I agree franchised car dealers charge like wounded bulls. In late 2005 when my car was due for its free 3000km check up. I rang the dealer I purchased from Adrian Brien Ford to see what it would cost for new oil and filter while its already on the hoist at its check up. They qouted either $140 - $160 or $120 if I supplied the oil. No way sir so I had Jarvis Toyota do the genuine filter and same oil as Adrian Brien was using at 3000km on a shopper docket for $29.95 the following week. Jarvis also run a Ford and Subaru delaership in Adelaide at seperate locations. I use my local mechanic who is about a 3rd of the cost of the dealer for log book service using genuine filters etc.
