Went to change the oil and rotate the tires yesterday. Took one step outside and noped the eff out. Too damn cold to lay on the concrete to do the oil change. I have the full warranty from Discount Tire for lifetime rotation and balancing at no cost, so they take care of that crap. The tech at discount tire found a nail in the right rear tire so they patched that up. I had no idea as the tire never got low of air.
The local oil change place has always been good to me and all my vehicles, and used to be a good value for the service, so I went there. The last time I got the oil changed, it was $100 back in April for Royal Purple 5w20, so I bought the supplies to change my own oil three times for the cost of one change at the local place. It's gone up from $75 in 2021 to $100, to $116 yesterday. I can afford it but damn, that is just way too much now. Inflation is way out of control, something's got to give.
I need to change the transfer case and front differential fluid at some point, and I am not looking forward to that at all. The weather got even colder today down to 14 degrees from a high of 45 yesterday.
At the beginning of this year, I went ahead and bought quite a few parts that are general maintenance items I anticipate needing, like brake pads, front IWE hubs, the full vacuum system for 4x4 with a couple extra check valves and actuators, ATF Fluid/filter, gear oil. I also got a damn good deal on a set of four Fox Shocks that need to be rebuilt so those are put up for the eventual swap that's needed. I probably should go ahead and get another set of tires and put them up just in case.