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Originally Posted by Christien
Seriously, though, after I did one oil change on our (thankfully gone now) Ford Explorer, I realized it was way cheaper for the dealership to do an oil change at $50. Oil alone for me was $30, filter was $10, and it took far more than $10 worth of my time.
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Depends, I guess. Every few months I have to get under the car to pull out any mailboxes and motorcycles that mrs notfarnow has picked up. Pulling the drain plug while I'm under there saves me from having to drop it off.
Actually, on the e300d I can do an oil change in 5 minutes. The filter's up top, and I have a 1/4" vacuum tube I slide down the dipstick tube.
Here's another money saver: the used Mobil1 synthetic that comes out of the e300d goes INTO the 4runner.