flush the fluids for the transmission, coolant, and brake. Also a rear differential service for a grand total of $653. The car is automatic and is not tracked just a weekend toy. I did buy new in spring of 09 with museum pickup. I don't mind paying if it needed. Looking for advise.

Scruff Vette

I did my coolant last fall 23,000 and a little over 5 years old. I may do the brake fluid this summer. I drive moderately hard, but do not track the car.

Oskee

My 08 Z06 is going in to have the rear end and trans fluid changed in the next 2 weeks along with the valve wiggle test. Warranty expires May next month. Age and time is why the fluids need changing and yours is not the only garage queen........

dcarter0001

At 4 years and 16k mi, I would pass.

Homer3D

My 2005 was a garage queen and had roughly 29k miles on it when I sold it. Without seeing the condition of the fluids it would be hard for anyone to say it is “needed” but a lot of us here change the oil long before it is actually needed. With that said, around 20k miles I did coolant, brake fluid and transmission and I can tell you that I paid NO WHERE near $653. If I remember correctly, I paid $120 + the cost of the fluids. I brought my own fluids so the shop just charged me for the labor.

IrishSpuds

My gut is telling me that the stealership is asking you to bend over without buying you dinner The price seems waaay high and why you need the brake fluid changed at 16k miles Change the oil for sure with synthetic, but the rest seems like its pretty far up on the horsesh**** scale.

eboggs_jkvl

If it were mine, I'd say No thanks. Otherwise I see a floating around.

Elmer

Crash Test Dummy

I have a local shop in AZ running a special for Redline Oil products and will do all of that for half that price. Id say they are trying to take advantage of you.

Allan

Plenty of independent vette mechanics w/their own shop who do the same thing, probably much, much cheaper.

Ask other vette owners in your area. Corvette club members would be a wealth of info for this.

Vette_DD

Just an oil change. Although it's a little earlier than what the owner's manual says, I'd think about an auto. tranny fluid change and maybe a coolant change about 50K.

boraxman

A. It probably doesnt need it.
B. If it does need it, take it somewhere else and get it done way cheaper.

mowe

They get paid off of what they sell...they are trying to sell you....

Is it bad for the car ...NO ...do you need it ?....thats up to you. I would say no

rsssguy

I'd say no thanks. If you're in Naperville, you're close to me. Next time you do the oil change, stop by. We will do it in 15 minutes on my 4 post lift. My lift will be open in 3 or 4 weeks when I move one of my early muscle cars to another location. If you do the shows, look for a CE vert Callaway and say hi.

JJC5

5 years is a good number for fluid changes; other than oil of course. Not so sure about the brake fluid though. That's overkill if you don't track the car. Coolant is said to start deteriorating at 5 years and I've heard that Dexcool will actually start to "gel" when it begins to discolor. I prefer to play it safe with the coolant, trans and diff every 50,000 or 5 years. I also perform those myself too.

50 4Ever

If you did a museum delivery of an 08 it must have been in the spring of 08. I would replace the coolant because it needs to be changed every 5 years or 100,000 miles which ever comes first. Changing other fluids is up to you.

kmthor00

Wow! Nice offer. Which dealer in Naperville? Dan Wolf Chevy?

vig1116

as far as coolant, i just drained my coolant when the 160 stat was put in and it looked like the day it came out of the bottle. Don't waste your money, not for a while....

edit: sorry, i have 27,xxx miles on my car

KB9GKC

Hello,

It's time for the brake fluid flush and the coolant flush!

Apparently money doesn't matter because you aren't doing the work yourself so let them do the work!

Douglas in Green Bay

Rogers 07

Radiator coolant service life is 5 years or 100,000 Transmission fluid life is 100,000. Differential lube should be changed at 50,000, Brake fluid flush at 5 years is about right.
So based on your milage it seems like a waste of money, However fluids and lubricants do degrade over time, and there is no down side to changing them early just for peace of mind. like others have said, the dealer prices seem very high to me.

rhedrich

Yes. The price I listed did not include the oil change. The oil Chang is only costing 25 dollars because I provided the oil and filter.