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Originally posted by nyca
you can save alot of money doing your own routine maintenance compared to dealer costs.
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True, in terms of dollar amount, you can save $$$ by DIY. However.....
Oil change at Toyota - $30
no fuss, no mess, done in 30 minutes or next one is free
Oil change at home - $10 ($5 Toyota filter, $5 5-qt 5W30)
A saving of $20, whoohoo, but: trip to Toyota to buy the genuine Toyota filter (please no Fram crap on the RX,) trip to Walmart to buy the oil, jack up and get under the car, drain the oil, remove the old filter, put on the new filter, put in new oil, scrub hands and garage floor clean (or wife's gonna *****,) trip to service station to dump the used oil and filter (and be treated royally as a valued non-paying customer.)
I personally wouldn't bother, but maybe it's just me. I rather spend the time to do research on stocks and bonds and make some real bucks.
