The price for all these services is about right. The timing belt change with tensioner is about $850 by itself, including the water pump…
I’m not sure why you need new spark plugs at 60,000 miles, but if the book calls for it then it must be right.
If you had an old style car and lived in the early 80s, you would have needed:
- Three sets of spark plugs
- Two sets of brakes
- Three radiator flushes
- Three drive belts
- 20 oil and filter changes
and so on. Today’s cars need less maintenance and the cost of individual services may seem high, but on a per 10,000 mile basis it’s a lot cheaper. And components last a lot longer.
After this service you basically have oil and filter changes for many miles to come. Enjoy your car and thank those smart Korean engineers for providing you with better than Mercedes reliability at a fraction of the cost.
If you want to feel good seek out the owners of Jaguars, Mercedeses, MBWs and land Rovers and ask them about their maintenance costs.