Dealer Oil Change Cost

[ceric]

Due to rpms, personally, I would do oil change at intervals of
- 3000 for I4 engine
- 5000 for V6/I6
- 7500 for V8 and above
I4 simply works much harder for you. It deserves 3000-mile oil change.
That is if you baby your vehicles.
Mazda recommend 5000/7500 depending on your driving style and environments.
I stick to 5000 because it is very easy to remember....

 

[mihalis]

I went to one of my clients who ows a Quaker State Express lane. The full synthetic oil charge was $77.80. But that also included a vacumm and a high end car wash. I think that is pretty good if you ask me, BMW used to charge $100 for an oil change, I used to buy the oil and filter and bring it to my then mechanic since I didn't want to pay the dealer.

 

[mjsklein]

AMSOIL is the best and well worth it

 

[CXnine]

My dealership does free oil changes for life. I'll never have to pay for another oil change again!

 

[Nuzy]

My dealership does free oil changes for life. I'll never have to pay for another oil change again!

I had this at a dealer I bought a previous car from, but I'll warn you up front, "free" usually covers the oil and labor, but not the filter and environmental disposal fee, which can run $10 or so. Still, not a bad deal and worth it vs $30-$40.

 

[Davicho]

Oil change for life = Paid for in advanced in car deal.

Plus they will have disclosures in small print stating: free oil changes as long as you do the minor, intermediate and major services at your expense in between.

...sorry to burst your bubble but it's reality.

 

[CXnine]

I've read their fine print. Didn't see anything about additional charges. I wasn't thinking about a disposal fee. I was kinda expecting to perhaps pay the tax. They also offer a 3 year extension to the 5 year powertrain warranty if I have all my other services performed there. That's the only clause I found. I'm thinking they'll tell me I "need" certain expensive services performed at my "free" oil change so I may not take advantage of the warranty extension. I know nothing really comes for free, I guess I'll see what version of free they're using in a few months. Either way, I'm happy with the deal I got.

 

[ceric]

Just did an oil change at Mazda dealer with their coupon from website.
$32.88
-$7 (oil mail-in-rebate)
====================
$25.88
+ a decent car wash for free.