re: Just started changing my own oil.

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I change my own oil, more because I enjoy doing and teaching my 7 year old about basic auto maintenance than saving money though.

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Very smart. As an added bonus in 10 - 15 years your kid will have an understanding of the application of mechanical principles few of his peers will possess. And that knowledge is transferable to other endeavors. You is a good father.

It's a reflection of our society. Almost every job position I've ever worked in my life had a super hero version of that role and some famous master of that craft is household name. I only seek work in fields where I can go far and our society and the free market rewards it.

Sadly, we depend heavily on people whose jobs seem very unattractive. We don't respect people whose job it is preserve the objects we adore. If we did, there would be funny arse commercials during football games for big auto-care places.

We do not value preserving things. We like new shiny things, briefly until we find a newer, fresher, shiny thing. We do respect car manufacturers, we'll even have culture wars about the brands. But we don't give a rat's arse about an ongoing, care-filled, love affair with a car.

Maybe we're not building our cars well enough for them to be worth keeping. If we started making cars capable and worth keeping for decades, then long term machine care needs would improve quality the automotive care industry. AKA: find people in the garage that can read.

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It's a reflection of our society. Almost every job position I've ever worked in my life had a super hero version of that role and some famous master of that craft is household name. I only seek work in fields where I can go far and our society and the free market rewards it.

Sadly, we depend heavily on people whose jobs seem very unattractive. We don't respect people whose job it is preserve the objects we adore. If we did, there would be funny arse commercials during football games for big auto-care places.

We do not value preserving things. We like new shiny things, briefly until we find a newer, fresher, shiny thing. We do respect car manufacturers, we'll even have culture wars about the brands. But we don't give a rat's arse about an ongoing, care-filled, love affair with a car.

Maybe we're not building our cars well enough for them to be worth keeping. If we started making cars capable and worth keeping for decades, then long term machine care needs would improve quality the automotive care industry. AKA: find people in the garage that can read.

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I agree with everything you said except the last paragraph. IMO, cars are made better now than they use to be. I had an 89 GMC Sierra that by 2005 was on it's 2nd engine and 3rd transmission. I have a 08 Silverado that's still has original engine and transmission and is still running great. Also my 89, the paint job was worn off by 98.

I do understand there is a 4 year difference in those vehicles but after 12 years that GMC was needing to be in the junkyard, I kept it on life support. Miss the hell out of that truck. Also, it was breaking down after 150,000 miles, first trans failure was only after 130,000. My truck now has well over 200,000 and I ride it pretty damn hard (insert Beavis and Butthead laughing gif).

I can’t even get the ramps and tools out and get set up in 15 minutes.
Most never think about the time for going to the Autozone and then the time to take the oil to dispose of it.
Screw playing grease money to save $5-$10. LOL

I changed my own oil the other weekend. But first I drained the tranny, just because I fricked up the drain plugs. It all ended up ok.

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I can’t even get the ramps and tools out and get set up in 15 minutes.
Most never think about the time for going to the Autozone and then the time to take the oil to dispose of it.
Screw playing grease money to save $5-$10. LOL

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Well, it saves me about 20-25 $ but I buy just regular arse oil. I don't do it to save money like others have said. I enjoy doing it, my son catches the oil in a 5 gallon bucket and then we put it in the oil container. I can get quite a few oil changes before I have to take it to be disposed of.

Although, they are probably gonna be pissed at me next time I take it, changing my mower oil I accidentally had a bunch of grass and shite in the bucket, not sure how much they care about that though, but gonna be some dirt and grass in that oil they dispose.

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You do realize you have the same trans in those. They simply modify old trans to work with new technology.

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I did not know that. This one seems to be holding up much better though. My other one was on it's 3rd by 200,000 miles.