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My Dad and I have these epic Sienfeld-like discussions on the stupidest stuff. The latest was oil changes. He is not mechanically inclined and he is 70 so for him, any work on a car automatically goes to the dealer. I can build a car from the ground up (and have). I bought a new truck and we got to talking about how long RAM says to go between changes.
Because it's new, I told dad that I was going to be doing my own changes but think that I am going to use a dealer to do the full synthetic oil at least until the warranty is up that way there is documentation of the service in the case of a warranty issue. Of course dad has no clue and tries to argue that you should always use a "professional" to do the work. At that point, I had to laugh and tell him that just because you use "professionals" does not mean you will get the best service.
I know my skill and expertise level when it comes to wrenching on cars so I would have no problems working on a classic or this brand new truck. The only thing I don't have is all the diagnostic machines like a dealer does but we are talking oil changes here not injection ratios or computer controlled timing adjustments. With proper documentation of oil type and filter used and at what intervals, a warranty claim should not be an issue but there is always a chance.
Dad says he would only use a dealer. I say that does not always have to be the case but this time I am using a dealer. I figure for the cheap price of $100 for three full synthetic changes and tire rotations, why not. It saves me from having to crawl under the car and worry about the time to find to do it plus I get the benefit of them documenting the service and applying any software updates to the system that are needed.
So just to expand our discussion between dad and I, what would you all do? Service from dealer at least until out of warranty or do your own oil from day 1 with the satisfaction of knowing whats in there?
Because it's new, I told dad that I was going to be doing my own changes but think that I am going to use a dealer to do the full synthetic oil at least until the warranty is up that way there is documentation of the service in the case of a warranty issue. Of course dad has no clue and tries to argue that you should always use a "professional" to do the work. At that point, I had to laugh and tell him that just because you use "professionals" does not mean you will get the best service.
I know my skill and expertise level when it comes to wrenching on cars so I would have no problems working on a classic or this brand new truck. The only thing I don't have is all the diagnostic machines like a dealer does but we are talking oil changes here not injection ratios or computer controlled timing adjustments. With proper documentation of oil type and filter used and at what intervals, a warranty claim should not be an issue but there is always a chance.
Dad says he would only use a dealer. I say that does not always have to be the case but this time I am using a dealer. I figure for the cheap price of $100 for three full synthetic changes and tire rotations, why not. It saves me from having to crawl under the car and worry about the time to find to do it plus I get the benefit of them documenting the service and applying any software updates to the system that are needed.
So just to expand our discussion between dad and I, what would you all do? Service from dealer at least until out of warranty or do your own oil from day 1 with the satisfaction of knowing whats in there?