Oil Change for the 370Z

Forumite · 12-11-2009, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by 370Zsteve

a set of tires costs a small fortune. do the math, check Tire Rack online, then compare that to the cost of how many oil changes you plan on over 12k-15k miles

I'm not understanding your logic here. Tires will last much longer than 12-15k miles.

370Zsteve · 12-11-2009, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Forumite

I'm not understanding your logic here. Tires will last much longer than 12-15k miles.

Which tires are you talking about? The high-performance, sticky tires on a Z? Or a set on a Smart car?

Dammit, thread O/T sorry.

Forumite · 12-11-2009, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 370Zsteve

Which tires are you talking about? The high-performance, sticky tires on a Z? Or a set on a Smart car?

Dammit, thread O/T sorry.

Hmmm not sure if serious.

Brother in law has 37k (two weeks ago) and running on the same set of tires and no.... they aren't showing retread. Not too mention my Mustang has a set of stickys that are sitting at 27k and looking more than fine.

Did you experience this mileage first hand with your tires?

Pharmacist · 12-11-2009, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Forumite

My dealer offers free tires for life as long as all my maintenance work is done there.

I still haven't gotten the first change yet but I'm wondering if it would just be cheaper to do it myself and buy the tires when I'll need them.

Any ideas?

awesome, now you can do burnouts and donuts to your heart's liking!

actually, who are we kidding? i bet there are all sorts of restrictions and conditions on that "free" offer to protect them from being raped by formula d-wannabe owners

Zsteve · 12-12-2009, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Forumite

My dealer offers free tires for life as long as all my maintenance work is done there.

I still haven't gotten the first change yet but I'm wondering if it would just be cheaper to do it myself and buy the tires when I'll need them.

Any ideas?

I had that with a car from chrysler, make sure you do the changes right on time that they say. When I went to get the new tires for my chrysler, they looked in the records and said that I went over their recommended milage changes on a couple of ocassions and wouldnt honor the deal even tho I did all the oil changes with them.

j.arnaldo · 12-12-2009, 12:21 PM

I'm not an engineer or a mechanic. An engineer from the U.S. purchased an sample oil filter of each brand on the market, opened them up, and discovered that the Pureone has the best materials/construction. I'm not making this up, guys. Just do your homework.

Trips · 12-12-2009, 07:37 PM

alphaqb · 01-05-2010, 07:31 PM

I knew about the $110 oil change so I got the $680 Bronze Maintenance plan for the Z which includes oil change and tire rotation for 60 months 75,000 miles. The tire rotation is not applicable on staggered tires.

Nissan Maintenance Plus

So in the end I spend about $40 per oil change (based on 60,000 miles after 5 years at 3500 mile intervals). Which is much better than $110 per oil change with ester oil. Anyone else got or was offered the same plan?

PlazmaStrike · 01-05-2010, 08:16 PM

I got 2 years of oil changes for $1 from the dealer when I bought my car. After reading this thread, I will probably buy my own filter and oil and have them change it out

SophiaZ · 01-05-2010, 08:30 PM

I seen one of the maintenance plans..it was around $900 for 5 years w/ free oil changes. I was gonna opt for it but I'd rather spend $89 every 4-6 months for the oil change as opposed to a one time fee of $900.

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j.arnaldo Banned Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 937 Drives: Nissan 350Z, 2004 Rep Power: 0	I'm not an engineer or a mechanic. An engineer from the U.S. purchased an sample oil filter of each brand on the market, opened them up, and discovered that the Pureone has the best materials/construction. I'm not making this up, guys. Just do your homework.

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alphaqb Base Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 17 Drives: 2010 370Z PG A7 Rep Power: 17	I knew about the $110 oil change so I got the $680 Bronze Maintenance plan for the Z which includes oil change and tire rotation for 60 months 75,000 miles. The tire rotation is not applicable on staggered tires. Nissan Maintenance Plus So in the end I spend about $40 per oil change (based on 60,000 miles after 5 years at 3500 mile intervals). Which is much better than $110 per oil change with ester oil. Anyone else got or was offered the same plan?

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SophiaZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: South Jersey Posts: 1,466 Drives: 2020 50th anniv 7AT Rep Power: 6733	I seen one of the maintenance plans..it was around $900 for 5 years w/ free oil changes. I was gonna opt for it but I'd rather spend $89 every 4-6 months for the oil change as opposed to a one time fee of $900.