My nephew was out of town and needed an oil change in his 2010 Corolla S 1.8L, so I checked prices for him.
He takes 4.5qts of 5W-20 or 0W-20. DIY I figured $15 for Supertech synthetic 5w20 and $6 for a K&N filter element so ~$24 out the door.
repair pal quoted $122-$165 !!!
Toyota dealership wanted $95
Local shops wanted between 50 - 75
Only places that had a price near mine was Walmart or pepboys that was ~ $40 for synthetic. Even Jiffylube (not that I would ever use them) was way in the $50-60 range.
I thought oil changes were a loss leader to get you in the door and "find" other stuff to fix. Apparently not anymore.
I told him come over next weekend and we'll change it. Car was at 5K so he had plenty of mileage left on that OCI (Dealership toyota oil)
Could not believe the prices in repair pal.
He takes 4.5qts of 5W-20 or 0W-20. DIY I figured $15 for Supertech synthetic 5w20 and $6 for a K&N filter element so ~$24 out the door.
repair pal quoted $122-$165 !!!
Toyota dealership wanted $95
Local shops wanted between 50 - 75
Only places that had a price near mine was Walmart or pepboys that was ~ $40 for synthetic. Even Jiffylube (not that I would ever use them) was way in the $50-60 range.
I thought oil changes were a loss leader to get you in the door and "find" other stuff to fix. Apparently not anymore.
I told him come over next weekend and we'll change it. Car was at 5K so he had plenty of mileage left on that OCI (Dealership toyota oil)
Could not believe the prices in repair pal.