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Old 01-24-2006, 01:21 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Re: Quick change and Synthetic oil

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Originally Posted by phatmax
Say 120,000 miles total usage

Dino Oil:

~$25 (per change at jiffylube) every 3000 miles:

$25 x 40 changes = $1000

Synthetic:

~$40 (per change at home) every 8500 miles:

$40 x 15 changes = $600

Gee.............
good calc, you must be an accountant.

so at this price differential, we'll breakeven somewhere after 70K.
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