Once upon a time, the sign of credibility — indeed, the mark of coming of age for a young man in my home country of New Zealand — was buying his first car and being able to do an oil change on it himself. A rite of passage was for a father to teach his son how to perform routine maintenance on his vehicle, a skill passed down many generations.
Fast-forward to today, however, and it is decidedly rare to find anyone who does their own oil changes. The fact of the matter is that it is a relatively messy and time-consuming task and one which isn’t a particularly good use of time — these days the thought seems to be, “Why do my own oil change when I can pay someone to do it and enjoy a long brunch with the time I save?”
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