Cheap Synthetic Change a Dealership

[Nickdfresh]

I was at a local dealership here near Buffalo to grab a key and noticed they (Transittowne Dodge) were offering Pennzoil Platinum oil changes at 24.95 for most cars (up to five quarts). Larger "HEMI" engines were $32.95 and high performance cars were $38.45 (IIRC). I'm pretty sure the SRT-8s take Mobil 1 0W-40 though...

I think it's kind of interesting they're offering a syn oil change and a conventional price...

 

[lipadj46]

the buffalo area economy is hurting right now, even more so than usual.

 

[simple_gifts]

Good deal.

I wonder if using Pennzoil actually detracts from sales. I once asked a supposed "car guy" at work what some other syn oils were besides M1. He couldn't name one. He could come up with the companies (Castrol, Pennzoil) but couldn't name the product line.

 

[Nickdfresh]

Originally Posted By: lipadj46
the buffalo area economy is hurting right now, even more so than usual.


Maybe so. But I think it's more about getting in clientele, especially Chrysler owners, who will have other repair services done there and earning loyal customers. Their service area seemed pretty busy, and they offer free oil changes for life on purchases, so obviously it's about growing the customer base and up-selling "free" with conventional to premium.

Maybe I should have asked if this applied only to Chrysler products, and only to cars purchased there? But I doubt it...

 

[yaris0128]

Thats amazing!!! Cheaper than a DIY change. Cant be making any money on that sale.

 

[beast3300]

I'm sure they aren't making much if anything on those oil changes.



You need cars to find stuff wrong with them so you can fix them.............

 

[simple_gifts]

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I'm sure they aren't making much if anything on those oil changes.


Could be about keeping people working, rather than making $$

 

[beast3300]

Originally Posted By: simple_gifts
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I'm sure they aren't making much if anything on those oil changes.


Could be about keeping people working, rather than making $$


Correct sir! see below, I know from experience.

Originally Posted By: beast3300

You need cars to find stuff wrong with them so you can fix them.............

 

[Mr Nice]

How much profit are they making on that oil change ?

Why is Buffalo is bad shape ?

 

[sicko]

I wonder what the "disposal fee" and other shop costs added to the bill are.

...want to clarify though, I don't know the dealership and for all I know it's a completely reasonable amount. They are a business and are there to pull a profit so maybe it's a reasonable fee, or maybe it's like another $25 in labor, supplies, and fees.

 

[sciphi]

They've been around for a long time. The building looks nice from driving by. Always a lot of shiny cars on their lot, often with the hoods propped up. It's on a high-volume road that is gridlocked twice a day. Good advertising if nothing else.

And don't ask why the Buffalo area is in such bad shape. That would get into a blame-fest quickly. Scarily enough the situation here looks the same as 5 years ago, aka bleak. There never was any growth from rock-bottom, so the area changed very little.

If I needed an oil change, I'd stop out there. That's cheaper than DIY.

 

[milwaukee]

Originally Posted By: LT4 Vette
How much profit are they making on that oil change ?

Why is Buffalo is bad shape ?


Unions and a majority democrat population. Anti business and pro socialism is a mistake waiting to happen.

Now I invite the over zealous hall monitors to delete this post like they like to do to stroke a fragile ego.

 

[Nickdfresh]

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A rather school boy simpleton post by a self-anointed "rebel". Republicans are just as good at sucking, the proof would be the (Governor) Pataki Admin. And dude, you're posting from Tennessee. Really? I mean, really?

But before this is deleted, Buffalo's rust belt downfall was deeply rooted in the building of the Welland Canal/St. Lawrence Seaway in Canada, which diverted shipping from the Great Lakes and ensured planned obsolescence. But I wouldn't trade living here for the parking lot of transients of the Washington, DC area I was living in for a while...

 

[Nickdfresh]

Originally Posted By: sciphi
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And don't ask why the Buffalo area is in such bad shape. That would get into a blame-fest quickly. Scarily enough the situation here looks the same as 5 years ago, aka bleak. There never was any growth from rock-bottom, so the area changed very little.


True. There's a lot of blame to go around apart from the simpleton, silly cliches. But, it's definitely not the same as five years ago. Buffalo is gradually becoming a college resort town for downstate kids with the massive construction on at UB. And the inner harbor slip is coming along and will probably begin to draw more tourism...

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If I needed an oil change, I'd stop out there. That's cheaper than DIY.


I believe they only had 5W-20 and 10W-30 PP on hand...