^ I'm surprised he didn't curse more than he did! What a terrible car to come from the same country that Lainey's P-car came from!

 

hmmm, you haven't done this yet have you? you might come up a tad short. but at least it will pay for the oil.
At 20K i think that's a 'B' service.

 

I do my own oil changes and it costs slightly more than doing it on the S and that is because the Boxster takes 9 quarts of Mobil1 verse 5.5 quarts.

 

I do my own oil changes as well - doesn't everyone? But, I have to add an extra quart for the one that runs down my arm. Why, oh why, did they put the filter there!! Even with a conversion kit on the MG it's still a messy job. The S2000 was so nice and easy to do. Never changed oil on a Boxster but I know its a pain in the butt on my Audi and I let the garage do it (o-rings, underbody panels, etc.).

 

Rick gets employee labor rates at work. Oil changes are cheap money. He brings the cars to work for oil changes, will do the same with the Porsche.

 

AWESOMENESS! Looks like a silver lady bug.

 

It is hard to justify doing my own oil changes. The local shops have such cut rate prices, that I find it costs more to DIY. I still do it. It is a "peace of mind" thing knowing it was done right, with the correct filter and oil. Who knows what the shop is using? Still, I sometimes question it. I almost always make a mess of some sort. Then there is dealing with the old oil.

 

All true.

I do my own because I know what I am installing and I am being very careful. The grease monkey in the pit may be angry, or in a hurry or forgetful after the 200th oil change of the day. Yes, I seem to end up with a few drips or a spill on the floor despite my best efforts. But I'm pretty good at cleaning them up and found a product at home depot that is made to remove oil stains and it works great. So yes, more of my time is taken doing it myself than if I went to dude-in-a-box oil changes. But I also take the opportunity to just look around under my car and see how things are going. That has value as well.

 

Congrats

 

You are right about "you never know". I decided I didn't want to be bother with changing the oil on my truck. At the time I was doing the S2000 and MG. And, I don't do the wife's!! So I would take the truck to a Goodyear dealership that was just a couple miles away for a very good price. One day, I ran into a mechanic, who I really liked. I knew him when he had his own shop and for whatever reasons wasn't able to make it, so he worked at the Goodyear shop but quit. He said it was because of the way they do business. He said, Do you realize the reason their rate is low is they put 10w30 in every car!! I went back and looked at my receipts and realized they NEVER once listed what grade of oil they put in. Oh, by the way, they are no longer a Goodyear store, although I see they work on MI State Police cars all the time - I wonder how much they are screwing the state.