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Old 04-13-2011, 10:47 AM   #1
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Dealer charged me $90 for an oil change!

Is this normal? $15 for labor $70 for oil (what kind of oil can be that expensive), this sounds crazy to me... I didn't complain too much because they agreed to change the blower motor on warranty even though they couldn't actually hear the squeaking noise I was complaining about. But seriously...
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Old 04-13-2011, 10:48 AM   #2
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Dang that sounds a little steep
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Old 04-13-2011, 10:49 AM   #3
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Yup that normal. The camaro takes 6 quarts of synthetic oil. Stuff gets expensive.
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Old 04-13-2011, 10:49 AM   #4
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sounds about right, looks like you got a discount on the labor too
DIY will save you about 1/2.
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Old 04-13-2011, 10:50 AM   #5
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Synthetic oil? I bought 8 Quarts of Mobil 1 Synthetic for like 60 I believe a few weeks ago
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Old 04-13-2011, 10:50 AM   #6
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Yup that normal. The camaro takes 6 quarts of synthetic oil. Stuff gets expensive.

$70 bucks worth? sounds high to me
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Old 04-13-2011, 10:50 AM   #7
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Yup that normal. The camaro takes 6 quarts of synthetic oil. Stuff gets expensive.
He has an SS so that's 8 Quarts
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Old 04-13-2011, 10:51 AM   #8
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Is this normal? $15 for labor $70 for oil (what kind of oil can be that expensive), this sounds crazy to me... I didn't complain too much because they agreed to change the blower motor on warranty even though they couldn't actually hear the squeaking noise I was complaining about. But seriously...
Well, seeing as how your car has Mobil 1 fully synthetic AND it takes 9 quarts, I don't see the problem here.
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Old 04-13-2011, 10:51 AM   #9
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Here too. My Vette is $89.99 at the dealer. Mobil 1 synthetic
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Old 04-13-2011, 10:52 AM   #10
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I just paid ~$80 for an oil change at Express Lube. 8 quarts of Mobile 1 aren't cheap.
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Old 04-13-2011, 10:52 AM   #11
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sounds about right....
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Old 04-13-2011, 10:54 AM   #12
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WOW I'm glad I got free oil changes with my Camaro
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Old 04-13-2011, 10:56 AM   #13
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Yep, that's the right price. I paid $80 last week. $67 for oil $5 for the filter, and the rest was taxes. They didn't charge extra for labor.
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WOW I'm glad I got free oil changes with my Camaro
You're probably paying for it some way, nothing's free!
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