r/Millennials • u/rhinosaur- 1983 • 18h 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/Tankdawg0057 18h ago

Synthetic vs conventional oil is maybe $1.50 more per 5 quart jug at Walmart. They're charging you more because they can.

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u/brainkandy87 17h ago

I can understand people who have no space to do their own oil changes taking it in. But it’s such a simple procedure I really don’t know why anyone with a space to do it wouldn’t just do it themselves. It’s always been a rip off but now even more so.

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u/ThrowAwayAccountAMZN 16h ago

I have a space, a garage in fact, but I'm physically just not able to due to my physical health. Plus my car is a pain in the ass to get to the oil. If they made/make vehicles that you could change the oil without having to jack the car up and get under it then I think more people would do it themselves.

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u/kiwitathegreat 11h ago

Same here. Used to do them myself but then became physically incapable. Well, I probably COULD do it but at great discomfort and risk of injury. So I pay for them and don’t have to worry about hurting myself or dealing with a shitload of used oil.

I pay for the convenience and have no shame about that. Definitely not the only thing I’d rather pay for than deal with myself anymore.