We all know that the best way to change your oil is to do it yourself, no question. But some people can't, for whatever reason.
So if you don't have an independent mechanic who works on your car, or you can't deal with scheduling with one of them...
What's the better alternative: Dealer or Quick Change?
Your opinions please. Horror stories welcome!
I guess living near a Discount Tire has it's advantages. They do free tire rotations on any vehicle you bring in. I learned that after paying $20 a crack at my Lexus dealer for a year.
I don't think this is true. They will do free rotations if you have bought your set from them. Free air is another thing though.
I don't understand all of this blind faith put into young & inexperienced dealership oil change people.
They are really no different than the techs working at quick lube places.
I guess dealerships are fine if you are retired and have a lot of spare time to waste, but would never do it myself at this point in life...
- A 15-30 minute drive to the dealership
- Waiting 1-2+ hours for the oil change
- A 15-30 minute drive back home
And you quote pricing for the oil change, but that doesn't include a tire rotation.
Are you paying for that separately or are you just not rotating your tires?
It is true, as I was taking my Lexus there before I bought replacement tires from them. I think that's part of their marketing strategy. Once you have a relationship ,you usually will at least get a quote from them when the time comes. Since they price match, it makes it a no-brainer.
Someone gets it.
If the oil change doesn*t include tire rotation, it*s already a half assed job from the start.
The one thing I'll throw out there is that you can drive your car to the dealership or service place in the morning, and they'll drive you to your job (or other local destination). At the end of the day or when the work's done, they'll pick you up and the service gets done while you're at work. You've wasted minimal time.
Depending on where you live and what your set-up might be, collecting and disposing of the used oil can be a problem, not to mention the mess.
Good for you!Oil Change frequency does not overlap with Tire rotations. After 60K miles I am planning on spacing out OC at about 8-10K miles and tire rotations stay at 6K miles.
https://www.discounttire.com/services/rotation-balance
Tire Rotation and Balance
Through routine tire rotations and maintaining proper tire balancing, you*ll help extend the life of your tires and maintain their overall performance. At no additional charge to you, we*ll rotate and balance the tires you purchased from any of our Discount Tire stores for the life of the tires.
In your case since it is a franchisee model - they may have done free rotations for certain demographics - seems professional well settled and loaded vs a college student.
Just saying that has nothing to do with a warranty, either. Surely, this would never happen at a stealership. (rolleyes)
Oil Change frequency does not overlap with Tire rotations. After 60K miles I am planning on spacing out OC at about 8-10K miles and tire rotations stay at 6K miles.