The SD1 was well past it's annual oil change date - although well within the mileage limit. So decided to get it done this week, as I'm off. But the weather hasn't been too good, and I'm also getting too old to crawl around on the street in the damp. :-)
So remembering a National ad, I phoned them up. About 20 quid they said, using Duckham's semi synth.
So I went round to the branch. No filter in stock, despite saying they had on the phone. And wanted 45 quid. Now it only takes 5.5 litres, so which car costs less than half that to do?
Went to Kwik-Fit. 27.95 for Mobile 10-40 semi synth. And they found an fixed a broken exhaust hanger - admittedly just a rubber ring - for free.
And they seemed happy to let me watch them doing it all.
Many knock them, but I've got nothing but praise.
Balham branch, by the way.