First Oil Change
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From: Ronkonkoma NY
St. Jude Donor '08-'09
First Oil Change
It was a year to the date from when I picked up the Vette from MacMulkin so it was time. 79%il life remaing on the DIC with 2400 miles. I brought the car to my local garage where i've been trading for 25 years. They have a drive on lift so there was no rocker panel worries.
i supplied the mobil One & filter ( no oil wars please) and was charged $15.00 for the labor. No fuss no worries no dealer horror stories.
i supplied the mobil One & filter ( no oil wars please) and was charged $15.00 for the labor. No fuss no worries no dealer horror stories.
Last edited by AeroJim; Apr 6, 2012 at 03:41 PM.
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From: Ponte Vedra Florida
It was a year to the date from when I picked up the Vette from MacMulkin so it was time. 79%il life remaing on the DIC with 2400 miles. I brought the car to my local garage where i've been trading for 25 years. They have a drive on lift so there was no rocker panel worries.
i supplied the mobil One & filter ( no oil wars please) and was charged $15.00 for the labor. No fuss no worries no dealer horror stories.
i supplied the mobil One & filter ( no oil wars please) and was charged $15.00 for the labor. No fuss no worries no dealer horror stories.
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It was a year to the date from when I picked up the Vette from MacMulkin so it was time. 79%il life remaing on the DIC with 2400 miles. I brought the car to my local garage where i've been trading for 25 years. They have a drive on lift so there was no rocker panel worries.
i supplied the mobil One & filter ( no oil wars please) and was charged $15.00 for the labor. No fuss no worries no dealer horror stories.
i supplied the mobil One & filter ( no oil wars please) and was charged $15.00 for the labor. No fuss no worries no dealer horror stories.
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I always take my cars to be serviced at the dealership where I purchase it while the car is under warranty. If ever any problems no finger pointing no warranty problems. No fuss no worries and no he said she said horror stories. Do you really think your local shop has smarter people or a master tech is changing your oil? They are charging you $15, and they think you are so cheap you are not letting them make any money on the oil/filter. Did they over torque the oil plug? If it leaks and the engine blows up Chevy is going to say sorry not our fault. Your local shop is going to claim they did nothing wrong. Not worth saving a couple of bucks to me. Just something for others to consider.
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From: Ronkonkoma NY
St. Jude Donor '08-'09
I always take my cars to be serviced at the dealership where I purchase it while the car is under warranty. If ever any problems no finger pointing no warranty problems. No fuss no worries and no he said she said horror stories. Do you really think your local shop has smarter people or a master tech is changing your oil? They are charging you $15, and they think you are so cheap you are not letting them make any money on the oil/filter. Did they over torque the oil plug? If it leaks and the engine blows up Chevy is going to say sorry not our fault. Your local shop is going to claim they did nothing wrong. Not worth saving a couple of bucks to me. Just something for others to consider.
I didn't take to my local guy to save money I took it to have it done right.... Over the last 25 years I've given them plenty of business with my DD and my wifes car so its not like I'm some guy trying to do something on the cheap. They don't carry Mobil One so they have no problem with me suppling my own oil for the Vette. Also I watched the whole process from start to finish and it was done just the way I would have done it.
Just a question for you, when was the last time a dealer tech used a torque wrench to tighten a drain plug.... The answer is never. Please get real with your comparison!!! Lastly they don't use a "master Tech to change oil", just some young wannabe that sometimes ****s up your corvette.
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I do like the idea of taking it to a place like this so the car is level when the oil is draining out versus having it on ramps or jack stands up front.
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I always take my cars to be serviced at the dealership where I purchase it while the car is under warranty. If ever any problems no finger pointing no warranty problems. No fuss no worries and no he said she said horror stories. Do you really think your local shop has smarter people or a master tech is changing your oil? They are charging you $15, and they think you are so cheap you are not letting them make any money on the oil/filter. Did they over torque the oil plug? If it leaks and the engine blows up Chevy is going to say sorry not our fault. Your local shop is going to claim they did nothing wrong. Not worth saving a couple of bucks to me. Just something for others to consider.
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Let me put it in very simple terms. If I had a set of Roller Skates and my selling dealer had the only skate key in town (old farts know what skate keys are) I would throw my Roller Skates in the ocean!!!
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I always take my cars to be serviced at the dealership where I purchase it while the car is under warranty. If ever any problems no finger pointing no warranty problems. No fuss no worries and no he said she said horror stories. Do you really think your local shop has smarter people or a master tech is changing your oil? They are charging you $15, and they think you are so cheap you are not letting them make any money on the oil/filter. Did they over torque the oil plug? If it leaks and the engine blows up Chevy is going to say sorry not our fault. Your local shop is going to claim they did nothing wrong. Not worth saving a couple of bucks to me. Just something for others to consider.
