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Old Apr 11, 2005 | 08:23 AM
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Default What places offer Synthetic Oil Changes?

I'm tired of doing it myself and disposing of the oil myself. I know Wal-Mart offers it for 34.95, but I don't trust them.
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Old Apr 11, 2005 | 08:26 AM
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Almost any good oil change place, or your dealership, will put synth in your car. Most of the time, it doesn't even cost extra.
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Old Apr 11, 2005 | 08:53 AM
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I can almost guarantee that any oil change shop or dealership will charge a good deal more to install their synthetic oil in your car as compared with their standard oil change service.
The most cost effective solution for synthetic oil changes, aside from changing it yourself, is to buy your oil from a discount store (Costco etc) and ask a dealership to install it. Shop around. The dealership I used only charged me $10 + tax to install oil and filter that I supplied. That's a great deal for someone who doesn't want to dirty his hands, and who is meticulous about keeping records. When you change your oil yourself, it becomes more difficult to prove that maintenance was actually performed.
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Old Apr 11, 2005 | 09:58 AM
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$20 - 5qt mobil 1 (walmart)
$13 - K&N Oil filter (Autozone)
$13 - Dealer install

I just called my dealer and they had no problems with me bringing my own oil and filter.
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Old Apr 11, 2005 | 10:04 AM
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buy the oil/filter yourself and bring to any place or your nearest dealer.
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Old Apr 11, 2005 | 10:29 AM
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your own garage!!! I don't trust any of these oil change places.
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Old Apr 11, 2005 | 11:29 AM
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I go to the Walmart by me. The price is almost the same as buying the oil and the filters and doing it yourself and the guy that works there owns a Z32 300ZX and runs a 300ZX club. The other thing I liked about Walmart was the shop has a glass wall between the waiting area and the oil change lift so you can watch them every step of the way. The lift is good too because it's more like a whole platform so I have no worries with them screwing my wheels or anything else up. I get Mobil 1 and it costs me something like 30 - 34 dollars.
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Old Apr 11, 2005 | 12:13 PM
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I buy Mobil 1 at Walmart and bring it to the dealer. They use Nissan filter,which is good. Comes out to a total of $40.
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