I've come to understand that I'm a downtown living, college educated, hipster. Wanting to change my own oil and do my own repair I found a garage that charges $140/day to rent a bay and tools. Can't exactly be a shade tree mechanic at the dog park.
I have also done an oil change in the parking lot of a local auto parts store, and they were totally cool with it.
$140/day seems steep but kudos for taking the initiative.
Doing work in the parking lot of an auto parts store is very normal.
They have a special rate for oil changes, $40. But you only get an hour on the lift. Just enough time to refill, replace filters, and rotate tires.