Complete B.S. I know for a fact that my employer (a GM dealership) looses money on every oil change. I'm don't know if the quick and crappy lube places or if all dealers are the same. Our oil changes cost the dealership $32 and we charge $25 for a 5 quart system. The whole point of a dealership offering oil changes is to get their customers back in the door and do a quality job making sure that everything gets checked and all issues addressed I.E. upselling acctual money making services such a tranny flushes brakes etc. I don't know that 3000 mile oil changes are nessesary any more I go about 6000 between oil changes but I also run synthetic. I do believe that not only has oil technology improve greatly but engines as well with less blow by and better materials. Anyway I think if you want to change your oil every 3000 for piece of mind I say go for it. Its kind of an outdated way of thinking though.

You might think it's B.S. from your standpoint, but look at it from my perspective.

It costs $45 for a dealership oil change here. $14 for bulk oil, $6 for the filter. The rest is labour (portion of the $99/hour labour rate), taxes, and environmental fees. If you provide your own oil, the filter is $12 :cussing:

That sounds a little out of line to me but our shop rate is only $72\hr. Our oil costs us almost $3 a quart and we end up selling it for $2. I suppose the smart thing to do would be to pass that on to the customer but you can't because we still have to be competitive with other shops. There for I just can't see how they could be making money either unless they have some one changing the oil for free.

I hightly doubt a dealership pays $3 a qt for it's oil, expecially dino and bulk. Maybe synthetic. But I bet those are not a $25 oil change.

I've seen the invoice first hand and you're calling me a liar. WTF

If your dealership is paying $3 a qt for it's own oil. They should shop else where.:roll:

I can buy a better oil than Goodwrench bulk oil for less than $3 retail. Mobil Clean 5000 for example.

Maybe the shipping is the extra cost. GM Dealer Parts sells 50 gallon drums of Goodwrench 5w-30 for $259 and change plus shipping (which by the way, I believe is Mobil Oil)

That is $1.295 a qt. So that means the shipping is $1.705 a qt......:lol:

No wonder dealerships go under.....:red:

Here is my 2 cents. I rebuilt engines for the dept. of trans. of PA for over 30 years. Yes oil is better & the engines are better today. The old saying " THEY DON'T BUILD EM LIKE THY USED TO is BS That's right THEY BUILD EM BETTER !!!!!!!!!!!
I could tell you some stories about are department when they went to 7000
mile oil changes. I know that we had COWBOYS driving out there & we always
will.
I change mine every 3000. 30/40 BUCKS is cheaper than $ 5/6k for a
engine. The equipment I worked on was 15000/25000k a pop.

So the short story oil is cheaper than replacing an engine !!!

later// rNr //mike