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Originally Posted by Lilarienne
My only cost will be the oil. The filter, the labor, the environmental fee... all of that is covered in the free lifetime oil change. The only thing that isn't is 0W-20 oil. So, my "free" oil change will cost approximately $20 in oil that I will bring with me, instead of $28 in oil that I buy from them, or up to $50+ for a fully synthetic oil change from someplace else around here.
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I don't know how many miles/month you drive, but I'm guessing that if you change your oil every 3500 miles you'll be changing your oil once every 2 - 3 months or 4 - 6 times per year.
You can hunt down oil for $5.00 per quart. But then you have to purchase it, store it and remember to bring it with you. If you just leave it in your car you'll eat up valuable trunk space (and knock 0.1 mpg off your mileage because of the extra weight
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It might be worth it to just let them purchase it and store it for you and pay the premium. Even if you average 21,000 miles/year (6 oil changes) it's only running you $48/year more. If it's more like 14,000 miles per year then it's 4 oil changes and $32/year more. JMHO