The "special" things that happen at Jiffy Lube
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Start a franchise. Stock with GC only. And have no "orange walls". Also have LC,FP, and AutoRX as stock items. Also give little "BITOG" bumper stickers, to keep the greater public confused as to what "bitog" stands for. But when we pass each other on the freeway, we can give a liitle "toot" and wave at our fellow "bitoger".
My apt. complex has a simular rule, i just do it on weekends...had one of the office gals drop by...told her it blew a radiator hose, just trying to get it where i could drive it too a shop...if they paid attention, i "blew a radiator hose" just about every weekend...quote:
Originally posted by Hootbro:
Most decent apartment complexes prohibit vehicle maintenace on site. Keeps the riff raff from keeping junkers around and making the place a mess. FWIW, back in my apartment days, I just got up at the crack of dawn and did my quick oil changes when most were sleeping. None the wiser.quote:
Originally posted by BlazerLT:
You don't have a parking space and 15 minutes free in your life?
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I would also stock Mobil 1 & Mobil 7500. I think this is a great idea. I used to service VW air cooled engines for friends and others at my home. I previouly had rebuilt VW and Porsche aircooled engine and transmissions so I had all the tools and experience. One might even consider house calls for very light maintance? ed
BITOG Home of the 3 hour oil change!
$40 for the Amsoil, $10 for the filter, $20 labour. Sounds reasonable to me. And, I don't like to change hot oil, either. I let my engine cool a bit before pulling the plug.
Too funny!
I watch those schmucks like a hawk at Jiffy Lube when I get an emmisions test! The last time I was there, they were trying to rip an elderly lady off with little viles of deathly looking tranny fluid and evrything else they do. right there in the lobby, I said "your full of **** " to the guy doing it and told the lady to go to a local mechanic that she can trust. How do I know the guy was FOS? The ladies car was an 03 with around 10,000 miles on it. Needless to say, they got all bent outa shape at me and I said again that they are all full of **** and are a total scam, smiled, and walked out.
to the original poster, i noticed you are in portland. if you have a audi/vw, bmw, merc etc. you need to go to steve's imports. they are really great, we take all our cars there. Great people there.
http://stevesimports.com/
http://stevesimports.com/
Something I saw at a quickie oil change place once...
I was doing some electrical work at a place that had just opened for business, and I spent a good part of the day there.
Twice I saw an employee telling the customer that their drain plugs had stripped threads, but we can fix this for $$$.
The best part was when the guy in the pit under the car started to yell...He didn't have the drain plug in and the guy on top started to pump fresh oil in. Needless to say some heated words were exchanged.
This was about 20 years ago, and I knew then that I would be changing my own oil from then on.
I was doing some electrical work at a place that had just opened for business, and I spent a good part of the day there.
Twice I saw an employee telling the customer that their drain plugs had stripped threads, but we can fix this for $$$.
The best part was when the guy in the pit under the car started to yell...He didn't have the drain plug in and the guy on top started to pump fresh oil in. Needless to say some heated words were exchanged.
This was about 20 years ago, and I knew then that I would be changing my own oil from then on.
My turn.When I first got my truck,used with 64k miles,97 F150,4.2V6,my friend suggested I try JL.I refused but he kept after me and finally gave me some coupons for them.I arrived there,they pulled my hood and said I needed a filter for a 4.6 V8,and they were out,but one would arrive shortly from the local auto parts.I then told the grease monkey it was a V6.He said he looked at the VIN and it states V8! I told him to count the spark plugs; he said it does not matter,it says it is a V8! I then pointed to the cover over the throttle body,which reads "4.2" and he said someone could have altered that cover and still insisted I had a V8.I closed the hood,burned rubber out of there and never looked back!
On another forum I frequent a guy relayed a story that happened to him. This was a mid 90s Impala SS these have in radiator oil and tranny coolers. He went in for a tranny flush the goober had a hard time with the tranny cooler lines on the passenger side of the radiator so he went to the other set on the drivers side and hooked the flush machine up there and proceeded to run 14quarts of ATF through the guys engine.
It had been a fresh fill of M1 too. Once they realized what happend they flushed the tranny and did a M1 oil change for him at no cost. It turned out OK for the guy but could have been really bad.
I only went to one of those places once and it was with my wife's Topaz, I would have thanked them if they had destroyed that POS.
I only went to one of those places once and it was with my wife's Topaz, I would have thanked them if they had destroyed that POS.
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Originally posted by Hootbro:
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Originally posted by BlazerLT:
Most decent apartment complexes prohibit vehicle maintenace on site. Keeps the riff raff from keeping junkers around and making the place a mess. FWIW, back in my apartment days, I just got up at the crack of dawn and did my quick oil changes when most were sleeping. None the wiser.
HootbroRe: decent apartment complexes.....
It's funny how these apartment complex managements shrug their shoulders and look helpless when tenants complain about vandalism and theft. Sometimes, even tenants complaints about robbery and murder. But once the tenants spit on the sidewalk or do an oil change, it's First letter of Warning, once more and you're out, Bub, no refund of sec deposit too!!!!!!!
One more thing I forgot to mention: I once pulled out of a quick lube place (I don't hink it was a JL but it was a competitor), and my car rode like $hit. Car was a 1994 Acura Integra that I once owned.
At any rate, I checked the air pressure, they aired-up the tires to a lofty 40 - 45psi all around.
Fantastic!
At any rate, I checked the air pressure, they aired-up the tires to a lofty 40 - 45psi all around.
Fantastic!
Normally, I change the oil myself but this was a rainy Saturday and my wife was leaving the next day to go out of town to a funeral.
There is a severe labor shortage around here, and so I wasn't surprised one day to find only the manager working at a QS quick oil change place. I was in my wife's 2000 Tahoe. When finished, he presented me a bill that included 4 additional quarts of oil. What the heck? He showed me he added oil until it reached above the upper range of the dipstick. What a dipstick. I told him the normal capacity was 6 qts. and he put in 9. I told him I would only pay for 6 quarts. He finally relunctantly agreed probably because he had 3 cars waiting and he was the only one working. I then went home, borrowed my neighbors oil extractor and pulled out the excess oil.
There is a severe labor shortage around here, and so I wasn't surprised one day to find only the manager working at a QS quick oil change place. I was in my wife's 2000 Tahoe. When finished, he presented me a bill that included 4 additional quarts of oil. What the heck? He showed me he added oil until it reached above the upper range of the dipstick. What a dipstick. I told him the normal capacity was 6 qts. and he put in 9. I told him I would only pay for 6 quarts. He finally relunctantly agreed probably because he had 3 cars waiting and he was the only one working. I then went home, borrowed my neighbors oil extractor and pulled out the excess oil.
I think these problems occur at many places that offer oil changes. Its not like there is going to going to be a $20.00 and hour mechanic doing the work. I've brought my truck to walmart and the broke the oil filler cap - WTH? And then the dealer because I received a $5.95 coupon oil change. One thing both places forget, or don't care about is greesing the upper ball joints because it takes a little effort. Both times they failed to get the upper ball joints and I made them put it back on the rack and pump it in. Its easy to check, just turn the wheel all the way to one side and you can get a good view.
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