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Oil change
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Oil change
Did something today that I had never done before, took the '04 to the dealer for an oil change. Had always done them myself before. But just this one time...... and all went well. Was only $51 which is not much more that it would have cost me to do it. May keep going to the dealer since it is only a once a year happening. 
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Mobil 1 syn
It is not a DD. Only about 10,000 miles a year. It is a fun car and we use it for major trips.
Oil monitor is usualy in the 40's or 50's when the year comes up. Was at 52 this time.
tom...
It is not a DD. Only about 10,000 miles a year. It is a fun car and we use it for major trips.
Oil monitor is usualy in the 40's or 50's when the year comes up. Was at 52 this time.
tom...
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That's a good price for an oil change from a dealer - just hope they put in Mobil 1 Synthetic. I had mine done a couple of times at the dealer - $55 was what they charged.
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I would change the oil again soon, and only put EASY miles on your 04 in the meantime.
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Syn oil wholesale @ $6 per qt x 7 qts = $42
Filter wholesale @ $3
Labor @ $60 per hour
If you were there more than 6 minutes you just might have been taken. Just doesn't add up.
Dealers love to do oil changes. Very profitable. Average Toyota, Honda, Ford, Chevy dealer will do a "regular" for about $29.95 on a special. Still they are putting cheap bulk oil in with a bargain filter. Takes them about 15 minutes and they will do everything to sell you other maintenance. I'm not a dealer but a customer and that has been my experience.
I always do my own oil changes now. Use Amsoil and Wix filters. Put a FilterMAG on the filter and go 30,000 miles with no worries. (I do change the filter at 15K and top off oil.)
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Filter wholesale @ $3
Labor @ $60 per hour
If you were there more than 6 minutes you just might have been taken. Just doesn't add up.
Dealers love to do oil changes. Very profitable. Average Toyota, Honda, Ford, Chevy dealer will do a "regular" for about $29.95 on a special. Still they are putting cheap bulk oil in with a bargain filter. Takes them about 15 minutes and they will do everything to sell you other maintenance. I'm not a dealer but a customer and that has been my experience.
I always do my own oil changes now. Use Amsoil and Wix filters. Put a FilterMAG on the filter and go 30,000 miles with no worries. (I do change the filter at 15K and top off oil.)
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For a while we lived in a rental house and all of my shop equipment was in storage 15 miles away.
My dealers service manager charged me only $11 labor to change oil and filter. I provided the materials but drank their fresh coffee, ate a fresh muffin and read their newest edition of MOTOR TREND, which the manager let me take home. Oh yeah, they disposed of the waste oil and filter. I stood ten feet away in the service bay and watched them do everything.
If you develop a friendly relationship with the dealership (instead of adversarial), they have been known to do such things because the service department is what keeps customers coming back for repeat business.
My dealers service manager charged me only $11 labor to change oil and filter. I provided the materials but drank their fresh coffee, ate a fresh muffin and read their newest edition of MOTOR TREND, which the manager let me take home. Oh yeah, they disposed of the waste oil and filter. I stood ten feet away in the service bay and watched them do everything.
If you develop a friendly relationship with the dealership (instead of adversarial), they have been known to do such things because the service department is what keeps customers coming back for repeat business.
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For a while we lived in a rental house and all of my shop equipment was in storage 15 miles away.
My dealers service manager charged me only $11 labor to change oil and filter. I provided the materials but drank their fresh coffee, ate a fresh muffin and read their newest edition of MOTOR TREND, which the manager let me take home. Oh yeah, they disposed of the waste oil and filter. I stood ten feet away in the service bay and watched them do everything.
If you develop a friendly relationship with the dealership (instead of adversarial), they have been known to do such things because the service department is what keeps customers coming back for repeat business.
My dealers service manager charged me only $11 labor to change oil and filter. I provided the materials but drank their fresh coffee, ate a fresh muffin and read their newest edition of MOTOR TREND, which the manager let me take home. Oh yeah, they disposed of the waste oil and filter. I stood ten feet away in the service bay and watched them do everything.
If you develop a friendly relationship with the dealership (instead of adversarial), they have been known to do such things because the service department is what keeps customers coming back for repeat business.