What have you done to your vehicle lately?

[Bozz10mm]

You dont NEED it anyway.
You can walk in or online renew w/o the silly paper doohicky.


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Naw, you don't need it. Keeps me from having to look up the VIN and walking outside to read my LP tho.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Naw, you don't need it. Keeps me from having to look up the VIN and walking outside to read my LP tho.

I've never had to supply that info.
I usually never even have the renewal papers with me.

 

[rotor]

They give you a $1 discount for on line renewal, but then there is an additional $2 fee for doing it on line. Also, they tack on $4.75 for processing and handling. What the.....?

No, if you pay online the total fee is $1 less. I checked my registration stuff for my F150, $74 if I paid in person, $73 if I did it online, if I went to the supermarket (they do it) there is an additional fee, I don't know how much. On line does save a big $1, enough for two 9 mm rounds of fmj.

 

[Bozz10mm]

No, if you pay online the total fee is $1 less. I checked my registration stuff for my F150, $74 if I paid in person, $73 if I did it online, if I went to the supermarket (they do it) there is an additional fee, I don't know how much. On line does save a big $1, enough for two 9 mm rounds of fmj.

I'm sure the registration fee varies from county to county. My Sonoma/S10 was $74.50 including the 1$ online discount. But they also charged me an additional service fee of $2, which was charged to my debit card separately from the $74.50

 

[TheDan]

Darn, I can’t even buy the oil for that. Just did mine last weekend, cost me about 75 bucks doing it myself.

I don't care if it is just an oil change. You don't want anyone making $7/hr to touch your machinery.

 

[rotor]

I'm sure the registration fee varies from county to county. My Sonoma/S10 was $74.50 including the 1$ online discount. But they also charged me an additional service fee of $2, which was charged to my debit card separately from the $74.50

What they mailed me was a total bill of $74 (That was April 2021- I didn't get the one due right now). I did it online, they billed me $71 and a separate fee of $2. Total of both was $73 which was $1 less than if I had mailed a check. So, on line did save me $1 for each vehicle. Yes they do charge a $2 service fee but they make the total bill $1 less. I just checked my account on Discover card and that was correct (looked back to April).

 

[Axxe55]

I don't care if it is just an oil change. You don't want anyone making $7/hr to touch your machinery.

^^^^This!^^^^

One of the worst places for an oil change is Walmart.

The quick oil chance places are hit or miss. Some are great, some are downright scary.

Best place for an oil change is an independent auto repair shop. Your vehicle's dealership, is another good place, but can be expensive.

If you are mechanically inclined, DIY of course. Probably the cheapest route for most vehicles is doing the job yourself.

 

[TheDan]

Your vehicle's dealership, is another good place, but can be expensive.

The dealership is only a half notch above Walmart. The person doing oil changes at a dealership is the newest or most disliked guy in the shop. Dealerships have a high turn over rate, too. Those guys who should never touch anything of a customer's (regardless of industry) bounce around from dealer to dealer until they finally land at Walmart or Jiffy Lube.

Couple exceptions to that is Porsche and Toyota. I'm not really sure what Porsche does; I'm guessing they only hire people with an impeccable work history. Toyota on the other hand is merciless on poor service department reviews.

 

[digger]

Remember the dealership is probably using minimum wage for oil changes. Wife took her MB 11 mo old suv in for oil change for a trip cost 300+ and before she got home that car (just shy of six figures) went up in flames in middle of the street.

 

[BeatTheTunaUp]

what's worse is ford's motorcraft blend oil is 3% syn 97% conventional.

 

[Younggun]

Cut the shitty 12” glass pack out of my ‘94 K1500 yesterday and replaced it with a 70 series flowmaster.

Couldn’t be happier.


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[Texas45]

what's worse is ford's motorcraft blend oil is 3% syn 97% conventional.

And you know this how?


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[BeatTheTunaUp]

And you know this how?


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Training seminar

 

[baboon]

I get my truck back later today. My mechanic picks up & delivers!

New catalytic converter
New tie rod
Flush radiator
Check gear box & rear end
Replace belt tensioner
Change out cabin filters
Reattach rear view mirror
$2,822.11

 

[BeatTheTunaUp]

Changed out all 16 spark plugs on the hemi

 

[Bozz10mm]

Changed out all 16 spark plugs on the hemi

2 plugs per cylinder. I did not know that. 16 coil packs too?

 

[baboon]

2 plugs per cylinder. I did not know that. 16 coil packs too?

My old 89 Nissan Pick Up 4 banger had 2 plugs per cylinder

 

[BeatTheTunaUp]

2 plugs per cylinder. I did not know that. 16 coil packs too?

single coil for both plugs.

 

[BeatTheTunaUp]

My old 89 Nissan Pick Up 4 banger had 2 plugs per cylinder

When the rx7 was a rotary it had leading and trailing plugs

 

[Coop45]

Went looking for new tires. $197 each. Ouch!

Lots of manufacturers are fitting old fart cars with high performance tires these days.

I saw a 4x4 the other day with 20 in wheels and those little funny tires. It was lifted too.