re: Oil change prices

Our dealership (GM) shops the chain stores and the mom&pops shops every quarter to see what they charge for routine services such as oil change, tire rotations, alignments etc......
What we learned is we are in line with our prices with the others. Some were cheaper ($7 largest difference) and some were more ($4) than us.

By having your vehicle routinely serviced at the dealership can help you down the road if an issue arises and you're beyond warranty coverage. GM downloads every night the repair orders we create and stores them in their data base for when a customer/dealer requests assistance from GM. We provide the VIN and they (GM) can pull up the vehicle history. If they see there is not a service history you'll (the customer) be asked to provide service records. Most cannot provide all records and GM may say "sucks to be you" and will deny any assistance.

Now if GM sees you have had your vehicle serviced on the regular they will want to help and may cover all or the highest part of the repair (of labor or parts) or a percentage of the total repair depending on the issue.

Bottom line is this:
If you can't afford paying a few more dollars to have the dealership service your vehicle then don't come asking for help and maybe consider buying a vehicle you can afford to maintain. :)