[Lelandjt]

I have 11 vintage bikes plus one vintage tandem

I bet your vintage tandem is from my employer, Santana Cycles.

 

[Lelandjt]

Now, sometimes I have a hard time wrenching my bicycle!...

Ha! Officially my profession since 1994 has been and still is "bicycle mechanic". I do a lot of other jobs in the bike industry as well as manage properties but I do enough wrenching that I keep "bike mechanic" as my title.

Unlike my Subarus where you reach under the bumper my Mazda 3 has to be lifted for an oil change and I prefer to pay Jiffy Lube $50 than go through the effort of putting it on jack stands, but for $300+ on a car that I care much more about I think I'll buy 4 jack stands and be doing my own 718 oil changes.

So, the service notice. I guess before buying I'll make my dealer agree to reset it whenever I ask.

 

[Lelandjt]

I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around a $300 oil change, something I've always done myself for $35 in about 20 minutes. I realize some extra steps have to be taken to gain access but is it a way bigger deal than other cars or is this just Porsche tax? How can the service notice be reset if you do it yourself?