I changed my oil and filter today!

GuNDeZZZ

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gtsfirefighter;1188985 said:
Oh the humanity of it all. I know it's terrible. Actually about every 5k miles.




So every Toyota dealership is like that I suppose. FWIW I do check.



Sorry.... Just looking out for a fellow MKIII owner
 

FernandoDLT

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I found it easy to do while standing upright when I was in the pit at my work. New job now so I finally did it while on my back and it's SOO much harder haha
 

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The problem with going to the dealer is the load of crap they try and sell you. They advertise the Loss Lead oil change for $19.99-$24.99 just to get your car in there and then tell you that doomsday is coming if you don't replace the ball bearings in the muffler. Other than the bull its a good deal.
 

t4boost

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LOL i think its funny you all hate dealerships! as i sit here at work ( toyota dealership ) with nothing to do but read you guys smash on us lol. Not all places are bad, but whatever....

shenronzero;1188674 said:
i sit there and watch while the mechanic does it.

I wont work on peoples cars if they don't trust me, or i will just charge them exrta since they think its a show.
 

shenronzero

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t4boost;1189039 said:
LOL i think its funny you all hate dealerships! as i sit here at work ( toyota dealership ) with nothing to do but read you guys smash on us lol. Not all places are bad, but whatever....

im not smashing anyone. all i said is that i dont like other poeple working on my car and that i save money doing the samething in my driveway that i would pay you for to do at the dealership... plus im a college student, i dont have the money to take it to the shop, so i have to do it myself.

my dads a mechanic and ive been working on cars since i was about 15.
 

mkiiSupraMan18

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shenronzero;1189036 said:
so true... i cant tell you how much money i save by doing everything myself... well you all work on your own cars too so you actually do.

lol, I was meaning when they tried to upsale you on getting new shocks, brake pads, or something a little more complicated while they are changing your oil (one of the simplest things to do car wise, imo).
 

tbcmorris

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The audi stealership I used to work at would streach the truth sooo far when it came to what a customers car needed. I used to but heads with managment so much for not swindling customers. It eneded up making it hard to work there so I left for subaru. Boy do I love there filter location! And the 2jz definetly harder than 7m.
 

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IJ.;1189088 said:
Stretch: You need to accept it as it is and not try to change it unless it wants to change ;)
(women make this mistake with guys all the time)

Ian, you are the Yoda of our little forum hahaa.
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