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Originally Posted by pylon
I find spending the extra 40 or 50 bucks to have a dealer do it, gives me peace of mind. You would be amazed, some of the major problems our techs have caught on a basic oil change.
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Same here.
I can't personally change my oil because my mid-engined car requires a lift to get access, so I always use an oil-change as a bit of an inspection opportunity. But the timing works out nicely, as I tend to only put around 2-3k on my car a year, so it coincides well with the end-of-season service.
But man, if I ever walked out with only spending $40-50 bucks for an oil change, I would be doing the happy dance.
Even with my wifes Volvo, I still would rather take it to a specialty mechanic (Mr. Volvo!) as it's an opportunity to look over the car in other ways. The guys at Jiffy Lube don't really do that (or atleast, they do it with a really broad brush).