For many years I have bought cars above the average medium price dealing with the general manager at several dealerships. Included with many of these deals are free lifetime oil changes. I joke with them saying you might as well knock a few more hundred dollars off because you know I won't be using that service.
Changing your own oil is not difficult and only requires some basic tools. By the time I check a "professional" mechanics work and thoroughly clean up after them it's close to the time I spend doing the work myself. Plus I have a piece of mind.
For nearly 30 years I exclusively use Mobil 1. A dealership's "free" oil change does not typically include a synthetic oil.
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