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Originally Posted by haroldo
I've never been more paranoid about oil as I've been since I started visiting this site. I've used Firestone ($16) for 20 years on my cars and have always asked for "an oil change".
Now I find myself interviewing the mechanic, asking which grade of oil he's using, etc.
In any event, I have an appointment with the Toyota dealer (bringing it in for the squeaky brakes issue) for next Saturday and when I asked about an oil change, they said it costs $24.95 for 5W-20. I asked if they had 0W-20 and he said yes, same price for either grade.
Based upon the posts/threads that I've been reading, that sounds like a good deal, isn't it?
Firestone said it would be $100.
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My first oil change, the dealer said it was the same cost for 0w20 as for anything. I paid something similar to you. On the second oil change, I went in assuming the same price, and was surprised to see the dealer charging $85 (after the fact).
I asked what was going on, and he said the synthetic is more expensive, and that they made a mistake the first time. He wouldn't back down on the price, even though I didn't notice until after the change. Technically my fault for signing without reading, but you can bet your *** I'm hunting for a new dealer.