Synthetic (Mobil 1) Oil Change at Dealer - very costly

jake75 · Post by **jake75** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 1:31 am

Immke Buick Pontiac GMC - Columbus, OH - they inherited Pontiac-GMC from my dealer; my dealer got a Chevy Franchise from one that closed nearby. Immke sent me a LOF offer $15.95. I asked what it would cost for Mobil 1 - they said $80. According to the '09 Manual the Vibe 1.8L takes 4.4 qt - I assume that an oil change is less as perhaps 10% of the oil does not drain out. 4 qt of Mobil 1 is about $25 retail vs. 4 qts reg oil about $8 retail - a difference of $17. But they want an additional $64 to upgrade to Mobil 1. For now I'll stick with the Dino stuff.

Herb · Post by **Herb** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 2:08 am

You could always ask if they will use oil you bring in. That way you could buy your own oil and have them do it

Sublimewind · Post by **Sublimewind** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 3:16 am

Quote, originally posted by jake75 Â»Immke Buick Pontiac GMC - Columbus, OH - they inherited Pontiac-GMC from my dealer; my dealer got a Chevy Franchise from one that closed nearby. Immke sent me a LOF offer $15.95. I asked what it would cost for Mobil 1 - they said $80. According to the '09 Manual the Vibe 1.8L takes 4.4 qt - I assume that an oil change is less as perhaps 10% of the oil does not drain out. 4 qt of Mobil 1 is about $25 retail vs. 4 qts reg oil about $8 retail - a difference of $17. But they want an additional $64 to upgrade to Mobil 1. For now I'll stick with the Dino stuff. Man, if I lived near you, i'd do if for you, make 10-15$ for the job and it would STILL cost you ~1/2 that.. lol...

star_deceiver · Post by **star_deceiver** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 11:41 am

80 bucks, ouch!!! Have you tried Jiffy lube or any of those other places? Just buy the oil at wal marx and bring it with you!

Digger · Post by **Digger** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 12:33 pm

They want 100 Bucks for the Smart and it only takes 3.5QT. I will do it myself. My vibe is due in about 1,000 mile for a change. I never ran synthetic in it though. I am fearful it will start to leak after 60,000 mile on the Dino oil. Smart came with synthetic.

jake75 · Post by **jake75** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 1:52 pm

Quote, originally posted by star_deceiver Â»80 bucks, ouch!!! Have you tried Jiffy lube or any of those other places? Just buy the oil at wal marx and bring it with you!Sorry - I would not let Jiffy Lube change my oil if it were free. I still think they screwed up my Toyota Celica a few years ago - cost me $1,700 to replace the engine. They denied responsibility - I could not prove it.

jake75 · Post by **jake75** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 1:56 pm

Quote, originally posted by Sublimewind Â»Man, if I lived near you, i'd do if for you, make 10-15$ for the job and it would STILL cost you ~1/2 that.. lol... Yeh - like a 2 time Ohio State Graduate living in Columbus, OH is going to have someone from Michigan service their new car - right!

Sublimewind · Post by **Sublimewind** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 6:02 am

Quote, originally posted by jake75 Â»Yeh - like a 2 time Ohio State Graduate living in Columbus, OH is going to have someone from Michigan service their new car - right! That must be some silly football reference or something... (something I don't follow anyway..lol) I's just saying, doing it yourself, can save a bunch of money, but, considering what's in your signature, you likely can't be doing it... SO, if I DID, live near you, I could help you out, but alas, I don't.... lol...

lovemyraffe · Post by **lovemyraffe** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 6:50 am

$80 is ridiculous. I buy Mobil 1 at Costco and do it myself.

Sublimewind · Post by **Sublimewind** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 7:47 am

Quote, originally posted by lovemyraffe Â»$80 is ridiculous. I buy Mobil 1 at Costco and do it myself.Easier said than done for some, Sir...

jake75 · Post by **jake75** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:33 am

Quote, originally posted by Sublimewind Â»I's just saying, doing it yourself, can save a bunch of money, but, considering what's in your signature, you likely can't be doing it... Are you insinuating that at my AGE I couldn't change the oil? I'll have you know that even when I was 40 years younger that was not a possibility.I had this intro LOF coupon from the Buick-Pontiac-GMC dealer for $15.99. I made sure to ask that they use the 5W-20. Not a problem - they said they would "eat" the added charge for the 5W-20 but in the future it would cost me $3 extra. I asked why since the price at the store for 5w-20 is the same as any other weight. Well they buy the 10w-30 (5w-30?) in bulk whereas the 5w-20 they have to buy by the quart so it costs them more.I may get my future oil changes done at a Toyota dealer.

star_deceiver · Post by **star_deceiver** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 11:30 am

But will they charge you extra for the 5w-20?

BadBrew · Post by **BadBrew** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 12:08 pm

They probably told you that's the same oil they use on Corvettes lolI had my oil changed at dealer twice during warranty jobs 85$CDN. The same guy told the that twice... "You must go much faster with this hey??"...meh...

MarkM04 · Post by **MarkM04** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 2:34 am

10% of the oil doesn't stay in the engine.

jake75 · Post by **jake75** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 4:04 am

Quote, originally posted by MarkM04 Â»10% of the oil doesn't stay in the engine.So 90% of the oil DOES stay in the engine? DO you mean when you drain it, only 90% drains out - the other 10% stay in the engine?That's what I always figured so a 1.8L with 4.3 Qt capacity only uses 4 qt of oil to change - of course some of that 4 qt stays in the can - how much depends on how patient you are in draining the can.

star_deceiver · Post by **star_deceiver** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 11:18 am

Quote, originally posted by jake75 Â»of course some of that 4 qt stays in the can - how much depends on how patient you are in draining the can.Prop it up, grab a beer, relax!!! You needed the break anyways!

Sublimewind · Post by **Sublimewind** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 1:38 am

Quote, originally posted by jake75 Â»Are you insinuating that at my AGE I couldn't change the oil? I'll have you know that even when I was 40 years younger that was not a possibility.I had this intro LOF coupon from the Buick-Pontiac-GMC dealer for $15.99. I made sure to ask that they use the 5W-20. Not a problem - they said they would "eat" the added charge for the 5W-20 but in the future it would cost me $3 extra. I asked why since the price at the store for 5w-20 is the same as any other weight. Well they buy the 10w-30 (5w-30?) in bulk whereas the 5w-20 they have to buy by the quart so it costs them more.I may get my future oil changes done at a Toyota dealer.I wasn't insinuating a thing Sir... lol... I know better.. lol..

MarkM04 · Post by **MarkM04** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 12:34 am

The post said 10% of the oil doesn't come out, and I just dont think that's correct.

PlatinumVibe08 · Post by **PlatinumVibe08** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:19 am

Quote, originally posted by jake75 Â»Well they buy the 10w-30 (5w-30?) in bulk whereas the 5w-20 they have to buy by the quart so it costs them more.You were correct the first time. The dealer has 10W-30 in bulk and if you don't specify a different weight, you get 10W-30. I don't trust the dealer and would fully expect them to put in the cheapest oil (10W-30 bulk) even if I specified something different.I have such a distrust that even if I brought in my own oil, I would half expect them to keep it for personal use and still dump in the 10W-30 bulk. How would you know? The cheap bulk oil and 5W-20 Mobil 1 look the same on the dipstick.

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