First Oil Change & 370Z Roadster Envy

dalparadise

In the long run, yes. Short term, not exactly. Let's assume the person doesn't have ramps or any other components of disposal of the used oil.

So, race ramps run $300. A drain pan, filter wrench, socket, jugs for hauling it to the service station and such run another, say, $30. Those are fixed costs.

A new filter is $10 and the oil, as you noted, is $40. So, my material costs are $50 per oil change, netting a difference of $40 saved per change.

That means I won't see any savings until I'm 8 changes in, or about 40,000 miles (assuming an average of 5000 per change).

It still seems like a smart thing to do to change it yourself, but realizing I won't see savings for 2.5 years or more makes a $90 change from the dealer start to seem okay to me.

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