What is the average cost of a dealer oil change for a SRT6 vs a NA car? Is it enough of a reason to avoid an SRT6? My head says go for the AMG huffer if the price allows us to, we have a set limit and maybe we will stick to our guns.

Have a line a 05 SRT6 with under 30K miles, no price on it yet, provided the car is nice what would top dollar be ? Roadster with auto trans

Please give me input and lots!

Joe

 

average price is for an oil change depends on where you take it. i have heard anywhere from 105 to 200 at the dealership. as for the price of the car you should be able to get it for anywhere from 16 to 20 thousand depending if its at a dealership or privately sold and possibly even cheaper then what i told you. just depends where you live really

 

There is no difference in OIL CHANGE COSTS. The engines are essencially the same at the crank case.

Oil Changes normaly run from $89.00 as some dealers to $140.00 at others. Shop around.

Remember, changes occur at 7,000 miles not 3000 so the double cost is made up for inthe longer miles.

Just be sure they use synthetic. Mobile One W 40 is the reccomended oil but some dealers are using other brands. I haven't heard of anyone suffering from non Mobil oils.
Car prices for an SRT verts with those miles have been as low as $15,500 and as high as $23,000 this year.
Wholesale and loan value play a part. KBB is $17K to $20K last time I checked. Wholesale/Loan value is generaly 66% of that.

Buying from a dealer?

Ragtop SRT's are the rarest. If you pass on the deal, post more info as many here are interested in a vert.

franc

 

yeah i would run the 0w 40 mobile one but i have heard of people using 5w 30 with no problems at all but use whats recommended to prevent possible problems in the future

 

I followed a black SRT 'Vedrt today in my town for a few lights, it made me question my decision to get a coupe car I was in the kid mover so I'll bet the mid 50's female driver was wondering why me and my daughter were gawking at her


Mike

 

you can do the oil changes yourself easily
cost
5 bucks a quart*8.5
17 bucks for a K&N filter of Amazon
one time cost of a Topsider pump.

I'm very warry of letting somebody who changes oil in 100 cars a day screw something up on the SRT-6.

 

Does that pump get all of the oil out, as good as the drain plug ? Then what about chassis lube, is there any grease zerks under a Crossfire? I would only have my local MOPAR dealer do it if I didn't, FWIW.

Joe

 

I have not measured the amount coming out but I put 8 1/2 quarts back in and the oil is right on the full line on the dipstick.

 

I would consider running a mix of Mobil 0W- or 5W-30 and 0W-40 in my n/a engines, but the SRT6 runs hot and I would stick with 0W-40. But since I cannot find 5 qt bottles of the -30 anymore, I am going to stick with 0W-40 as recommended by Chrysler.

 

as for the oil change, go to the dealer because you saved so much off sticker. all those benjamins, who cares? i have all my work done under warranty by my 5*dealer with an srt tech. if you have an opportunity to get a roadster in vgc with commensurate mileage, i'd jump on it.

 

100 dollars at firestone or tire plus.50 for me since I work there !

 

Wow, where do you shop for oil? I paid $8.19/qt for Mobil1 0W40 at Autozone last week. Walmart didn't stock it.

With my oil and filter, my dealer service shop charged me $24.95 for the oil change. They told me they do have Mobil1 0W40 and the full charge using their oil is $99.00. That's really not bad when you consider the 7,000 mile service life.

 

Gotta shop for oil prices. I asked at a local auto supply and they told me they have an every day price of 6 bucks a quart for Mobil 1 0W-40 if purchased 24 quarts at a time. Not a bad deal. Check around.

 

Sometimes you can find the 0W-40 around $4/qt on sale (stock up big time). Mann filter on-line for $15. Local shop labor = $15. Total= $62 (you only need to put in 8 not 8.5 qts) FSS will let you go over 8,000 miles. I'm at the 60,000 mile mark now ...original owner with LPW.

 

I just did the math for my S2000 $56.13 in parts
6 qts of Mobil1 5W-30 @ $8.19 ea from Autozone online today
Filter Fram @ $6.99
4,000 mile change interval
Cost per mile = 1.4033 cents

And for the SRT-6 $86.20 in parts
9 qts of Mobil1 0W-40 @ $8.19 ea from Autozone online today
Filter Fram @ $12.99
7,000 mile change interval
Cost per mile = 1.2314 cents

Surprisingly, the SRT-6 is about 12% cheaper per mile because the 54% higher parts cost is more than amortized by the 75% longer change interval. Obviously, the answer changes if you can get one oil or filter for a lower price. But the real lesson is that the SRT-6 is not much different from other cars and possibly slightly cheaper.

 

My local napa has it on sale every couple of months for 5 or 6 bucks quart.

 

If you are worried about the price of an oil change you cannot afford the car, or any car for that matter.

 

LOL - I guess that's true - 15 grand for a nice car and worry about an extra few bucks for an oil change. oh well.

skd

 

I don't think anybody here is worried. What the hell is wrong with making a few phone calls and getting the best price for a case of oil? With the price of everything today only a fool would pay the highest price without checking things out. It's called being smart with your money.

I made one phone call and saved 48 dollars on a case of oil. WTF?

 

Please go back and read the original post and then rethink your response to my post - thank you very much.

emforce