oil changes...

FERRARI · 10-16-2010, 02:33 PM

Does the first oil change (3750 miles) have to be changed at the Dealership?

I do remember that when I got new 240Z, that the oil change HAD to be done at the dealership, and it had to be done at 500 miles. I fully understand the advancement in oils since then, but I will not Wait that long before changing my oil.......no way !!!

Anyone here want to guess the sticker price on the 240Z ?

esfourteen · 10-16-2010, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by FERRARI

Does the first oil change (3750 miles) have to be changed at the Dealership?

I do remember that when I got new 240Z, that the oil change HAD to be done at the dealership, and it had to be done at 500 miles. I fully understand the advancement in oils since then, but I will not Wait that long before changing my oil.......no way !!!

Anyone here want to guess the sticker price on the 240Z ?

no it definitely does NOT have to be done at the dealer, none of your service is required to be. I'm sure they did it back then because the break in contaminated the oil so they wanted to be sure it was changed out. I'm going to guess a sticker of around 5,000?

FERRARI · 10-16-2010, 11:53 PM

The sticker price was $4,300.00 and you could not get factory air conditioning...that was the only extra available....and it cost $499.00 extra......I got the air conditioning...a dealer add on But remember.......that was a lot more money then than $40,000.00 is now.
It was a great "Top End" car....but was so slow of the line and so cheap inside the cabin that my friends made fun of it. I had just sold a 1967 ( 427 4 Speed ) because I was going to graduate school, and most of my friends had GTOs and Vettes. While in graduate school in Atlanta, I was fortunate to find the BRE Racing Datsun dealership North of Atlanta and have them modify my car, they were just getting started on what turned out to be a very long and successful career in racing. Of course Nissan was then called "DATSUN" and no one had every seen a Z car before. I cut the "DATSUN" emblems in half..and mounted them backward.....making them read "SUNDAT" nobody knew what the hell a Z car was then anway ! lol

wishihadnav · 10-19-2010, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by FERRARI

The sticker price was $4,300.00 and you could not get factory air conditioning...that was the only extra available....and it cost $499.00 extra......I got the air conditioning...a dealer add on But remember.......that was a lot more money then than $40,000.00 is now.
It was a great "Top End" car....but was so slow of the line and so cheap inside the cabin that my friends made fun of it. I had just sold a 1967 ( 427 4 Speed ) because I was going to graduate school, and most of my friends had GTOs and Vettes. While in graduate school in Atlanta, I was fortunate to find the BRE Racing Datsun dealership North of Atlanta and have them modify my car, they were just getting started on what turned out to be a very long and successful career in racing. Of course Nissan was then called "DATSUN" and no one had every seen a Z car before. I cut the "DATSUN" emblems in half..and mounted them backward.....making them read "SUNDAT" nobody knew what the hell a Z car was then anway ! lol

VCuomo · 10-20-2010, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by FERRARI

The sticker price was $4,300.00 and you could not get factory air conditioning...that was the only extra available....and it cost $499.00 extra......I got the air conditioning...a dealer add on But remember.......that was a lot more money then than $40,000.00 is now...

Well, not really. According to an inflation calculator "What cost $4300 in 1970 would cost $23494.85 in 2009.". If you include the air conditioning in the price, then "What cost $4799 in 1970 would cost $26221.34 in 2009.".

SalA · 10-20-2010, 02:33 PM

I just did a 4000 mile oil change and requested the Ester Oil. Price was about $120. Interestingly, the dealership at first tried to talk me out of the Ester because of the cost. I have been going to this NJ Dealership since 1998 and generally they are spot on. They suggested just using the Mobile 1 synthetic at about $90. So for small price difference I said…What the hell do the Ester. Motor does seem smoother.

10-16-2010, 11:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
FERRARI Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee Posts: 324 Drives: PERFECTION Rep Power: 493	The sticker price was $4,300.00 and you could not get factory air conditioning...that was the only extra available....and it cost $499.00 extra......I got the air conditioning...a dealer add on But remember.......that was a lot more money then than $40,000.00 is now. It was a great "Top End" car....but was so slow of the line and so cheap inside the cabin that my friends made fun of it. I had just sold a 1967 ( 427 4 Speed ) because I was going to graduate school, and most of my friends had GTOs and Vettes. While in graduate school in Atlanta, I was fortunate to find the BRE Racing Datsun dealership North of Atlanta and have them modify my car, they were just getting started on what turned out to be a very long and successful career in racing. Of course Nissan was then called "DATSUN" and no one had every seen a Z car before. I cut the "DATSUN" emblems in half..and mounted them backward.....making them read "SUNDAT" nobody knew what the hell a Z car was then anway ! lol Last edited by FERRARI; 10-17-2010 at 12:02 AM. Reason: ADD SOMETHING

10-20-2010, 02:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
SalA Base Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Milton, GA Posts: 247 Drives: 17 Nissan GT-R Rep Power: 16	I just did a 4000 mile oil change and requested the Ester Oil. Price was about $120. Interestingly, the dealership at first tried to talk me out of the Ester because of the cost. I have been going to this NJ Dealership since 1998 and generally they are spot on. They suggested just using the Mobile 1 synthetic at about $90. So for small price difference I said…What the hell do the Ester. Motor does seem smoother. __________________ 2017 Pearl White GT-R Premium \|Full Bolt-On E85 From Speed by Design\|

10-16-2010, 02:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
FERRARI Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee Posts: 324 Drives: PERFECTION Rep Power: 493	Does the first oil change (3750 miles) have to be changed at the Dealership? I do remember that when I got new 240Z, that the oil change HAD to be done at the dealership, and it had to be done at 500 miles. I fully understand the advancement in oils since then, but I will not Wait that long before changing my oil.......no way !!! Anyone here want to guess the sticker price on the 240Z ?