Independent mechanic oil change cost

[yellowboxster01]

How much does your independent mechanic charge you for an oil change?

[kabel]

$125 or $150 iirc

[E Kaplan]

I pay about $95 for Mobil 1 and a filter.

[yellowboxster01]

I'm weighing the cost between having my mechanic do it or just doing it myself. I get a discount although I'm not sure how much. When I get my car back tomorrow, I'll know what he charged me.

I needed it done asap to go out of town and didn't have time to do it this time.

[chitowndad]

If you trust him, let him do it but he MUST let the car fully drain (20 minutes). The local bozo's that drained my car thought it was done dripping when the stream was thin and there was enough oil left that they overfilled it!

I got a quote the other day from an indy shop (Fischer) in Lake Barrington for about $137. They said it would be about $25 less if the used a different synthetic than Mobil 1 that was still Porsche approved. A Penzoil I.I.R.C. Don't know actually if that is on the list or not.

Originally Posted by yellowboxster01

When I get my car back tomorrow, I'll know what he charged me.

Yellow, don't get into the habit of having people work on your car without a written estimate or quote. This helps to reduce missed expectations plus others etc.

[ekam]

$150 with Agip.

[yellowboxster01]

Originally Posted by bmussatti

Yellow, don't get into the habit of having people work on your car without a written estimate or quote. This helps to reduce missed expectations plus others etc.

I understand where your concern lies but, I'm confident he wouldn't rip me off or change something without my consent. I come from a Porsche family and we've been going to this mechanic for over 15 years now. I trust them and that says a lot because I normally don't trust any mechanic.