Oil Change At JIFFY LUBE>!

[JMG]

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A friend last year took his Camry to Tire Kingdom in Broward County for a oil change[first misstake]then they called him later and told him he needed tie rods and a ton of other front end crap.He told them they just did the tie rods and the other stuff on his last oil change.They called back later and said it all a misstake and everything was actually ok.

The idiot still goes back there.Some people never learn.

Just imagine all the people they screw over and over and the people haven't a clue.More so the elderly.These rip off places do so good down here that they actually open up a whole bunch of other rip off places.Plus when you drive by the place it is loaded with cars with all the people getting ripped off.

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Similar thing happened to me. I go to Goodyear to get my tires rotated on my Accord, since I bought the tires there. One time they told me that my struts were bad and that I needed them replaced. The next time my rear brakes and axel boots. Before I got my axel boots fixed, the last time I was in for a rotation, they tell me my car is in good shape. Never had the rear brakes done or the struts. Going to this weekend through. So I am not sure what to think about this...

 

[OriginHacker21]

Solution: Find a mechanic that you can trust (like a good friend). Then, anytime anyone says something - run it past him and/or have him take a look at your car. A trusted mechanic is rare but can save you thousands of dollars. Often times, you don't need to have half the stuff done that other dealers/etc... recommend. In all my auto repair/work my mechanic friend has been half the price for the same work. You also get treated 100% better.

 

[MIAMI-DADE]

 

[MIAMI-DADE]

][/QUOTE]Similar thing happened to me. I go to Goodyear to get my tires rotated on my Accord, since I bought the tires there. One time they told me that my struts were bad and that I needed them replaced. The next time my rear brakes and axel boots. Before I got my axel boots fixed, the last time I was in for a rotation, they tell me my car is in good shape. Never had the rear brakes done or the struts. Going to this weekend through. So I am not sure what to think about this... [/QB][/QUOTE]

I would say off hand your Accord need nothing.I would stay OUT of GOODYEAR even though you bought your tires there.I would ask other Honda people what dealer they use and have them change the oil and ask them to check the car out as your planning a long road trip and see if they say the you need all that stuff.I bet they won't.You may need something like the brakes but not all that other crap.

Good Honda dealers are hard to come by.But their around.A friend of mine in New Jersey found a good one who is honest and they never tell him he needs 10 million things.He has 140k on his 98 so they can tell him anything but don't.

 

[MIAMI-DADE]

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Originally posted by OriginHacker21:
Solution: Find a mechanic that you can trust (like a good friend). Then, anytime anyone says something - run it past him and/or have him take a look at your car. A trusted mechanic is rare but can save you thousands of dollars. Often times, you don't need to have half the stuff done that other dealers/etc... recommend. In all my auto repair/work my mechanic friend has been half the price for the same work. You also get treated 100% better.

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But like i said in another post these mechanic's are only there Monday-Friday and between 8-4:30 at least here in Florida so its next to impossible to get it there.If your retired go for it but for the bulk of the people it won't work.I leave the house at 6am and don't get home to 6pm if i'm lucky.

 

[Kestas]

From the site doityourself.com:

"When I was a teenager I got a job working for minimum wage at JiffyLube. By the end of my first week I was averaging 80-100 oil changes a day as the guy under the car (between 100 and 140 a day on weekends).

I won't get into all the services they claim to provide that I was told to never do unless the customer asked to see the results (ex. the white card with drops of fluid from several places on the car to show the customer their condition (diff., Trans., etc.)) and topping them off before closing them up...

But I will say this...and I will use the words of a guy I was recently talking to who also worked at JL about 20 years ago...

"There is a 'Parts Bin' behind every JL store containing all the things that have been removed from customers vehicles."

For example...The "technicians" aren't given a screwdriver to remove and replace any type of cover or plastic guards...they are handed a sharp putty knife and are told to cut off and throw away anything that is in their way when trying to access the oil filter. I guess they figure the people who use them...aren't the type of people who will ever look under their cars.


On a side note...about a week before I started working there...JL had to put a new motor in a customers Caddy...the underneath guy forgot to put the drain plug back in and they sent the guy out with no oil in his car. I think he got about 3 miles before the engine seized.

I got more "Training" when I worked at McDonalds than I did when I went to work for JiffyLube."
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[zstalker]

I currently work at a Jiffy Lube, and I can tell you that it is not the company that's the problem. Just like any other large chain-company, there are always bad examples to be found. At the Jiffy Lube I work at, we have two guys that have worked in the company for 25 years between them, and another couple who have worked there for at least a year each. I'm currently half-way through mechanic school, and take my job seriously a training in the field for a career working in an actual full-service shop.
We work hard, and provide every service we charger for, without exception, admitting defeat and taking items off the bill that it turns out we can't service (i.e. Jeep fues filters, as mentioned).
I'm not saying that all Jiffy Lubes are like ours, and I'm sure they're not...I even know of others in our area that aren't. I think just like any other shop or garage, it's caveat emptor, or, let the customer beware...you've got to find a shop you can trust, and check their work even so. There are still honest workers out there, in every company,
~Erik~