What do places do for oil changes that you cant do at home?

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  1. greasemonkey

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    Yeah, I work at a dealership and they're runnin a special deal now. A conventinal oil change, a tire rotation, and a brake inspection for 39.99 I know it's easier for some folks to take it in and get it done in 45ish mins than to wait and do it themselves on a weekend, but the basics of driving a car should include knowing how to change oil and rotate tires, and youd save 20 bucks maybe more doing it yourself.
    One day at work I noticed the technicians were really slow, and I was plannin on changin the spark plugs in my f150 when i got home so i decided id save some time and have them do it while i was at work anyway, I figured with my employee discount itd be around $10-15 since I already had the new plugs anyway, nope it woulda been over 90 bucks to have them do it. no wonder so many people skimp on maintenance like that.
     
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    something to concider on this tho. there's alot of people out there that dont know how to read their dipsticks. a real bunch of dipsticks. be kind. atleast know what kind of oil you want to use. i dont know if its just oklahoma or what but we have a bunch of real winners around here
     

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