I used to do almost all of it myself but as time goes by (and income has risen) I'll pay to have more done. #1 rule these days - I don't work under a car (except to drain the oil). One of my VW GTIs even has the oil filter mounted right side up (no drip) up top under the hood next to the washer/squirter fluid tank. Almost as easy to change as taking off the oil fill cap and putting it back on.