Stealership and Oil

[SM0KE]

I buy all my supplies and carry them to a guy I know that owns a garage.
He charges me $10 to change the fluids.

[OHIOSS]

I have been taking my SS to the dealer for everything. I've always felt the dealer is the most qualified place to take any car. They are a lot more qualified than the local Jiffy Lube that the employees come and go almost daily.

I also want to have a complete maintenance through one place. In addition to my opinion the dealer has the most qualified people, they can check for any TSB's or know of any problems specific to each vehicle.

The only problem I have ever had with a dealer 30+ years of owning cars was with my new Camaro. I had a tire sensor that went bad and when the dealer replaced it they damaged my rim. They replaced the rim @ no charge and no argument. I've had numerous problems with the Jiffy Lube type companies and with private repair shops.

Russ

[clg_98ta]

Originally Posted by 5cents

What ever you do, DO NOT go to one of these quick oil change places.

Remember that the guy that does oil changes at a dealership is normally not one of the certified techs... he's usually the most inexperienced guy in the shop. I would trust a quick change shop as much or more than a dealers service dept to change my oil...

FWIW, I've always changed my own oil, but I have gone to quick change shops (for state inspections) and watched the techs while I waited.

[seminolejon]

I go to my local autoparts store (Advance Auto Parts) here in Tampa and buy Mobil 1. I then take it across the street to the quik lube place and they take care of it for me. Works good for me.

[PsychoZL1]

Originally Posted by Kayon_2489

So Ive been reading on here that not many ppl on here trust going to the dealership for oil changes because lack of knowledge and fear of being jipped into paying for something that was unnecessary or worst the car actually getting damaged.

So my question is where do YOU get your oil changed?


For the ones that change their own...I dont trust myself enough to change it myself

I get my oil changed in my garage. It's not that I don't trust my dealer, my dealer has been great, but I do not trust lube shops like Jiffy Lube and Walmart.

I have access to dispose of used oil and a shop to do other stuff that requires a lift.

[Jason@JacFab]

The only thing I haven't taken my car to the dealer for was for installing mods, and wheels and tires. It's been taken to them for all warranty work (Clutch replacemement, bad exhaust leak, random noises they couldn't find that still happen to this day), and oil changes.

I buy Mobile 1 at Walmart as someone else mentioned, and it's pretty much the only thing I buy there. The dealer charges me $15 for labor, a new AC Delco filter, and disposal of the old.

[Jim968]

Originally Posted by 5cents

You have your diehard DIY oil changers on here that will bad mouth dealers to make their point sound better. Well I for one don't have the time nor the means to dispose of the used oil.

Anyplace that sells new oil will take back your old oil. Just funnel the old oil into the containers that the new oil came in, and take it back. Very easy.

[Stealth6]

I do not have any objection of having my dealer perform an oil change. However, I enjoy doing it myself. With a low profile racing jack and two jack stands, it's a breeze. Since places like AutoZone recycles old oil.... dropping it off there take very little effort.
Fast lube shops like fast food restaurants are full of kids and other people who rather be somewhere else. I can’t count the times I’ve had too much oil, too little oil, leaking oil, missing dip sticks, missing oil cap or something totally unrelated to my oil change screwed up do to incompetence. If you do it yourself... you know that it's done right.

[crateish]

Dealership. First change was on the house as a promotion, second change (yesterday) was $40.

I have road hazard coverage on my tires and got them to remove a nail from my rear, left tire. Didn't penetrate.

In and out in about half an hour or so.

No complaints here.

[kalimus]

I let the dealer do it, and I keep the receipts. If something effed up happens, I can always prove it's their fault. But I haven't had any issues with mine.

[IndeedSS1]

Dealership, Mobil 1 and AC Delco filter. Pricing has been between $66 and $85. I like having a good relatioinship with them, but I also have a good dealership.

[Dupontdon24]

I bought my ss used 90 miles from where i'am at. Took it to chevy dealer 5 miles from me, charged me $83 and some change. Won't be going back to them needless to say. If you were to talk to them about warranty work, they would damn near deny do to a simple cai. Will be doing all my next changes and keep receipts.

[Meltdownaverted]

Originally Posted by kalimus

I let the dealer do it, and I keep the receipts. If something effed up happens, I can always prove it's their fault. But I haven't had any issues with mine.

Originally Posted by IndeedSS1

Dealership, Mobil 1 and AC Delco filter. Pricing has been between $66 and $85. I like having a good relatioinship with them, but I also have a good dealership.

Originally Posted by 5cents

If you really want to make sure they are putting in the correct oil, bring your own oil AND filter. I used to do that when I first started going to my dealer, it saves you money. You can buy oil and filters alot cheaper from Walmart or other retail establishments than what the dealer charges.

What ever you do, DO NOT go to one of these quick oil change places.

The dealership is the BEST place to do your oil changes, here in Canada they are normally cheaper than the quick lube anyway. leaves you a back up paper trail of having proper maintance done on you vehicle and if you ever have any issues GM customer service is there to help.

You just got this beautiful brand new car with all that wonderful warranty
having the dealership service it is the best way to ensure your warranty cannot be questioned

also don't try to save a $1 by buying a no name filter at Walmart, got to experience a cheap filter from an quick lube place destroy an engine as it disintigrated and little pieces of filter floating around in your oil will distroy an engine and you warranty won't cover that unless it was a A/C delco filter from a dealership

[heRS]

I just went in and got my last free oil change at the dealership and going forward will be changing it myself at home. The first time, they gave the car a "complimentary wash" which was a disaster so each time after that I specified NO WASH. It became a joke when they saw me coming, "We'll have our new guy wash it for ya". Ha. Ha. It took me quite a while to buff out the 4x6" X their stupid lotboy scrubbed into the hood with his brillo pad.