if you bu oil from him he make 10 - 30 bucks extra ma... from the oil you see...

Their profit margin is very low.. i always very kesian the workers so sometimes i know i kena charge extra like allignment rm30... or rm25 for oil change.. i give them..

Even if the workshop drastically increase the workmanship cost, their mechanics will still be paid 'gaji ceput' as most mechanics are paid fixed salary. The workshop I went uses foreigners to do the job but they are quite good at what they are do.

It is very obvious the boss wanted to make more money by just increasing the price.

You are enriching the boss, not the poor workers.

This post has been edited by Thrust: May 14 2017, 10:52 AM

at least you have to start giving extra before the boss can do anything. Well not really also.. Tayaria in Setia Alam.. they pay their worker somewhere around rm1.5k and the boss is nice.. price are slightly higher.. but i'm okay with it still affordable..

in between batu tiga.. there's petronas and petron there is a malay dude who does service.. still rm10.
can't recall seksyen 25/22 near the aeon big in shah alam.. there's this small corner lot tyre shop still doing allignment rm15 and balancing rm10.. change the nut for chamber rm45 each side.

prices are done end of last year geh.

In my opinion, oil changes should be price at around RM15 as it is really a simple & fast job. Other task which involve parts that are difficult to replace, I don't mind paying extra because I know the effort required to get it done.

Yes agree, should be rm15, but many are charging more than that already. Luckily I still have 1 shop nearby which only charges rm15/oil change for both my cars (actually about 2 yrs ago they only charged me rm10!). Anyway for my car it's considered ok coz my car is low hence need more effort as they need to manually jack up in 2 spots and go underneath on a cardboard instead of going up their lift.

I guess that's Malaysia going abroad that will never happen

actually depends on the amount of work la.u can't say like 15 is best price and 30 is overcharge.
Some work shop do point checking. of course they demand more.
Some shop charge less just only change oil filter..
totally boils down how u tell the workshop what u want.
tell them straight just change oil filter and engine oil and no checking for other stuff. I'm sure the price will be cheaper.

Which is why I dont offer them more. However, I do buy drinks for them from nearby convenient store. At least doing something that make them feel better, even if its for 5mins. Same with car washer.

Most shops will not entertain if you bring your own parts.
Their margin mainly from the parts, not from the labour.

And with the more stringent requirement when come to waste oil disposal (they need to do more work, now need to register with eSwis, else will have issue with DOE).

A barrel of waste oil nowadays, perhaps at around RM45-RM60 (flunctuating). Used to be RM170 few years back.

And with the increasing rate of rental, inflation, labour, etc.
Labour of changing engine oil (where you need to factor in the admin/municipal charges [especially if it come with GST]) shouldn't be cheap anymore nowadays, especially if they pair with some safety inspection check.

Want cheap? Perhaps under the pokok cherry, but I doubt they do any other checking than opening the drain nut, replace the oil filter, and pour in back the engine oil.
Many could DIY themselves to save the cost, but where to dispose the waste oil? I hope not into the drain.

i got kena cut throat for rm50 before, paid and never go back again

Asking recommendation in subang or usj...bring own engine oil n filter place

can i know the location. Rm21 seems cheap

Usually I DIY oil change, but the two times I was lazy, I was charged RM20 for my Elantra and RM15 for Kancil. The mechanic overfilled the Elantra, I had to drain out the oil myself after I felt the car became sluggish. The mechanic at my kampung still charge RM10 for oil change.

Come on la taukeh of the shop also got mouth to feed , rental to pay , bills to cover

If difference in rm 5-6 makes u susah hati then DIY la

I wonder if you guys and gals, would pay slightly more.
For more than an oil change only?
Oil change and full inspection.

You don't know how much workshop owners make. RM30 for oil n filter change is basically full profit for the boss, as the gaji for the worker doing the job is fixed.

the prob is how to discard used engine oil if you diy..dont tell in the drain...go green

honda fd kena 30rm

Obviously none of your family member ever rent shop space and/or employ a worker ever .......... in your life till todate.

Just send the used oil to workshop. They will be glad to take them in.