| inthedeep |
| Went to my Acura dealer (nearest is 60 miles away) after making an appointment for Sat. Found one person checking people in and a roomful of people waiting - waiting just to get in was no option with kids and wife along so I went to local Honda dealer up the street. Made appointment, no fuss, no muss, had it done in 1 hour, 5-20W Mobil 1, Honda filter and washer, reset maintenance minder = $76 total. Good service, reasonable price. I'll give my dealer another shot at the next service. |
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| phins2rt |
| Holy crap!! For that kind of time, money and effort, I would seriously think about changing it myself. YMMV.:1: |
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| dj-mdx2 |
| So what was the breakdown? Usually 5 qt of Mobil1 syn is $28 at my local Walmart (even cheaper when on sale) + oil filter (bought a set of 6 for $30 IIRC, so $5) and a few cents for the washer, $5 for the siphon thingy = $39 and some perspiration. I guess $30 labor is acceptable to some. Not me:D |
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| midnightMDX |
| $76.. damn. I buy $7 for a 5QT jug of regular oil and $3 for a filter. Doesnt take that long to change the oil. Check other fluids and tire pressures while the oil draining. Done. |
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| G. COLTON |
WHY?????
If you do not change oil yourself, just go to nearest oil change store.
Anyplace can change oil just as well as a dealer.
Not only are you paying an exorbitant price for the service, you are having to pay for the fuel to get there.
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| wasjr |
| Unbelievable! My local Acura dealer has an express oil change, a hand car wash and vacuum the car for $24.95. |
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| hammermdx |
quote:
Originally posted by inthedeep
Went to my Acura dealer (nearest is 60 miles away) after making an appointment for Sat. Found one person checking people in and a roomful of people waiting - waiting just to get in was no option with kids and wife along so I went to local Honda dealer up the street. Made appointment, no fuss, no muss, had it done in 1 hour, 5-20W Mobil 1, Honda filter and washer, reset maintenance minder = $76 total. Good service, reasonable price. I'll give my dealer another shot at the next service.
That's a rip! |
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| inthedeep |
| I would have liked it to be less expensive but the dealer wanted $90 and Jiffylube wanted $72.99 (for Mobil 1) so I thought $76 and done right and local seemed OK. If I had the time I would do it myself but I don't really have that luxury anymore (so I hazta pay). |
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| inthedeep |
Well after some investigation - I was specifying only Mobil 1 5W-20 when getting pricing. I assumed the 5W-20 was required as stated in the MDX manual. I have since found I could have used a less expensive synthetic and while the dealer changed me 5 x $9.88/qt = $49.40. I found it online for 7.50/qt. Filter was $11 and washer was $.90,. Remainder was labor/taxes. Anyway thats how it gets to $72.
Live & Learn. |
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| Randy B |
I buy it there for about $26.00 for a 5qt jug of Mobil1. I bought a filter and crush washer six pack from Tim.
This should hold me over awhile.
I just bring the MDX to a factory owned Goodyear store and provide the oil, filter and crush washer and watch. Takes twenty minutes and I get charged $12.99 for labor and disposal.
For that price, I won't get on my back.
Randy B |
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| highmath |
| I get mine done at the dealer with full syn service and it about $40 total cost. Talk about overpriced... $76 oil service... :runaway: not me! |
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| G. COLTON |
quote:
Originally posted by inthedeep
Well after some investigation - I was specifying only Mobil 1 5W-20 when getting pricing. I assumed the 5W-20 was required as stated in the MDX manual. I have since found I could have used a less expensive synthetic and while the dealer changed me 5 x $9.88/qt = $49.40. I found it online for 7.50/qt. Filter was $11 and washer was $.90,. Remainder was labor/taxes. Anyway thats how it gets to $72.
Live & Learn.
What are you buying that is $7.50 per quart? I have never seen ANYTHING here that expensive. Even Royal Purple is only $28 per gallon.
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| inthedeep |
From Autobarn.com:
Mobil 1 Synthetic Motor Oil
with SuperSyn Formula (Quart)
Code: MOBILOIL
Options: Grade --- Please Select Grade ---0W-20 (#OIL44968)0W-30 (#OIL44877)0W-40 (#OIL44962)5W-20 (#OIL44975)5W-30 (#OIL24812)10W-30 (#OIL24811)15W-50 (#OIL94002)
Availability: Usually ships the next business day.
Est. Total Shipping: $6.25*
Everyday Price: $7.49
Sale Price: $7.39, 6/$43.74
I like Randy B's solution - I may try that next time.
Is everyone using 5W-20 and synthetic ? Should I just find the least expensive oil that meets this ?
Thanks to all for the feedback. |
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| MDX Piotr |
| Are our cars running on regular oil, or synthetic. I know average recommended interval by dealer is around 7500 miles, but that seems like too much for regular oil. ??? I got oil change at 3750 and A1 is coming up soon. Now at 6000 miles. |
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