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Re: [ST] 500mi Servie



My 500 mile service cost $147. The dealer sells the oil (Mobil 1 for
Triumph) at $7.50 per quart. I don't know the rest of the breakdown for the
charges. The had originally told me about $200, so I didn't ask when it came
out lower.

Jeff
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From: "Eric Gustafson" <vmaxxed@xxxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 9:33 AM
Subject: [ST] Damage and 500mi Servie


> Well, came out from a club a couple of weeks ago to find my new (500
miles)
> ST on its side.  My belief is someone tried to steal it, but the disc lock
> allowed them to roll it about a foot, it dumped, and the mutants trying to
> steal it said screw it.  Got the estimate back from the dealer - - $1300
> damage.  Scraped up the midfairing, broke a foot peg, scraped up the can,
> mirror, etc.  And I'd just raised my deductibles to $500.  Damn.
Hopefully
> it won't take too long to get the parts.  I'm thinking of forgoing the
disc
> lock and getting the alarm.
> Whilst it was being looked at, had the 500 mile service done.  So I'm
> curious what folks are paying for this.  This cost me $225.  $160 of that
> labor.  But $45 for oil?  Hell, I could go buy top of the line Redline Oil
> (which is what I run in my 99 Cougar engine and tranny) for less than
that.
> And $12 for the filter?  Good thing it doesn't go back for a while!
>
> Regards,
> Eric
>
>
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