re: Oil change shop air filter up charge….WTF

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My wife took her car to a local oil change place. They told her that her windshield wipers were dry rotted......I just changed them the day before.

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About 4 years ago I was at the local Jiffy lube for an oil change. I had JUST put new wiper blades on the week before and ol boy comes in and says "sir, your wiper blades are looking rough, would you like me to pop some new ones on for you?".

I smiled and said no thank you. After the oil change was done I went two stores down to the Autozone and bought an oil catch basin and ramps and started changing my own oil.

My truck has a two inch lift so I don't even need the ramps for it. I can change my oil, Mobil 1 full synth, a OEM Toyota filter, and FRAM air filter for around $50 in under 30 minutes.

I have to use the ramps for the wife's Audi but it's still around 3 minutes and definitely cheaper than paying someone else.

I also so my own brakes, shocks, and other medium level repairs. YouTube and Tacoma World are great for how to videos.