2011 Caliber SXT stick
No issue just wondering if we should get it in for anything updates, my 09 RAM was in for several updates etc. This car so far so good. Only issue is my daughter took it for an oil change and she brought her own Synthetic oil and filter since they want 100 bucks to do a synthetic change and she picks up oil at Advance for 32 bucks including PureOne filter with 7 dollar rebate so 25 for product and 20 labour including tax and enviro fees. But they wanted to rotate her tires at 6000kms which is I believe 3600 miles??? If free sure but they just wanted to make another 20 bucks. The tires still have little nubs on the corners front and back and not signs of wear, no pulling etc. That upsets me a little , good thing she knows when she is being screwed, she told them if they want her business they better stop trying to push things she does not need. Then they told her it is a front wheel drive car it should be done, funny they don't tell me that and I have 25000KMs or so, they did once and I told them they get rotated every winter and spring,Put the winter rims on end of November but this year I could have left them in the garage. And the summers go on some time maybe April end early May depends so don't ask me anymore...put that on my account.....don't ask about tire rotation.
The front tires do all of the work. Steer, pull and most of the braking. The rears just roll around and do minimal braking. I rotate mine every 6K miles or every other oil change because the dealer does it for me. Driving habits also weigh in. If all highway, you can go longer, but in city driving with frequent starting and stopping as well as turning, I wouldn't go over 6K miles.
Last edited by lxman1; Feb 22, 2012 at 07:21 PM.







