Oh, I know. A friend of mine is a luxury mechanic and he tells me that the biggest markup they have is oil and brake pad changes ($300+ for a Mercedes brake pad change is killer).Even in a luxury vehicle is still asinine to be paying that much for something that takes 10 minutes. You think that luxury vehicle uses a different luxury oil than other ones or something? Its strictly dealer markup, if they filling up your sump with Redline, Amsoil, or Royal Purple then you literally just asking to get ripped off unless you're rocking a hypercar, then you got fuck you money.
Usually dealership since it's about $75 for synthetic. I'd do it myself, but don't feel like finding a place to do it since I have insane HOA peeps.
Yep. That + spent time (direct and indirectly) makes it come out to a wash or worse if you go to one of those places that does courtesy checks/top-offs.At the end of the day, the money I am paying someone else to do it is $10-$20. Willing to pay that just so I won't have to worry about spills during replacement or recycling the oil.
It's been 10,000 miles almost exactly. I don't drive a ton so I last did it in February.I'm curious how many miles it's been since your last oil change OP? If you are running full synthetic and you aren't being really hard on your car you can go probably 10k miles. I take my car to my dealership because I get free oil changes and maintenance for two years on my car. Prior to that I used to go to a quick change place by my house. It used to be like $70 for synthetic with a coupon.
For those that do oil changes themselves, where do you take the old oil?
Don't do it as that one guy said and put it in the old bottle and throw it away. That's hella illegal and just a dick move environmentally which could result in a fine if you are caught. I would suggest just googling oil disposal and your town's name. Also if you know where the local dump is, they usually have an oil disposal site. They're scattered around town here and are just white metal boxes with a hinged opening on the top. Pour the old oil in there and you're good to go. If you've never done it before get one of the drip pans with resealable holes on the top and a hole for pouring out on the side. They're about $20 at Wal-Mart and last forever.
I take mine to Advanced Auto Parts. If you have an Auto Zone near you they will also take it.For those that do oil changes themselves, where do you take the old oil?
The dealership I got my car because I don't have to pay for it.
To be clear for everyone saying free oil changes, you bought the oil change package they try and sell you when you bought your car right?
$108 for an oil change!? I've never paid more than $45 for full synthetic at my local shop!
Don't a lot new cars come with like a year of free maintenance?To be clear for everyone saying free oil changes, you bought the oil change package they try and sell you when you bought your car right?
$50 for full synthetic at a dealership is more insane(ly cheap) to me. What car?
$50 for full synthetic at a dealership is more insane(ly cheap) to me. What car?
Just curious, what state are you in? Cause yea, that's definitely a not common haha.Camry. I guess my dealership is nice about that. It is the same price as our local dedicated oil shops so I go back to the dealer. Free coffee and pretzels.
You manly man you.
Love how easy it is to change the oil in newer Outbacks. The ground clearance is high enough that the car doesn't need jacks, the oil filter is on top (literally right next to the washer fluid refill), and after replacing the oil pan screw with a Fumoto valve, it's a clean operation. Don't have to worry about the least experienced worker at an auto shop over-torquing and stripping the screw. I've stopped wearing gloves.I've got a Subaru Outback which requires synthetic oil and everyone charges so damn much to do it that I started changing my own a couple years ago.
Just curious, what state are you in? Cause yea, that's definitely a not common haha.
Love how easy it is to change the oil in newer Outbacks. The ground clearance is high enough that the car doesn't need jacks, the oil filter is on top (literally right next to the washer fluid refill), and after replacing the oil pan screw with a Fumoto valve, it's a clean operation. Don't have to worry about the least experienced worker at an auto shop over-torquing and stripping the screw. I've stopped wearing gloves.
50 bucks for full synthetic at the dealership? I'm jealous.
Also, no matter what car I've had, no matter what dealer is near me, getting an oil change at the dealership is always an ordeal. Is it not like that in other places? Like at least a couple of hours, which is crazy when Valvoline will do it while you sit in your car.
It's this one, for an Outback. When you're ready to drain the oil, attach some 3/8" vinyl piping and turn the valve switch. Oil drains cleanly into pain, no lost screws, no splashes. I've had mine for 3 years and it doesn't leak. If I did any sort of off-roading I'd probably use that plastic guard, but I currently don't need it.The placement of the filter is fucking amazing. Kudos to their engineer and design teams for that one.
What's that about a Fumoto valve? I need to read up on that.
in my state (ny) you can bring used oil to the store you bought your new oil from. my town also has a giant tank next to a trash way station, you dump it yourself.For those that do oil changes themselves, where do you take the old oil?
They'll find anyway to deny your warranty claim, just have a receipt of your oil/filter purchase and that from my understand should suffice, lets ask our friendly neighborhood lawer........Don't some warranties get weird if you don't have official records of oil changes? Especially those "lifetime powertrain" warranties?
They'll find anyway to deny your warranty claim, just have a receipt of your oil/filter purchase and that from my understand should suffice, lets ask our friendly neighborhood lawer........
Instead of taking us to the promised dinner at The French Laundry you do this to us?! You're basically a Pats sympathizer now you fucking ambulance chaser.