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Cadillac Offers [Some] Free Maintenance Services on New Models
GM's luxury division, Cadillac, announced today that its 2011MY lineup in the U.S. will come with a new free maintenance program covering certain items for the entire length of the bumper-to-bumper warranty coverage, which is four years or 50,000 miles, whichever comes first.
The program is called "Cadillac Premium Care Maintenance" and it covers scheduled oil changes, tire rotations, replacement of engine and cabin air filters and a multi-point vehicle inspection.
This means Cadillac's program covers less items/services than other automakers in the U.S. like BMW and Lincoln (see below). For example, BMW's 'Ultimate Service" includes oil changes, inspection services, wiper blade inserts, brake pads, brake discs, engine drive belts and brake fluids.
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Lincoln Cuts Free Maintenance In Half Starting With 2014 Models
Starting with the 2014 model year lineup, Lincoln will reduce its free maintenance program to 2 years/24,000 miles (38,625 km) from a previous 4 years/50,000 miles (80,500 km). Lincoln said in a memo sent to dealers that the revised program “complements...
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Kia Offers Free Maintenance Program For New Cadenza Sedan
Lifting a page from luxury carmakers like BMW that offer free service for their cars (50,000 miles / 80,000km or 4 years, whichever comes first), Kia announced on Thursday a complimentary scheduled maintenance program for its new Cadenza mid-size sedan....
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Bmw Highlights No-cost Maintenance Plan In New Spots
One of the perks of buying a brand new BMW in the States is the German automaker's Ultimate Service policy, which is a no-cost maintenance program that covers the first 50,000 miles (80,450km) or four years of ownership, whichever comes first. While...
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Bmw Usa Offers New Extension Plan For Its Maintenance Program
For many years now, BMW has taken away the worries of service costs from its new car customers in the USA with its four-year or 50,000 miles -whichever comes first- free maintenance plan. That means, BMW owners don't pay anything for the scheduled...
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Vw Usa Announces Free-service On Its Entire 2009 Line-up For Up To 3-years
Following the example of other car manufacturers in the U.S., VW of America announced today a no-charge “Carefree Maintenance Program†on its entire 2009 model line-up. What this means -in theory at least- is that there are no charges for...
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