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koopafish:
Today I paid $55 for an oil and filter change. This seems like a lot? Is this a reasonable amount to pay? Is this something I can/should learn to do for myself? My car uses 0w20 oil. Disclaimer- I know NOTHING about cars. Is this mess-up-able? How much savings are we talking?

bluebelle:
you don't say where you are and what currency you're referring to, so I'm guessing the US and US$....That's a reasonable price for Toronto.  Chaning your oil and filter isn't hard, I know how to do it, and did it in my younger days, I choose not to now, don't want to be bothered with ramps and crawling under the car.  And newer cars are a PIA to get the oil filter off, generally it's a tight fit.

If you're not mechanically inclined, and don't want to be, it's an okay price.....you could probably find places cheaper and places more expensive.

FiftyIsTheNewTwenty:
It's a common amount to pay but it could/should be less.  Shop around!  In the Southeast I pay half that ($26.95), at an independent repair shop.  A lot of small shops do it cheap, to build the customer relationship.

lthenderson:
That price isn't out of line for going to a first come first serve dedicated drive up oil changing shop. However if you look around for shops that are by appointment only, they seem to be quite a bit cheaper.  I suspect the former shops have to charge more to cover the times when their employees aren't busy. At the latter shops, they are working on other repair jobs inbetween oil changes so they don't have that burden.

NextTime:
I pay about $40 to have it done at the Honda dealership.  I like to do it there because they also include a pretty good inspection and will let you know what maintenance work or repairs are needed.  Some of what they say is obviously bullshit, but you can do what you want with the information. I have a very able and reasonably priced mechanic that I can then take the car to if any work really needs to be done.

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