Dont take your Audi S4 to an instant oil lube shop
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I know the guy supposedly said he took it to the place because he was moving and was busy, but still...
Originally Posted By: Nate1979
I still don't believe the story. You guys are gullible to believe such a crazy internet story.
The guy is a long standing audizine member, not just some one-hit-wonder that registered only to post about it. Certainly this in itself does not guarantee that it's not a hoax, but I have no good reason not to believe it based on what's been presented thus far.
BTW, here is the most recent update he posted:
Originally Posted By: bhvrdr
UPDATE 2:
On 12/18/2015 I received a phone call from the Valvoline regional manager. He stated he was aware a check had been issued but he wanted to follow up with me regardless just to make sure an apology had been appropriately expressed to me and wanted me to know that the employee had been terminated. He wanted me aware that Valvoline does not tolerate this kind of service. I expressed my appreciation for him reaching out.
As far as responses go from corporate, I am impressed with their response time and their response itself. It appears that as long as you do your diligence and make sure you document document document and make sure you observe observe observe as any errors are made, Valvoline is willing to step up and provide compensation for their errors. Reflecting on this, I suppose that can be a positive aspect of going to a quick lube that is backed by a more reputable company. You actually do have the opportunity to observe the oil change as it is happening. If I were at a shop and this was done back in a bay on a lift somewhere out of my sight, I may have never noticed the issue until my car stopped running days later. I know I dodged one this time.
Mike
I still don't believe the story. You guys are gullible to believe such a crazy internet story.
The guy is a long standing audizine member, not just some one-hit-wonder that registered only to post about it. Certainly this in itself does not guarantee that it's not a hoax, but I have no good reason not to believe it based on what's been presented thus far.
BTW, here is the most recent update he posted:
Originally Posted By: bhvrdr
UPDATE 2:
On 12/18/2015 I received a phone call from the Valvoline regional manager. He stated he was aware a check had been issued but he wanted to follow up with me regardless just to make sure an apology had been appropriately expressed to me and wanted me to know that the employee had been terminated. He wanted me aware that Valvoline does not tolerate this kind of service. I expressed my appreciation for him reaching out.
As far as responses go from corporate, I am impressed with their response time and their response itself. It appears that as long as you do your diligence and make sure you document document document and make sure you observe observe observe as any errors are made, Valvoline is willing to step up and provide compensation for their errors. Reflecting on this, I suppose that can be a positive aspect of going to a quick lube that is backed by a more reputable company. You actually do have the opportunity to observe the oil change as it is happening. If I were at a shop and this was done back in a bay on a lift somewhere out of my sight, I may have never noticed the issue until my car stopped running days later. I know I dodged one this time.
Mike
Originally Posted By: deven
Called 3 places, valvoline instant oil change, Firestone and Speedee oil change to see if they'd change oil in my 2012 Audi A6 and all three places would not do it because they did not carry the oil filter for this car. Interesting.
Did you ask if they had a sawzall?
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On a more serious note, I wonder if "sorry, we don't have any Audi filters" is going to be a stock answer for a little while at those places.
Called 3 places, valvoline instant oil change, Firestone and Speedee oil change to see if they'd change oil in my 2012 Audi A6 and all three places would not do it because they did not carry the oil filter for this car. Interesting.
Did you ask if they had a sawzall?
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On a more serious note, I wonder if "sorry, we don't have any Audi filters" is going to be a stock answer for a little while at those places.
Btw, if it really is a hoax, valvoline could sue him for defamation.
Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete
Originally Posted By: Nate1979
I still don't believe the story. You guys are gullible to believe such a crazy internet story.
The guy is a long standing audizine member, not just some one-hit-wonder that registered only to post about it. Certainly this in itself does not guarantee that it's not a hoax, but I have no good reason not to believe it based on what's been presented thus far.
BTW, here is the most recent update he posted:
Originally Posted By: bhvrdr
UPDATE 2:
On 12/18/2015 I received a phone call from the Valvoline regional manager. He stated he was aware a check had been issued but he wanted to follow up with me regardless just to make sure an apology had been appropriately expressed to me and wanted me to know that the employee had been terminated. He wanted me aware that Valvoline does not tolerate this kind of service. I expressed my appreciation for him reaching out.
As far as responses go from corporate, I am impressed with their response time and their response itself. It appears that as long as you do your diligence and make sure you document document document and make sure you observe observe observe as any errors are made, Valvoline is willing to step up and provide compensation for their errors. Reflecting on this, I suppose that can be a positive aspect of going to a quick lube that is backed by a more reputable company. You actually do have the opportunity to observe the oil change as it is happening. If I were at a shop and this was done back in a bay on a lift somewhere out of my sight, I may have never noticed the issue until my car stopped running days later. I know I dodged one this time.
Mike
Yeah, actually I think you were right. I was hasty to say it's not a true story.
I still can't believe any tech would be so stupid to cut the hole in the pan.
Originally Posted By: Nate1979
I still don't believe the story. You guys are gullible to believe such a crazy internet story.
The guy is a long standing audizine member, not just some one-hit-wonder that registered only to post about it. Certainly this in itself does not guarantee that it's not a hoax, but I have no good reason not to believe it based on what's been presented thus far.
BTW, here is the most recent update he posted:
Originally Posted By: bhvrdr
UPDATE 2:
On 12/18/2015 I received a phone call from the Valvoline regional manager. He stated he was aware a check had been issued but he wanted to follow up with me regardless just to make sure an apology had been appropriately expressed to me and wanted me to know that the employee had been terminated. He wanted me aware that Valvoline does not tolerate this kind of service. I expressed my appreciation for him reaching out.
As far as responses go from corporate, I am impressed with their response time and their response itself. It appears that as long as you do your diligence and make sure you document document document and make sure you observe observe observe as any errors are made, Valvoline is willing to step up and provide compensation for their errors. Reflecting on this, I suppose that can be a positive aspect of going to a quick lube that is backed by a more reputable company. You actually do have the opportunity to observe the oil change as it is happening. If I were at a shop and this was done back in a bay on a lift somewhere out of my sight, I may have never noticed the issue until my car stopped running days later. I know I dodged one this time.
Mike
Yeah, actually I think you were right. I was hasty to say it's not a true story.
I still can't believe any tech would be so stupid to cut the hole in the pan.
A friend of mine bought a Mazda 3 a few years ago. When he took it to the dealer for the first oil change, he said the first thing they did was cut a hole in the bottom of the belly pan with a rotozip. He was laughing about it and I kept my mouth shut.
Originally Posted By: MCompact
Originally Posted By: philipp10
One other issue to bring up....how does the dealer get to a $1442.00 bill for a refill of the transmission, an oil change and some plastic shroud on the bottom of the car.....haha....German cars suck!
You nailed it; I lie in bed wide awake most every night fervently wishing I had bought a four wheeled appliance...
yeah, cause I'm sure your BMW's are just sooo much better than your common car....lol
Originally Posted By: philipp10
One other issue to bring up....how does the dealer get to a $1442.00 bill for a refill of the transmission, an oil change and some plastic shroud on the bottom of the car.....haha....German cars suck!
You nailed it; I lie in bed wide awake most every night fervently wishing I had bought a four wheeled appliance...
yeah, cause I'm sure your BMW's are just sooo much better than your common car....lol
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Originally Posted By: philipp10
Originally Posted By: MCompact
Originally Posted By: philipp10
One other issue to bring up....how does the dealer get to a $1442.00 bill for a refill of the transmission, an oil change and some plastic shroud on the bottom of the car.....haha....German cars suck!
You nailed it; I lie in bed wide awake most every night fervently wishing I had bought a four wheeled appliance...
yeah, cause I'm sure your BMW's are just sooo much better than your common car....lol
I still miss my M5 because it was indeed so much better than your typical "common car".
Originally Posted By: MCompact
Originally Posted By: philipp10
One other issue to bring up....how does the dealer get to a $1442.00 bill for a refill of the transmission, an oil change and some plastic shroud on the bottom of the car.....haha....German cars suck!
You nailed it; I lie in bed wide awake most every night fervently wishing I had bought a four wheeled appliance...
yeah, cause I'm sure your BMW's are just sooo much better than your common car....lol
I still miss my M5 because it was indeed so much better than your typical "common car".
Here's another question: Why did said oil change place even have a cutting tool (rotozip, sawzall, etc.) in their toolbox in the first place?
Where, in the course of an instant oil change, is it necessary to have something like that?
Where, in the course of an instant oil change, is it necessary to have something like that?
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Originally Posted By: OVERKILL
Originally Posted By: philipp10
Originally Posted By: MCompact
You nailed it; I lie in bed wide awake most every night fervently wishing I had bought a four wheeled appliance...
yeah, cause I'm sure your BMW's are just sooo much better than your common car....lol
I still miss my M5 because it was indeed so much better than your typical "common car".
Did you trade it in for Charger SRT-8 ?
Any BMW (as with other high performance cars) are much better than any typical car when it is driven as intended.
The problem is many posers drive their high performance cars worse than Prius, accelerate at much slower rate than a slow Prius(not a normal Prius), couldn't take corner at more than 0.1-0.2G, driving slower than traffic on left lane while right lane is emptied ...
I don't know about other states, but in So Cal we have many posers, they have more money than their gut. Many high performance cars owners should drive Corolla, not M3 nor AMG nor Porsche ...
Originally Posted By: philipp10
Originally Posted By: MCompact
You nailed it; I lie in bed wide awake most every night fervently wishing I had bought a four wheeled appliance...
yeah, cause I'm sure your BMW's are just sooo much better than your common car....lol
I still miss my M5 because it was indeed so much better than your typical "common car".
Did you trade it in for Charger SRT-8 ?
Any BMW (as with other high performance cars) are much better than any typical car when it is driven as intended.
The problem is many posers drive their high performance cars worse than Prius, accelerate at much slower rate than a slow Prius(not a normal Prius), couldn't take corner at more than 0.1-0.2G, driving slower than traffic on left lane while right lane is emptied ...
I don't know about other states, but in So Cal we have many posers, they have more money than their gut. Many high performance cars owners should drive Corolla, not M3 nor AMG nor Porsche ...
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Yes, I traded it for the Charger due to the incredible deal that was offered. There was a thread about it. Don't get me wrong, the SRT-8 is fantastic, but the M5 was a phenomenal car with an interior that you knew was the reason the price tag on the car was what it was. Best seats I've ever sat in.
The Charger is faster and less "quirky". It has warranty, more power and better brakes. But there was something intoxicating about that [censored] sled that it doesn't have.
Do I regret selling it? Sometimes.
The Charger is faster and less "quirky". It has warranty, more power and better brakes. But there was something intoxicating about that [censored] sled that it doesn't have.
Do I regret selling it? Sometimes.
Originally Posted By: HTSS_TR
The problem is many posers drive their high performance cars worse than Prius, accelerate at much slower rate than a slow Prius(not a normal Prius), couldn't take corner at more than 0.1-0.2G, driving slower than traffic on left lane while right lane is emptied ...
I think I preferred being called a grandmother over a poser.
The problem is many posers drive their high performance cars worse than Prius, accelerate at much slower rate than a slow Prius(not a normal Prius), couldn't take corner at more than 0.1-0.2G, driving slower than traffic on left lane while right lane is emptied ...
I think I preferred being called a grandmother over a poser.
Originally Posted By: philipp10
Originally Posted By: MCompact
Originally Posted By: philipp10
One other issue to bring up....how does the dealer get to a $1442.00 bill for a refill of the transmission, an oil change and some plastic shroud on the bottom of the car.....haha....German cars suck!
You nailed it; I lie in bed wide awake most every night fervently wishing I had bought a four wheeled appliance...
yeah, cause I'm sure your BMW's are just sooo much better than your common car....lol
Well I mean is a Glenfarclas 21 better than Johnnie Walker?
To some people whisky is whisky so they should not waste their money on things they cannot appreciate.
Originally Posted By: MCompact
Originally Posted By: philipp10
One other issue to bring up....how does the dealer get to a $1442.00 bill for a refill of the transmission, an oil change and some plastic shroud on the bottom of the car.....haha....German cars suck!
You nailed it; I lie in bed wide awake most every night fervently wishing I had bought a four wheeled appliance...
yeah, cause I'm sure your BMW's are just sooo much better than your common car....lol
Well I mean is a Glenfarclas 21 better than Johnnie Walker?
To some people whisky is whisky so they should not waste their money on things they cannot appreciate.
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Originally Posted By: supton
Originally Posted By: deven
Called 3 places, valvoline instant oil change, Firestone and Speedee oil change to see if they'd change oil in my 2012 Audi A6 and all three places would not do it because they did not carry the oil filter for this car. Interesting.
Did you ask if they had a sawzall?
*
On a more serious note, I wonder if "sorry, we don't have any Audi filters" is going to be a stock answer for a little while at those places.
The hatchet man, aka VIOC pit monkey was formerly working at a fast food place and he used to use the sawzall to cut through the hamburger bun so he could put ketchup and mustard on the burger.
Also so he could cut though the fry container and place the fries in it.
Originally Posted By: deven
Called 3 places, valvoline instant oil change, Firestone and Speedee oil change to see if they'd change oil in my 2012 Audi A6 and all three places would not do it because they did not carry the oil filter for this car. Interesting.
Did you ask if they had a sawzall?
*
On a more serious note, I wonder if "sorry, we don't have any Audi filters" is going to be a stock answer for a little while at those places.
The hatchet man, aka VIOC pit monkey was formerly working at a fast food place and he used to use the sawzall to cut through the hamburger bun so he could put ketchup and mustard on the burger.
Also so he could cut though the fry container and place the fries in it.
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Originally Posted By: Nate1979
I still can't believe any tech would be so stupid to cut the hole in the pan.
I still can't believe the guy took his Audi S4 to a quick change place.
I still can't believe any tech would be so stupid to cut the hole in the pan.
I still can't believe the guy took his Audi S4 to a quick change place.
Blame it on kids raised on Home Improvement episodes, who thought it was 'instructional videos'.
Originally Posted By: kschachn
I still can't believe the guy took his Audi S4 to a quick change place.
Even so the business should have REFUSED to perform service on the vehicle if they didn't have the proper training, equipment, parts, ect. There is a LEGAL expectation of reasonable service if the business agrees to work on the vehicle. VIOC store should have told the owner they could not provide him with the correct service and refused to work on it.
I still can't believe the guy took his Audi S4 to a quick change place.
Even so the business should have REFUSED to perform service on the vehicle if they didn't have the proper training, equipment, parts, ect. There is a LEGAL expectation of reasonable service if the business agrees to work on the vehicle. VIOC store should have told the owner they could not provide him with the correct service and refused to work on it.
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