Everyone must be aware of gas buddy and other sites that list gas prices in your area. It was an exciting prospect to think that one could save a little money just by knowing everyone’s prices so you can choose the best one.
Well let’s say you have a 14 gallon tank and gas is $2.89 then it means you spend $40.46. Well let’s say the best price on town is much lower $2.46 which comes to $34.44 a difference of $6.02. Six dollars is great but to take your time to drive what is many times an across the city location and spend $1 or $2 dollars of gas in the process does not seem to make a lot of sense.
However if you find what cheap oil changes are in your city you will find that oil change prices can vary by sometimes $20 or more. In my case an oil change down the street at the popular chain is about $40 and I had discovered a 20 min drive to a dealership and it is $15 and that is a good shave off my spending for the month. The $25 saved can easily pay for a bill or at least contribute to paying one.
DIY
To do an oil change yourself you need something to catch the oil, oil filter, tools for the oil pan and a tool for the oil filter. You need to also buy the right amount of oil. Drive to a local oil collection place to dispose of the dirty oil.
It just seems to make more sense to pay $15 and wait an hour. I know things may be changing here in the economy and then it would be better to do it yourself.
Since this made sense one day I began to call around and made a map since there is no one like gas buddy for this sort of thing. For a list of prices for an oil change in your area visit cheapoilchanges currently it shows only Colorado but if you would like I am happy to get the prices for your area just email me at pricehunter@cheapoilchanges.net. More States will be added soon.
