Leased Mustang maintenance

[Min Ahn]

It’s my very first time leasing a vehicle in the States and the first maintenance schedule is coming up.

Back in Korea when I owned (not lease) an Audi A6, the car came with 3 year warranty and I never had to spend anything to keep the car maintained. Whenever the service schedule was due, I just brought it to the Audi service center and they replaced the fluids, oil, blades, pads, filters, etc while I was just chilling in the lounge.

What’s the policy on the leased vehicle here particularly with Ford? Do I need to pay the dealership to have the car serviced?

I did receive complementary 42,000 pts on FordPass when I started the lease, and the dealer told me that I could do an oil change with it. Does this mean the scheduled maintenance is not free even if the car is under warranty and not even fully mine?

If so, can I do it myself? Or is the service history mandatory for a leased vehicle?

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[lacanteen]

Your Ford pass points will pay for the first few oil changes. Get on your dealers mailing list to get coupons for "the works" for $39. You still have to take care of the car even though you don't own it.

 

[Spork3245]

Unless you purchased the maintenance plan some dealerships offer, no. Take it wherever you like, the dealership is usually 50-100% more expensive than local shops.

 

[Min Ahn]

So it won’t matter if I would do it on my own? The car doesn’t need to have a service history?

 

[Spork3245]

So it won’t matter if I would do it on my own? The car doesn’t need to have a service history?

As far as I’m aware, no. I leased my past two Mustangs (2013 & 2016) and never brought it to the dealership for maintenance.

 

[Min Ahn]

As far as I’m aware, no. I leased my past two Mustangs (2013 & 2016) and never brought it to the dealership for maintenance.

Sounds good. If it needs to be paid, I would rather do it cheap and right lol

 

[NoVaGT]

.....Does this mean the scheduled maintenance is not free even if the car is under warranty and not even fully mine?......

Just like with your Audi A6 back in Korea, you have to do the maintenance, and you have to pay for it.

Nothing is free. Nothing.

 

[Spork3245]

Just like with your Audi A6 back in Korea, you have to do the maintenance, and you have to pay for it.

Nothing is free. Nothing.

The maintenance was included for 3 years with his Audi

 

[The_Phantom]

You can have the service done anywhere you want. Just make sure the shop has ASE Certified mechanics and either hang on to the receipts, or make sure the shop can reprint the receipts for you should you need them to.

Some shops also do appear on the Carfax report, so you may not even need them. But one thing I can tell you for sure: you do NOT have to have it serviced at the dealer.

 

[Cueball]

How long is your lease? Typically in a lease period all you have to do is oil/filter changes and maybe an air filter, if that. All the other stuff is dealer fluff.

 

[David Schmidt]

Just like with your Audi A6 back in Korea, you have to do the maintenance, and you have to pay for it.

Nothing is free. Nothing.

True.

The maintenance was included for 3 years with his Audi

Also true.

It was included, and he paid for it. Inside of the fleece.

 

[Bikeman315]

How long is your lease? Typically in a lease period all you have to do is oil/filter changes and maybe an air filter, if that. All the other stuff is dealer fluff.

Cue is right. Oil & filters only. With FordPass points you shouldn't pay a penny for the first 30k miles. It's a lease, take it to the dealer.

 

[Min Ahn]

How long is your lease? Typically in a lease period all you have to do is oil/filter changes and maybe an air filter, if that. All the other stuff is dealer fluff.

It’s a 36 months lease. I think I’m gonna take advantage of this opportunity and do the oil, filter, and fluid change on my own to learn.

True.


Also true.

It was included, and he paid for it. Inside of the fleece.

You’re right. The cost of the vehicle is at least 1.5x higher there than here so it was probably included.

 

[Spork3245]

True.


Also true.

It was included, and he paid for it. Inside of the fleece.

Except he didn’t lease his Audi.

 

[David Schmidt]

Except he didn’t lease his Audi.

Ah, I misread that. So it was included in the full-retail price. There is no free lunch...

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