View Poll Results: How much do you pay for oil changes?
20 bucks of less
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2.60%
20 to 30 bucks
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53
17.21%
40 bucks+
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97
31.49%
I do it myself
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150
48.70%
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Oil change stuff...
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I do my own oil changes. I keep receipts for the oil and filters, and keep a log of the date and mileage at each change. Thanks to Magnussen-Moss, that's as good as having it done at the dealer. But doubling, tripling, or quadrupling the change interval (as you did with your Acura) is not protected by the act.
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I do my own oil changes. I keep receipts for the oil and filters, and keep a log of the date and mileage at each change. Thanks to Magnussen-Moss, that's as good as having it done at the dealer. But doubling, tripling, or quadrupling the change interval (as you did with your Acura) is not protected by the act.
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Anyways, about that oil stuff, here's a link to Mobil 1 performance. Independant Lab Testing Results. As you can see, over 18k miles, the oil actually becomes detrimental.
Your milage may vary.
-Brian
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Well, they won't ask you for it unless they have a reason to ask for it. For instance, if the vehicle's block seizes because the oil is failing to lubricate the engine, they'll probably want to know how often you've changed the oil.
Anyways, about that oil stuff, here's a link to Mobil 1 performance. Independant Lab Testing Results. As you can see, over 18k miles, the oil actually becomes detrimental.
Your milage may vary.
-Brian
Anyways, about that oil stuff, here's a link to Mobil 1 performance. Independant Lab Testing Results. As you can see, over 18k miles, the oil actually becomes detrimental.
Your milage may vary.
-Brian
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It always amazes me how people can nickel and dime on a vehicle as nice as ours. At minimum it costs $40 to change the oil (or somewhere thereabouts if you're doing it yourself.)
You're saying that instead of spending $160, on 4 oil changes totaling 20k miles, you'd rather run the risk of blowing $5-8k on a new engine?
Hey, whatever you want, I'm not here to tell you how to maintain your car, just the attitude of chancing the engine on a $35k car, just to save $100 is incomprehensible to me.
-Brian
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You do that, I know for sure that in the community for my last vehicle, one of the owners managed to seize a block on a modern Mitsubishi.
It always amazes me how people can nickel and dime on a vehicle as nice as ours. At minimum it costs $40 to change the oil (or somewhere thereabouts if you're doing it yourself.)
You're saying that instead of spending $160, on 4 oil changes totaling 20k miles, you'd rather run the risk of blowing $5-8k on a new engine?
Hey, whatever you want, I'm not here to tell you how to maintain your car, just the attitude of chancing the engine on a $35k car, just to save $100 is incomprehensible to me.
-Brian
It always amazes me how people can nickel and dime on a vehicle as nice as ours. At minimum it costs $40 to change the oil (or somewhere thereabouts if you're doing it yourself.)
You're saying that instead of spending $160, on 4 oil changes totaling 20k miles, you'd rather run the risk of blowing $5-8k on a new engine?
Hey, whatever you want, I'm not here to tell you how to maintain your car, just the attitude of chancing the engine on a $35k car, just to save $100 is incomprehensible to me.
-Brian
Second, this has nothing to do with saving money... It has to do with knowing that nothing will be ruined/damaged by taking it to an idiot dealership... I take it to a small shop, stand right there while my buddy changes the oil, and then I leave, with my car done right, and no scratches, swirl marks, rock chips, excess milage, or other horror stories you read about on a near daily basis on this forum...
Third, since I only change the oil about every 15k miles, it's only 4-5 oil changes in the life of the vehicle since I buy new cars every few years...
Bottom line is I will never do maintenance at a dealership, and I will always get full 100% warranty service for my car at a dealership if the need arises. No way I would I ever be denied warranty work simply because I didn't service my car at a dealership... That's garbage...
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Bottom line is I will never do maintenance at a dealership, and I will always get full 100% warranty service for my car at a dealership if the need arises. No way I would I ever be denied warranty work simply because I didn't service my car at a dealership... That's garbage...
Change the oil yourself, take it to Jiffy Lube for all I care, All I'm trying to say is that your change INTERVAL is risky. (garbage as you eloquently put it).
-Brian
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No one is debating that you can get warranty service if you get your car serviced anywhere but the dealership.
Change the oil yourself, take it to Jiffy Lube for all I care, All I'm trying to say is that your change INTERVAL is risky. (garbage as you eloquently put it).
-Brian
Change the oil yourself, take it to Jiffy Lube for all I care, All I'm trying to say is that your change INTERVAL is risky. (garbage as you eloquently put it).
-Brian
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More proof that I really don't care about cost and just hate dealerships and don't believe in this changing your oil all the time is my 2005 S-type Jag. The car has FREE scheduled maintenance for the first 40k miles and I have NEVER brought the car to the dealership. I paid to have the oil changed this year at my local shop instead of taking it to the dealership for free service. I've had the car for 1.5 years (Got it in May 2005) and only changed the oil once so far.
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A side story, my buddy ran his 98 or 99 (can't remember) Honda Accord 4-cyl for over 45k miles before changing the oil... LOL! He didn't do it on purpose, he's just lazy/stupid... Anyway, the car was just fine, and his mom is still driving it with 200k+ miles on it...
Bottom line is, IMHO, cars are tougher than most people give them credit for...
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Ya, probably around 10-20k between oil changes. Honestly, I basically change my oil once every year. So, if I drive my car with tons of miles (e.g. - Lots of road trips) it'll probably be like 15k to 20k between oil changes. If the car sits around a lot, then probably every 10k miles.
More proof that I really don't care about cost and just hate dealerships and don't believe in this changing your oil all the time is my 2005 S-type Jag. The car has FREE scheduled maintenance for the first 40k miles and I have NEVER brought the car to the dealership. I paid to have the oil changed this year at my local shop instead of taking it to the dealership for free service. I've had the car for 1.5 years (Got it in May 2005) and only changed the oil once so far.
More proof that I really don't care about cost and just hate dealerships and don't believe in this changing your oil all the time is my 2005 S-type Jag. The car has FREE scheduled maintenance for the first 40k miles and I have NEVER brought the car to the dealership. I paid to have the oil changed this year at my local shop instead of taking it to the dealership for free service. I've had the car for 1.5 years (Got it in May 2005) and only changed the oil once so far.
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Want more proof? Compare oil intervals of manufacturers that pay for scheduled maintenance (BMW, Jaguar, etc.) vs. others, such as lexus and acura, and you'll notice that the ones that actually pay for maintenance have oil change intervals of 10k+ between oil changes. My Jaguar calls for oil changes every 10k in the service manual. BMW has a system which tells you when it's time to change the oil... But the book calls for oil every 15k miles, with intermediate oil changes in between if you want to pay for it. But BMW only pays for the necessary oil changes, which are between 13k-19k miles based on what I've seen in the 3 and 5 series...