Been working quite a bit, and have been less enthusiastic about working on cars. I've started having my oil changed.
Last year I took the car to Jiffy Lube, and didn't like the service or the experience.
I thought Valvoline would do a pretty decent job. They opened a new shop in my area, and were sending coupons in the mall weekly for months on end. Finally got a 50 percent off conventional oil change, and drove down.
Car is my wife's 11 Scion XB, about 105k miles.
Drive over pit, and stay in car service. Very much like a pit crew. Service advisor called out the torque spec of the drain plug to the guy in the pit. Another guy called out the amount of quarts of oil that go into the car. The guy in the pit was wearing what seemed to be a football helmet. All points checked, and correctly adjusted tire pressure (front and rear are different specs). No leaks, about 20 minutes. $22 out the door for 5w20 Valvoline and Valvoline house filter.
Posted Price is $44.95 for Standard Conventional, $89.99 for Synthetic, and I think High Mileage was $59.99.
Was offered coolant flush and trans flush. Needed neither both are clean, but the service advisor says they just offer based on the mileage and the carfax. They do not inspect fluid anymore or drop a bit on a paper towel to see how dirty it is.
Watched a newer GM SUV being serviced with a top load cartridge oil filter change. Guy doing the job seemed to take his time, and even wipe the inside of the cartridge housing with towels before he put the new filter in, and lube the new O ring assembly properly before installing. Full Syn oil change bill was a little under $100 for the SUV owner.
Anyways we plan on keeping the little Scion another couple years to finish paying off our school loans. Service like this should keep it going as long as we care to drive it.
Last year I took the car to Jiffy Lube, and didn't like the service or the experience.
I thought Valvoline would do a pretty decent job. They opened a new shop in my area, and were sending coupons in the mall weekly for months on end. Finally got a 50 percent off conventional oil change, and drove down.
Car is my wife's 11 Scion XB, about 105k miles.
Drive over pit, and stay in car service. Very much like a pit crew. Service advisor called out the torque spec of the drain plug to the guy in the pit. Another guy called out the amount of quarts of oil that go into the car. The guy in the pit was wearing what seemed to be a football helmet. All points checked, and correctly adjusted tire pressure (front and rear are different specs). No leaks, about 20 minutes. $22 out the door for 5w20 Valvoline and Valvoline house filter.
Posted Price is $44.95 for Standard Conventional, $89.99 for Synthetic, and I think High Mileage was $59.99.
Was offered coolant flush and trans flush. Needed neither both are clean, but the service advisor says they just offer based on the mileage and the carfax. They do not inspect fluid anymore or drop a bit on a paper towel to see how dirty it is.
Watched a newer GM SUV being serviced with a top load cartridge oil filter change. Guy doing the job seemed to take his time, and even wipe the inside of the cartridge housing with towels before he put the new filter in, and lube the new O ring assembly properly before installing. Full Syn oil change bill was a little under $100 for the SUV owner.
Anyways we plan on keeping the little Scion another couple years to finish paying off our school loans. Service like this should keep it going as long as we care to drive it.