06-21-2011, 01:42 PM
Another vote for do-it-yourself.
I have had some bad experiences at quick change places. Once they forgot to replace the oil-fill cap, and I ended up with motor oil all over my engine and under-side of hood. Once they forgot to remove the old oil filter's gasket with the filter, so the engine had 2 gaskets on the new filter, which of course caused a major problem once the seal blew out. And another time, they pulled off the handle of the hood release lever, which probably would have happened anyway, but I can still complain about it...
YMMV... but 15 minutes to change my own oil so I know it's done right is worth big bucks to me!
I have had some bad experiences at quick change places. Once they forgot to replace the oil-fill cap, and I ended up with motor oil all over my engine and under-side of hood. Once they forgot to remove the old oil filter's gasket with the filter, so the engine had 2 gaskets on the new filter, which of course caused a major problem once the seal blew out. And another time, they pulled off the handle of the hood release lever, which probably would have happened anyway, but I can still complain about it...
YMMV... but 15 minutes to change my own oil so I know it's done right is worth big bucks to me!