Question about when to change car fluids

2010 MAZDA MX5
10,600 MILES • 2.0L • 4 CYL • RWD • MANUAL
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I have a 2010 Mazda MX-5 I bought with 10,000 miles on it. I called the local Mazda dealer to bring it in for a 10K mile checkup, they said all the fluids, radiator, brakes, differential, man transmission needed to be flushed/changed. Is that really the case? They actually looked brand new to me.
Sep 30, 2015 at 9:07 AM
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if you have a manual it will be in there at back of book normally. You don'thave enough mileage to worry about any fluid change right now. see pics code is I=inspect L=lube R=replace C=clean T=tighten
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Sep 30, 2015 at 9:43 AM
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