XPost: alt.home.repair
From: ron@null.invalid
On May 01, 2023, Ed P wrote
(in article):
> What makes the oil you use BETTER than what I buy?
I saw that you focused on the better and not on the cheaper part.
Look back at what I said, and don't just pick _half_ of what I said.
I said you can do oil changes better _and_ cheaper if you do it yourself.
I said that every time because that's the end analysis.
I'm sure you can buy worse oil than what they put into your car.
But you can also buy better oil than what they put into your car.
It all depends on what oil you buy and what oil they buy.
For sure, they can put in better oil if you don't put in the better oil.
The worst faux pas you can hold me to is the "and" should have been an
"and/or" & I would agree with you on that objection you raised to my words.
My assumption was you have no idea what _they_ are putting in but you
_know_ exactly what you are putting in.
In the end, you are correct that their oil can be no better than your oil.
I concede that as I wasn't trying to say that as an iron-clad result.
You can certainly do better though if, for example, you want synthetic and
they put in the regular oil, as your "and cheaper" part can include the
Costco synthetic Mobil 1 on sale if synthetic is what you consider better.
BTW, synthetic is better, IMHO, but only because it's slippier and it lasts
longer, but if you replace on regular intervals, the lasting longer isn't
all that important anymore.
When you do it yourself, YOU choose the oil and the total cost is always
going to be less in the long run than if you went to a shop to do it.
If you don't like doing your own oil, then you'll find all sorts of other
reasons, but those who don't mind doing it will always win out in the end.
I'll correct my statements that you can do the job yourself better "and/or"
cheaper than the shops (which depends solely on what they and you buy).
Ron, the humblest guy in town.
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