Eric
What filter brand and model number do you buy?

The main reason I am thinking of doing it myself is time.

Also trust.

I can read the manual and buy a torque wrench to I KNOW I torqued the drain plug to spec.
I KNOW I didn't forget to put in the washer.
I KNOW I didn't fill it too high.
I KNOW I really did put that Mobile 1 in and the right filter.

Mechanics at dealers do the same thing over and over and get into routines.
They are human, mistakes can happen when I ask them to MODIFY their routine.

I remember my dad told me when he was in college he worked at a gas station.
A guy would come in with a fancy car and a bottle of distilled water for the radiator.
Dad, the proverbial smart a**, would take the car to the back, dump the distilled water, and put in tap water.

Now when it comes to the other maintenance stuff I am going to just trust them.
But the oil changes are simple and, once I get the tools and get the process down, I may do them.

Oh, and the manual calls out the first oil change at 10,000 miles or 5,000 miles for severe conditions.
I am at 3000 something.
Is it bad to do it too early?
Is there some special additive in the new car oil that is SUPPOSED to remain there for 5000 miles to break in the car?
I asked the dealer, they didn't know.

Need fewer troops to support.
Drive a hybrid.
Best tank 71.65 MPG.

Before this car I spent two years learning hypermiling on my 2004 HCH1.