Originally Posted By: callbay
I have a friend that often checks other peoples oil. Guests to his house or his kids friends cars etc. Anyone parked at his house. The interesting part is that the other people don't know he does this. He adds oil, water to the battery or anything else he notices that the car needs to have added. Even air in the tires. I guess he feels he is performing a service and helping the people. Kids cars, ladies cars, and "company cars" need a lot he says. He once found a company car that need three quarts of oil.
Any thoughts?
That really is classic OCD. The guy means well, and his intentions and acts are a welcome relief from all the jerks out there, but he's being way too invasive. Asking is one thing, but checking a private vehicle w/o permission (much less adding oil) is far outside the realm of respectable action.
Checking up on a company car is OK in my book, although I suspect that most large firms would disagree. ("We don't pay you to do that, return to your cubicle immediately!")
That said, he and the the Castrol Dipstick dude would make an AWESOME pair. The people responsible for these horror stories (and their long suffering vehicles) would benefit greatly from a firm smack on the rear!
