You could get a basic oil change at Walmart then for $11.99. It was a real bargain. Especially if they remembered to put oil back in your engine.
Yeah but you got whitewall tires. Now you don't even get that anymore.
Darn hard to find any tire for $82 now!
My BiL ran an old 5.7 for days when 3 quarts low (M1) after a Walmart change …
I needed a state inspection and an oil change last month. The local Meineke by me charged $19.95 for a bulk Synthetic Blend 5W-30 and Carquest oil filter. The bulk tanks were the clear plastic type and they were neatly stamped with API SN and no-name oil brand. I remember my dad got oil changes down at the local Sunoco gas station back in the mid-late 90s and I remember them being around $17-$20. Definitely a loss leader for shops to get more work.
As a fan of the current standard (width, ratio, wheel diameter) these tire sizes are hurting my soul. Very interesting, if I recall wasn’t there very specific trade law in the US at the time that made tires not manufactured in the US or Continental Europe basically impossible to find? I swear I remember some legislation getting pulled back in the mid to late 00s and all of a sudden low cost Chinese tires came into the market over night. I swear I remember this happening but could be too few cups of coffee this morning.
