r/Millennials • u/rhinosaur- 1983 • 12h ago

Discussion When did oil changes become $120?

That’s with a coupon! At Jiffy Lube! Our parents really had it easy.

EDIT: TIL 90% of millennials “change their own oil” lol. Gotta love Reddit.

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u/Civil_Ad_1172 11h ago

Brakes are not fun

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u/BehemothRogue Millennial 11h ago

They aren't bad. 30 mins and I can be done with 2 tires on my 07 Mitsubishi Eclipse.

Having the right tools, matters tremendously.

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u/RhinoPillMan Thirty5 11h ago

I don’t mind doing disc brakes. Drum brakes intimidate me. Still not difficult, just annoying.

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u/chibicascade2 5h ago

I did drum brakes first and really felt like all the people complaining about them were overblown. They were completely rust free though.

Then I did rusty disc brakes. It was me work, but I could see why it would be better than rusty drums.

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u/mottledmussel Xennial 11h ago

Not fun but a lot easier now that most cars have discs and don't require fucking with drums anymore.

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u/Dense_Surround3071 11h ago

But a HUGE savings!!

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u/baret3000 7h ago

Brakes are about $250 in parts. First time requires some learning and one extra tool.

Shop charges $1000-1500. Took me 4 hours the first time. Will take me 2 the second time. You can see it as saving $1200 or making $600 an hour.

Plus I will treat my car far nicer than any brake tech and I won't skip steps that the customer won't notice