I detest chains, quick lubes, and dealerships but I also have no practical way to rotate my tires on my Tundra in the winter. My local Quick Lane charges $29.99 to rotate tires. I had an 8am appt and I was there by 7:55am.
The Good: They actually rotated the tire in the appropriate patterns AND used a torque wrench to snug down the lugs AFTER coming in to ask the service tech if they could look up the correct torque spec - I knew off the top of my head and provided the info.
The Bad: There was no one else there. No cars outsides. No cars in the bay. There were three guys there and even though the truck was up on the lift at 8:03am it still took 58 mins to rotate the tires. With me sitting there staring at them one guy worked on the truck. He'd come over loosen the lugs on one tire and then walk away for 5 mins. Come back and remove the tire and walk away for a 5 mins. Remove the lugs on the next tire and walk away for a while. You get the idea.
Now here's what's weird. Four people came in after me while I was waiting to request various services and they were waiting with me so there was work to be done and that did not make anyone move any faster. As I left two more people came in. That tech just produced $29.99 in an hour while several hundred dollars of work waited for absolutely no good reason during that hour.
I guess there's a reason some people end up at these places...
The Good: They actually rotated the tire in the appropriate patterns AND used a torque wrench to snug down the lugs AFTER coming in to ask the service tech if they could look up the correct torque spec - I knew off the top of my head and provided the info.
The Bad: There was no one else there. No cars outsides. No cars in the bay. There were three guys there and even though the truck was up on the lift at 8:03am it still took 58 mins to rotate the tires. With me sitting there staring at them one guy worked on the truck. He'd come over loosen the lugs on one tire and then walk away for 5 mins. Come back and remove the tire and walk away for a 5 mins. Remove the lugs on the next tire and walk away for a while. You get the idea.
Now here's what's weird. Four people came in after me while I was waiting to request various services and they were waiting with me so there was work to be done and that did not make anyone move any faster. As I left two more people came in. That tech just produced $29.99 in an hour while several hundred dollars of work waited for absolutely no good reason during that hour.
I guess there's a reason some people end up at these places...