# 2010 Toyota Prius - Dealer wants

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-toyota-prius-dealer-wants/134747>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota\
**Created:** [February 16, 2019, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-toyota-prius-dealer-wants/134747 "2019-02-16T15:31:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![TomLayman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@TomLayman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TomLayman)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2019, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-toyota-prius-dealer-wants/134747/1 "2019-02-16T15:31:48Z")

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My Prius is near 100,000 miles and the Toyota dealer wants me to go to a premium limited warranty product for coolant replacement and synthetic oil change. I would have to replace coolant every 30,000 miles and oil every 10,000. Is it worth the extra money?

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2019, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-toyota-prius-dealer-wants/134747/2 "2019-02-16T15:40:02Z")

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Not sure what that product is . But replacing coolant every five years is what I do . Some people do it more often . As for oil changes that is listed in your manual . Both of our vehicles say 7000 miles or 1 year . So look in your manual and you do not need a dealer to do the work .

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2019, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-toyota-prius-dealer-wants/134747/3 "2019-02-16T17:12:32Z")

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Toyota Super Long Life coolant is good for 50,000 miles/5 years after replacement. Your Prius uses synthetic motor oil with a 10,000 mile oil change interval.

Does the premium product that they offer provide a warranty on cooling system parts?

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**Author:** ![TomLayman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@TomLayman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TomLayman)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2019, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-toyota-prius-dealer-wants/134747/4 "2019-02-16T20:01:18Z")

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Through the local Toyota dealership, MMA offers up to $4000 protection for 30,000 miles on the cooling system. On the engine, up to $2,500 protection with their synthetic oil for 6 months or 10,000 miles. My Prius is at 96,000 miles and this warranty service would not be offered to me when my car exceeds 100,000.

As a retired person, I am thinking this must me a money-making for the dealership.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2019, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-toyota-prius-dealer-wants/134747/5 "2019-02-16T20:34:35Z")

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The dealership is not selling you coolant or oil, they are selling you insurance and, oh, by the way, we’ll change your oil and coolant, too.

Just say no.