Toyota Maintenance at Dealership?

[fmicle]

Hey there Yaris owners,

I would like to get your feedback on something.

I've only got about 1,500 miles on my new Yaris, so I'm not in a hurry, but I've been thinking about the scheduled maintenance that I'm supposed to do at 5,000 miles.

My local Toyota dealer (Steven's Creek Toyota in San Jose, CA) charges $69.95 for an oil change + tire rotation, or $92.65 (!!!) if you want synthetic Toyota 0-20 oil (which is recommended in the manual). Plus tax and waste fee of course! I think this is ridiculous.

You can get an oil change at WalMart for $25, which I wouldn't do by the way, but still, I think most other places around $40-50 are reasonable. The manual says you don't lose the warranty if you don't get your Toyota serviced at a Toyota certified place...

So, what are your thoughts on this subject? Am I getting any value for the extra premium I pay at the Toyota dealership?

Florin