On Mon, 1 Feb 2016 15:48:16 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:



>Happy Birthday. Your truck experience is not quite as bad as that of a
>friend of mine from the dog park. He needed an oil change. His son
>offered to do it, figuring he could save him a few dollars. Given the
>price of oil and filters these days and the dealing with the messy work
>and the oil to dispose of, and the number of quick oil change places
>around, it is pretty cheap to get it done.
>


I used to do my own oil changes. For the first change on my '91 Regal
I bought the filter, the oil, drove the car up on ramps. Cursed a few
times. That was the last time I did it myself. It was best done
reaching in from the side with the wheel turned just right.

I find it easier to sit and read the newspaper and give the guy $30.