Unless you like to be separated from your hard-earned money -- NEVER go into a dealership and tell them to do a "xxx mile service". all dealerships add in expensive stuff which is NOT in the manual.
Instead, I recommend the following:
1) READ THE MANUAL to determine what is REQUIRED.
2) Make TWO lists
--- 1. The items you can do yourself
--- 2. The items you want the dealership to do
3) Do the items in your list
4) Make appointment for SPECIFICALLY the items in the dealership list.
Personally, I can check my own tire pressure, inspect belts, and change filters.
I let the dealership do things like change CVT fluid and brake-fluid.
No... they do what the manual requires. These prices are also openly advertised on their service department. Not like they’re ‘stealing’ anyone’s money. If you don’t want to do the service yourself then you pay the premium of haveinf ASE techs do it in a controlled environment with OEM factory parts.
I do understand where you’re coming from I do, but you seem very biased towards dealers. They (mine at least) is just doing what Subaru says with Subaru parts.
Not to mention in some areas it’s almost impossible to do ANY car work besides at a shop.
Lastly, it’s so costly because the 60k service for H6 and turbos is as follows:
REPLACE: Filter, oil, Air filters (both), spark plugs, trans fluid, and brake fluid.
ROTATE: Tires
INSPECT: brakes, clutch, steering, suspension.
