So much for cheap oil changes

[rondog]

Well, y'all are making me feel real uneasy. I'm too damn old and fat to get down on the floor and do it myself, and I don't have a lift, so Jiffy Lube or Grease Monkey are my only options.

[68Charger]

Well, y'all are making me feel real uneasy. I'm too damn old and fat to get down on the floor and do it myself, and I don't have a lift, so Jiffy Lube or Grease Monkey are my only options.

you need friends...

changing oil is a piece of cake, always a good opportunity to get under your vehicle & look for something out of place. If the same person does it regularly, they'll spot something that's not normal before it gets worse. A regular mechanic in a small shop is a good choice, too...

[funkymonkey1111]

Well, y'all are making me feel real uneasy. I'm too damn old and fat to get down on the floor and do it myself, and I don't have a lift, so Jiffy Lube or Grease Monkey are my only options.

dealer? many dealers have pretty competitive and quick changes. for instance, alot of subaru dealers have changes for $22--and are nearly as fast as jiffy lube, but you can likely bet they're putting the right filter on at the right tightness.

i change my own on some of my cars, go to the dealer on others.

[DeusExMachina]

The dealership charges $30 to change oil. I just take it there because they've caught a few warranty-able problems in the past.

[DFBrews]

dealer? many dealers have pretty competitive and quick changes. for instance, alot of subaru dealers have changes for $22--and are nearly as fast as jiffy lube, but you can likely bet they're putting the right filter on at the right tightness.

i change my own on some of my cars, go to the dealer on others.

The pm guys are still bottom of the barrel techs though. Dealership does not mean good.

[Ronin13]

I never take my vehicles to Jiffy Lube- I used to work there in High School and we had a kid fail to put the drain plug back on properly on a 4Runner, it came out on I-25 and seized the engine up (the customer was driving from DTC to WY, I imagine the plug came out before they even got to downtown). I wonder how many settlements JL has had to dole out over the years... Walmart sucks too, my '91 Toyota was smoking from the engine compartment the whole way home after a change when I was in HS and I noticed the hood didn't look right. Pulled over, popped the hood and the idiots forgot to put the oil cap back on!

[rondog]

you need friends...

changing oil is a piece of cake, always a good opportunity to get under your vehicle & look for something out of place. If the same person does it regularly, they'll spot something that's not normal before it gets worse. A regular mechanic in a small shop is a good choice, too...

Friends would be good.....

I used to change my own oil all the time, actually prefer too. Just can't get down on the floor anymore, might not make it back up.

And there's no Chevy dealer in Parker anymore, thanks to Obama.

[JoeT]

Friends would be good.....

I used to change my own oil all the time, actually prefer too. Just can't get down on the floor anymore, might not make it back up.

And there's no Chevy dealer in Parker anymore, thanks to Obama.

i'm a bit north...but you're welcome to my lift anytime

[rondog]

i'm a bit north...but you're welcome to my lift anytime

Thanks! It's funny, I work with a guy that installs 4-post lifts with a buddy of his as a sideline, but do I have a place to put one? Noooooo.

[Ronin13]

Well, y'all are making me feel real uneasy. I'm too damn old and fat to get down on the floor and do it myself, and I don't have a lift, so Jiffy Lube or Grease Monkey are my only options.

Ron, take it to a trusted auto shop... what happens when something breaks on your car? Take it to them for oil changes... I have a nice deal worked out with my shop (mainly because I'm friends with 1/2 the mechanics and the owner) that I bring my car, the oil, and the filter, and just pay them about $15 for labor to change my oil. Only because I can't do it myself where I live.