Buying a leased 370Z?

alcheng · 04-23-2012, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by STB370Z

Do you really think I'd have a good chance of being able to get the number from the dealership salesman? I checked with the dealership where they had their service done and it shows that they performed the first oil change at 4000mi, next at 7800, and last one at 18500...quite a big gap for the last one...but I guess the first oil change or two are most critical and at least they were done roughly according to schedule and at a Nissan service dept...

Maybe the previous owner had oil change somewhere else, you know dealership charges more than double than regular mechanic for oil-change.

I don't have oil change done at the dealer too, it's $75 VS $35 with same oil and filter...

No matter it was leased or owned, it is still considered an used car, test drive it, see how do you feel, any rattle, smoothness of the engine, condition of the rubber sealing, if you can bring a mechanic friend to have him take a look it's even better!!

ZMan8 · 04-23-2012, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by alcheng

Maybe the previous owner had oil change somewhere else, you know dealership charges more than double than regular mechanic for oil-change.

I don't have oil change done at the dealer too, it's $75 VS $35 with same oil and filter...

No matter it was leased or owned, it is still considered an used car, test drive it, see how do you feel, any rattle, smoothness of the engine, condition of the rubber sealing, if you can bring a mechanic friend to have him take a look it's even better!!

people say that if you bring you're own oil and filter, the dealer charges like $17 for an oil change...

The expensive part from the dealer comes from the fact that they chage $15 per quart for the ester oil

alcheng · 04-23-2012, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by ZMan8

people say that if you bring you're own oil and filter, the dealer charges like $17 for an oil change...

The expensive part from the dealer comes from the fact that they chage $15 per quart for the ester oil

arr.... Then I think there's the difference between Canada and The States.

We pay $75 for regular oil.

ZMan8 · 04-23-2012, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by alcheng

arr.... Then I think there's the difference between Canada and The States.

We pay $75 for regular oil.

wow

At US Nnissan dealers it would be about $40 for regular, $75 for synthetic, $105 for nissan ester.

I spend $60 to do my oil changes with Red Line/puralator filter by myself

alcheng · 04-23-2012, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by ZMan8

wow

At US Nnissan dealers it would be about $40 for regular, $75 for synthetic, $105 for nissan ester.

I spend $60 to do my oil changes with Red Line/puralator filter by myself

My own mechanic charges me $35 for regular oil, probably $75 for synthetic, I think it's either Castrol or Mobile1, I forgot....

ZMan8 · 04-23-2012, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by alcheng

My own mechanic charges me $35 for regular oil, probably $75 for synthetic, I think it's either Castrol or Mobile1, I forgot....

how much of that is labor & how much is for the oil itself?

alcheng · 04-23-2012, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by ZMan8

how much of that is labor & how much is for the oil itself?

I really have no idea, I've been dealing with him for 13yrs, he just tell me how much and I just pay.. LOL I know he is honest, so I never really ask. But when the job is costly, he will tell me the cost breakdown and explain to me.

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