This has always confused me - oil changes

Jeffblue · 12-08-2011, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by daisuke149

most shops do the cheap oil changes just to get people in the shop. Then they inspect other parts of your car to try to sell you more service.

The synthetic oil change isnt one of their bring you in type deals. thus they overcharge for it like they would most any other service.

Its like a super sale at a grocery store or something. Bring you in, hope you buy a ton of other ****.

that makes sense i guess. i mean obviously the answer is that they gouge you just like they would for anything else... i just find it funny. so basically if i walk into some shop with synthetic oil and filter etc all in hand and ask them to change my oil, they ill charge me more money in labor than they would have to do the entire oil change with conventional including parts. this is why i never go to shops

shadoquad · 12-08-2011, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeffblue

that makes sense i guess. i mean obviously the answer is that they gouge you just like they would for anything else... i just find it funny. so basically if i walk into some shop with synthetic oil and filter etc all in hand and ask them to change my oil, they ill charge me more money in labor than they would have to do the entire oil change with conventional including parts. this is why i never go to shops

Obvious Answer: put conventional oil labels on synthetic oil bottles = ftw???

m4a1mustang · 12-08-2011, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by shadoquad

Obvious Answer: put conventional oil labels on synthetic oil bottles = ftw???

Jeffblue · 12-08-2011, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by shadoquad

Obvious Answer: put conventional oil labels on synthetic oil bottles = ftw???

honestly, these days i wouldn't trust a shop to even do anything. i wouldn't believe for a second that a shop used synthetic oil in my car. basically they have a chance to make about 95% profit if they charge you for synthetic and use conventional and dont change your filter.... and they obviously dont care about your car, so why not?

b1adesofcha0s · 12-08-2011, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeffblue

that makes sense i guess. i mean obviously the answer is that they gouge you just like they would for anything else... i just find it funny. so basically if i walk into some shop with synthetic oil and filter etc all in hand and ask them to change my oil, they ill charge me more money in labor than they would have to do the entire oil change with conventional including parts. this is why i never go to shops

I went to the Nissan dealership with my own oil (5 qts of Mobil1 which I got for $30 at walmart) and they only charged me $22 for filter and labor for an oil change.

Jeffblue · 12-08-2011, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

I went to the Nissan dealership with my own oil (5 qts of Mobil1 which I got for $30 at walmart) and they only charged me $22 for filter and labor for an oil change.

well now that actually makes sense

rebe945 · 12-10-2011, 08:30 AM

My Z goes to the dealer closest to me. I like and trust them. At first, the esther oil changes cost $83. Now they use another synthetic costing $63. I have no problems with that since i change my oil twice a year. Now my daily driver I go for the 19.99 change with tire rotation at a Mr Tire.

12-10-2011, 08:30 AM	#7 (permalink)
rebe945 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: middleburg hts, ohio Posts: 491 Drives: 2009 370Z black 7at Rep Power: 17	Oil Changes My Z goes to the dealer closest to me. I like and trust them. At first, the esther oil changes cost $83. Now they use another synthetic costing $63. I have no problems with that since i change my oil twice a year. Now my daily driver I go for the 19.99 change with tire rotation at a Mr Tire.

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