The main reason is that I don't feel I need to pay an automotive tech their wage ... which they earn, no argument there ... to perform such a simple job. Quick Oil Change companies charge equivalent-to-dealer prices (in my city, the dealer is actually the cheapest) and hire minimum or slightly above minimum wage employees. I don't feel that is something I should support. Jobs in the industry for anyone interested in automotive service should lead to Journeyman or equivalent-to-Journeyman status, not McJobs, so there is nothing in that career track I see worth supporting.
The cost is less overall; you can get premium oil and filter for less than the bulk oil at the Quick Change. If you prefer premium oil, you pay more than full retail per quart for it. One thing that is consistent regardless of what it is you are purchasing is that price never equals value. Value can be higher or lower than the price, but they are separate and distinct measures. A Quick Change offers poor value, something I try to avoid no matter what it is I'm buying.
Finally getting at the vehicle and doing a nice visual check other than the Oil / Filter change itself, and doing the other things that a Quick Change wants to up-sell you on, is an excellent way to mitigate any future issues, whether you would take the vehicle to a shop to deal with it or do more advanced work on the vehicle yourself.
It no longer applies in my case, but one of the best things you can do with your mature teen children, male or female, is to teach them to do a proper Oil Change. It will save them grief and remove the mystery and apprehension they may naturally have over vehicle maintenance. You can't teach something you don't know.
The cost is less overall; you can get premium oil and filter for less than the bulk oil at the Quick Change. If you prefer premium oil, you pay more than full retail per quart for it. One thing that is consistent regardless of what it is you are purchasing is that price never equals value. Value can be higher or lower than the price, but they are separate and distinct measures. A Quick Change offers poor value, something I try to avoid no matter what it is I'm buying.
Finally getting at the vehicle and doing a nice visual check other than the Oil / Filter change itself, and doing the other things that a Quick Change wants to up-sell you on, is an excellent way to mitigate any future issues, whether you would take the vehicle to a shop to deal with it or do more advanced work on the vehicle yourself.
It no longer applies in my case, but one of the best things you can do with your mature teen children, male or female, is to teach them to do a proper Oil Change. It will save them grief and remove the mystery and apprehension they may naturally have over vehicle maintenance. You can't teach something you don't know.
