Originally Posted by tigerhonaker

Hi MadMax;

This is just my opinion. I would have the dealer do the oil change and the reasons are:
If you have any up-dates they will do them while they have your car. Software-Up-Grades.
Dealer usually gives you (Free) 1st Oil-Change Certificate;
Dealer might see something that needs to be done to car, you might miss.
Dealer changes your oil, they keep Record of (All) work done on car.
Dealer has Record of Oil-Changes, if anything later happens to car, it is {Covered Under Factory Warranty}.
Dealers Do-Not make money on Oil Changes, it is provided to Customers to keep them coming back to dealer so that maybe when customer gets ready to Trade or Buy something, hopefully it will be from that dealer.
Dealer has the Proper Tools to do the work right.
Dealer has the Container to get Rid of the Old-Oil. WE DON'T.
Dealer does the work on your New HCH II, maybe, just-maybe the dealer will cut you some slack when you need them somewhere down the road.

This will give you some things to think about.

Remember, If you do nothing through your Dealer. Later on and you need that same Dealer to do something for you and they pull your {SERVICE-HISTORY} up and you Never spent the 1st Penny with them. What do you think the chances are that the same dealer is going to bend over backwards to Help-You?
Service and Sales are "Separate" Departments at Dealerships.

I'm taking this time to explain more to you than I probably would usually for two reasons.
(1) You live in the Same Area that I do.
(2) I work for a Dealer for the past 10-yrs. and I am Giving you 1st Hand Information as to how Customers are viewed from the Dealers View Point. I really hope you take me serious about this and continue to enjoy your Brand-New-HCH II.

HTH;

Terry

BTW; Just think how much are you {Really-Saving} to even mess with it.