Quote Originally Posted by ACE888 View Post
No he does not do the valve clearance checks.

I have mentioned it to him and says the Jazz engine's are fantastic and should not have any problems.

Why that trust in him? He owns a Jazz himself.

Why that trust in my Jazz? It still drives like new, still as responsive as new even with 135K kms.

Yes you can put the car under a computer analysis and prove that there is a slight decrease in power but that's another story.
So you can't compare since the dealer is asking $500-600 for a major service, while your mech is charging you $350 for a minor service. I pay $240 at the dealer for a minor service. Add the cost of the airfilter, that makes it about $290-300. So the dealer is cheaper than your mechanic. The only time the dealer service goes above $500 is when a valve clearance is done or they change your brake pads/rotors or the dealer is trying to rip you off (if none of the previous two are done).