I just brought my 2007 MCS to the dealer to get the Water Pump replaced, and figured it couldn't hurt to get the oil changed as well. I was more than a little shocked when i looked at the bill and saw I was changed $114 for the oil change. $62 for labor and the rest for Oil, filter, and solvent. What is your dealer charging you for an oil change?
$85 before our club discount. So a little less than your experience. Dinner for the SA, it appears. Don
LOL. My V10 M5 requires 8.5 litters of 10w60 which I can only find the dealer at $15/per minimum. That's $135 just for oil. Hehehe.
I think it might be on the high side. A filter retails for about 12 bucks. Oil goes for about 7.50qt - 37.50 That's in the bottle, not bulk like the dealer has. They did you no favor, but then again I don't think you were robbed.
My Amsoil cost about $70. Filter $12 2 six packs of good beer for my buddy that owns his own auto shop. I don't do the work or get charged any labor and I get to have a few cold beers with him.
Just paid 9.99 qt for Royal Purple so that's 50.00 bucks for the oil and 10-12 bucks for filter, and I do it myself so I just have to buy me a beer.
Excuse me? $62 labor is 1/2 hour at my dealer which charges $125/hr. I don't think 1/2 hour of labor is "a rip" for an oil change. $35 for oil and filter, add tax and "shop supplies" and I can easily see it running that much. So no, not a rip, just what things cost these days when labor rates are as high as they are....
My argument would be that it won't take them nearly 30 minutes. Well, it shouldn't anyway. That being said, for some people it's worth the ~$50 to not have to do it themselves. Personally, I'll have the dealer/shop do a $25 oil change on my F-150, because I'd only save $5 by doing it myself, but $50 labor? I'll do it myself. Then I know it's right, too.
So i Guess $114 is a little high, but not unreasonable. I will try the local garage in Worchester MA for my oil change next year. Since I only change my oil once per year, it's not too much of a drain on my wallet.
Could also be 30 minutes is the smallest increment they can charge. Posted using Tapatalk on my HTC EVO.
$114 seems a little high. I pay $90 when I go to the dealer. I'm too lazy to do it myself so paying an extra 40 bucks or so to sit in a leather chair for an hour while someone else does it is worth it to me.
I thought they used an extractor? Even if they are letting it drain, they can work on other stuff during that time. They aren't required to watch it drain. Any way you slice it, $50+ for the LABOR to do an oil change is way, way more than most places charge, and it's high enough that I'm happy to do it myself.