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The oil change thing always baffled the shit out of me. I don’t drive, as it’s been largely both unnecessary and impractical with where I’ve lived in the past
by fullspectrumdev 3y ago
The oil change thing always baffled the shit out of me.
I don’t drive, as it’s been largely both unnecessary and impractical with where I’ve lived in the past decade, but I know how to check and change the oil in a car, among other basic vehicle maintenance tasks. It’s not hard or time consuming.
- ShittyKickflips 3y agoI live in city and i do not have space to do it. I do not think draing oil is legal on city center. Or wise for that matter. So i drive for oil change, even though i know how to so it
- TheCleric 3y agoTo add to this, where I live you can basically only change your own oil if you own your home as nearly every lease will disallow it if you’re renting.
- fullspectrumdev 3y agoI have never seen such a limitation on a lease anywhere I’ve rented. I’m guessing America?
- TheCleric 3y agoYes.
- wkat4242 3y agoIt's a dirty job and usually comes almost free with a service call, including the disposal of the used oil which you have to drive for either way, to bring it somewhere where it may be disposed even if you do it yourself. When I owned cars I often used to fix issues myself (as I used to drive old ones I've replaced entire window mechanisms and wiring harnesses) but not the oil changes. It's just not worth it. And it's so much easier with a full hoist, I only had portable jack.
- fullspectrumdev 3y agoAh, I guess if it’s free with regular service calls that makes sense as to why one would outsource the task. As for disposal: in a fair few places I’ve lived the city has had regular free pickups or drop off locations for “hazardous” domestic wastes such as oil, car batteries, etc.