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#1 change oil yourself
Hi.
Today I went to Costco, I found out that the engine oil is on sale, 10 quarte for $30.
My car is a 2012 cruze, eco trim, 6 speed manual transmission. It used this oil, 5W-30, Dexos 1.
My car only need 4.25 quarter oil. the filter (Walmart) costs $7. so the total cost for changing oil is ~$20. There is no excuse for NOT changing oil yourself.
Today I went to Costco, I found out that the engine oil is on sale, 10 quarte for $30.
My car is a 2012 cruze, eco trim, 6 speed manual transmission. It used this oil, 5W-30, Dexos 1.
My car only need 4.25 quarter oil. the filter (Walmart) costs $7. so the total cost for changing oil is ~$20. There is no excuse for NOT changing oil yourself.
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#6 Re: change oil yourself
放油还好,放油螺丝可以换成个铜体阀,或者用泵抽油。架车换油滤的话太危险,没必要。
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#12 Re: change oil yourself
换机油的话其实用2个ramp就行了,省事,不放心就在control arm或者subframe下面再放俩jackstands双保险。wolf_north_1234 写了: ↑4月 16, 2024, 9:53 pm 架好车,一点也不危险。
重复一遍,架好车,用4 个jack stands.
如只架前轮,要拉起手刹,且用wheel block顶住二后轮。
很多高一点的SUV,pickup,van之类的换机油啥都不用架,直接把油盆塞底下去就能弄。
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#13 Re: change oil yourself
Costco这个机油deal让我最痛恨的一点是没有给德系车能用的油,尤其是柴油车的。
我都是从FCPEuro买,用他们的lifetime replacement,基本上不花钱(只用掏可能有的前后差价和return shipping)。从这角度说还是德系车香哈哈
我都是从FCPEuro买,用他们的lifetime replacement,基本上不花钱(只用掏可能有的前后差价和return shipping)。从这角度说还是德系车香哈哈
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#15 Re: change oil yourself
啥叫不花钱。geniushanbiao 写了: ↑4月 17, 2024, 11:38 am Costco这个机油deal让我最痛恨的一点是没有给德系车能用的油,尤其是柴油车的。
我都是从FCPEuro买,用他们的lifetime replacement,基本上不花钱(只用掏可能有的前后差价和return shipping)。从这角度说还是德系车香哈哈
拒绝广告,忽悠的美国普通人,听不懂。
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#16 Re: change oil yourself
https://www.fcpeuro.com/page/lifetime-guarantee
https://www.ecstuning.com/LifetimeReplacement
https://www.carparts.com/customer/lifetimereplacement
基本意思就是比如我2021年1月从比如FCPEuro买了一套oil change kit,然后换完之后2022年1月又要换了,我就可以在FCPEuro上再买一套,收到之后换油,把接出来的旧机油倒到桶里给他们寄回去(包括换下来的oil filter什么的),他们把我2021年1月买那套kit的钱退给我。下次再换油还是这么干。这个不光是机油什么的,所有的配件只要他们卖都可以。
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#17 Re: change oil yourself
你的Model 哥还是看不懂。geniushanbiao 写了: ↑4月 17, 2024, 5:34 pm https://www.fcpeuro.com/page/lifetime-guarantee
https://www.ecstuning.com/LifetimeReplacement
https://www.carparts.com/customer/lifetimereplacement
基本意思就是比如我2021年1月从比如FCPEuro买了一套oil change kit,然后换完之后2022年1月又要换了,我就可以在FCPEuro上再买一套,收到之后换油,把接出来的旧机油倒到桶里给他们寄回去(包括换下来的oil filter什么的),他们把我2021年1月买那套kit的钱退给我。下次再换油还是这么干。这个不光是机油什么的,所有的配件只要他们卖都可以。
就说你换一次油需要多少刀?
不花钱是0刀,我理解的对吗?
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#18 Re: change oil yourself
不完全对,需要花一个return shipping cost,一般10多刀吧,另外还有两次购买的差价,if any。比如去年这一套kit是80刀,今年涨价了涨到82刀。
对了还有个可能的隐形cost,他们FCPEuro会根据收到的机油量来返钱。比如之前买的机油是8L(Liqui Moly是德国产的都是以L为单位),寄回去的时候只有7.5L,那么他们就要扣一点。要是像Audi,BMW这种烧机油的车就会比较亏一些,我的MB从来没有烧机油的。当然其实可以想办法从别处搞点used oil来补齐的。
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#19 Re: change oil yourself
I have purchased numerous things at FCPeuro and have never used their lifetime free return. I will let legitimate business make some money so they can keep their price down.
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#20 Re: change oil yourself
Good thoughts. I was thinking the same thing originally but later figured how they actually make more money by doing this. There are a lot of discussions about it as well.
My interpretation is that they set their price higher than other vendors but attract buyers with the mentality of "just in case", but as a matter of fact most parts people buy from them are one-timer (applies to me as well). Also by the time you need the next replacement, the money you paid to them last time had already been utilized for business for a few years and generated more profits for them than the part itself. So basically I'm feeling like getting the money I overpaid them for other parts back.
BTW in the recent years more vendors are joining this "lifetime replacement" team, including ECSTuning and carparts.com. That's a good indication that it is indeed a valid business model.