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For those very reasons.
Posted by Dan W (more from Dan W) on Mon, 31 Dec 2001 21:55:17
In Reply to: Why do you guys bother changing your own oil?, 85SLED, Mon, 31 Dec 2001 21:05:18
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Some good reasons to DIY IMHO (just giving you grief ;o):
1. If you buy a case or two of oil + filters, then one spends relatively little time at Wal-Mart (which, if you're looking for oil, is usually pretty cheap there). Cost ~$7-9 per change.
2. It takes, what, 10 minutes total to change oil (including time to drink a beer)? How long does it take/how much hassle to intsead take it in for an oil change every ~3k mi? (Oh, and no beer.) Then, once a yr I take the old oil, along with old paint and whatever else, to the toxic-stuff-reclaimer-guy, no problemo.
3. It's a good excuse, and learning tool, for busy people to examine the car they depend on: various leaks, vac line cracks, "Gee, when was the last time I changed <blank>?". While I appreciate the experienced eye of my tech checking things over when the car is in for repair, I don't think I need to pay him to tell me the coolant is low.
'85 900S 188k
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