# Do I have to take my Prius to the dealer for routine service?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/do-i-have-to-take-my-prius-to-the-dealer-for-routine-service/146704>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** prius-c, toyota\
**Created:** [August 14, 2019, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/do-i-have-to-take-my-prius-to-the-dealer-for-routine-service/146704 "2019-08-14T14:46:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Karen13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e79b87/32.png) [@Karen13](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Karen13)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2019, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/do-i-have-to-take-my-prius-to-the-dealer-for-routine-service/146704/1 "2019-08-14T14:46:15Z")

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I need to do a 45000 mile checkup on my 2015 Prius. Is there an advantage to taking it to the dealer v. my beloved mechanic?

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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:** [August 14, 2019, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/do-i-have-to-take-my-prius-to-the-dealer-for-routine-service/146704/2 "2019-08-14T14:49:45Z")

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No…………….

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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:** [August 14, 2019, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/do-i-have-to-take-my-prius-to-the-dealer-for-routine-service/146704/3 "2019-08-14T17:23:41Z")

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Don’t you believe that your mechanic is capable of rotating your tires? Look at your maintenance schedule, the 45,000 mile service is a tire rotation and an inspection.