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I used to use those places, but knew they would hit me with the upsell. I always had a little fun with guys when they tried. I now have a mechanic that I have do the routine oil changes. He charges more, but it is worth it. He has done a bunch of stuff for free and saved me a bunch of money in the long run. He doesn't like to charge me for the oil on my Jag because it uses synthetic and cost $$$. He asks me to buy it before hand so he won't have to charge me for it, but I make him charge me for it! Makes him want to do more stuff for free.
The place is A&M automotive in Elsinore. And BTW - he is looking for a new shop manager, and he said automotive experience is not that important for this position. Those of you looking, call me and I will connect you directly with him. I don't what he is looking to pay, you can ask him yourself.
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awww the good old...... this is your filter and we recommend you change it.......
Sounds like you have used that one yourself huh? You ass hole. :cool: :crossx:
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And a lot more quantity of oil..........
These threads crack me up, and they say dealers rip you off :rolleyes:
gotta love those dealers :wink:
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Sounds like you have used that one yourself huh? You ass hole. :cool: :crossx:
nope............i sold autoparts big difference........................
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I don't know about Jiffylube, et al, but I went to get my tires ballanced the other day and was told, "they have "excesive" wear and should be replaced."
hmmmm
OK junior, what makes you think they have excesive wear??
"Right here sir, the tread depth is minimal", of course he knows this because he ran his hands over the tires, did not use a tread depth guage and he's the tire expert, I'm just the idiot car owner.
Hey, isn't there a rule of thumb about using a penny to gauge tread depth??
"Yep"
Hang on, I've got one here in the ash tray.
So I proceed to get old Abe out and he sinks between the tread block up to about his nose on the coin.
Yeah, I don't think the tires are worn, just balance them, OK???
The little focker was pissed he wasn't going to get me for a new set of Michelens, I'll never go back to Discount Tire again.
Glad I'm not the only one who got that line of BS from Discount Tire! I had front tires on my Escort that were somewhat worn on the outside edge due to misalignment (Thanks Ford for not having a left adjustable toe on the left rear). I told the guy I wanted them rotated to the back where they'll wear better until I get the adjustable arm installed. He gave me the same BS about replacing the tires. I just did the rotation at home, and won't go back to Discount either.
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Glad I'm not the only one who got that line of BS from Discount Tire! I had front tires on my Escort that were somewhat worn on the outside edge due to misalignment (Thanks Ford for not having a left adjustable toe on the left rear). I told the guy I wanted them rotated to the back where they'll wear better until I get the adjustable arm installed. He gave me the same BS about replacing the tires. I just did the rotation at home, and won't go back to Discount either.
You just reminded me of what happened to my buddy and American Tire in Corona (they are part of Discount Tire). He has an NSX with 20's on the back and 19's on the front. A fairly bad ass ride. He had blisters on one of the rear tires, and the guys at American Tire refused to put his tires back on and wouldn't get any replacement tires for atleast 2 days. My buddy called around and found a set of tires at a competitors. The American Tire guys said the only way they would let his car leave is with new tires. He called me and didn't know what to do. I told him to call the cops, which he did, and they put his old tires back on. The cops were so pissed that they put my buddy on the phone with the D.A. The way they used to hook people there is by offering free tire repair, and then not letting the client leave without a new tire(s). I have no idea if that location is still in business.
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I don't know about Jiffylube, et al, but I went to get my tires ballanced the other day and was told, "they have "excesive" wear and should be replaced."
hmmmm
OK junior, what makes you think they have excesive wear??
"Right here sir, the tread depth is minimal", of course he knows this because he ran his hands over the tires, did not use a tread depth guage and he's the tire expert, I'm just the idiot car owner.
Hey, isn't there a rule of thumb about using a penny to gauge tread depth??
"Yep"
Hang on, I've got one here in the ash tray.
So I proceed to get old Abe out and he sinks between the tread block up to about his nose on the coin.
Yeah, I don't think the tires are worn, just balance them, OK???
The little focker was pissed he wasn't going to get me for a new set of Michelens, I'll never go back to Discount Tire again.
So what's the penny trick? I always just looked at the relative distance between the tread and the "wear bars"
RD
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Old School for sure. If my brain remembers there is about a 2/32" gap between Lincolns head and the edge of most pennys. Thats supposedly the minimum tread depth on a tire. Putting the penny in the tread gives you a idea what kinda tread depth you have left. :)
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I have a repair shop in northern ca. I have a very loyal customer base because I only tell the customer what he or she should have repaired. It is up to the customer to have repairs done. Sometimes it may seen to people that we are trying to rip you off, but if this is a new vehicle to the customer we advise somethings be replaced if they look to be old.Some of the things are fuel filter,pcv valve,air filter,check tune-up parts, now this may seem like just trying to up sale parts.But if this a new vehicle to customer these things could effect fuel milage-power. What i tell people all the time when I am out and about,is that you should find a independent repair shop and get to know the service adviser.Once he gets to know you he will more likely to help with minor repairs that a chain must charge you for, such as changing light bulbs,installing wiper blades,refilling washer fluid,this is some of the things we do for free.I aslo tell customers you get what you pay for,you want a mechanic who makes $8.75hr working on vehicle or a technicion who has been trained to perform task at hand? Sorry about rant. big joe
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I have had two run ins with Jiffylube. My wife took are Dodge in for a oil change. They called and said it needed a air filter. She told them no thanks my husband will change it. Then they said it needed a tranny filter. She also said my husband will change it. She leaves the car and tells them she will pick it up later.
Two hours later she shows up to get it. She gets in and it will not turn over. You hit the key and nothing. She goes in and they tell her "well it ran fine when we parked it" So she calls me. I go there to find one of the fog lights broken. Glass is on the ground where they hit a snow pile. Im sure because they pushed it out into the parking lot.
They wanted us to take it to a garage across the street.
So we towed it my shop. I put it up on ramps. One of the wires from the starter had been removed....... :crossx: :crossx: :crossx:
The other was my Dads 01 Chevy 496 . We were on a trip. He calls me on the CB to say he has no oil pressue. We ended up crawling under the truck to find the oil filter falling off. We had to tighten it by hand and limp it to a exit to get more oil. :220v: :220v: :220v:
NEED I SAY IT?????????? **** JIFFY LUBE!!!!!!