I’ll tell you why. Because with every other god damn thing in your life you’ve got a room full of people bitching about everything you do. Even if you’re a contractor you’ve got some shitty client who insists that even though you’ve followed their instructions to the fucking letter somehow you fucked up, and you need to make it different and they’re not paying for that. Grocery stores want loyalty cards, you need a smart phone, take your pants off to take a plane flight to your grandma’s funeral. Pay taxes, stand in line, sign the release, tell the auto parts guy what your engine displacement is to buy a fuckin floor mat. An oil change, while it isn’t a big deal (and this goes for a brake pad replacement, too) it’s an hour or a few or fewer where it’s your job alone, and you don’t have some asshole standing over you telling you everything you’re doing wrong. You have a radio, baseball’s on, it’s nice out, it’s an act of reflection and simple maintenance. “Oh” you say.. “but the opportunity cost”. I guarantee that none of you are out there saving time and making millions while some idiot to whom you’ve paid $29.95 is fucking up your drain plug threading. Now – don’t get me wrong – I still pay people to change my oil from time to time, but I don’t pretend it’s because I have to meet up with my fellow Berkshire-Hathaway shareholders. It’s because fuck it, I’ll check it later, and anyway those idiots always seem to trigger the ‘check engine’ light.

Sauce: https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/6a9001/lazy_dad_gets_3yr_old_daughter_to_do_an_oil_change/dhd4eba/