Has anyone else seen this yet??
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RE: Has anyone else seen this yet?? - 3/9/2008 9:12:31 AM
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Tippman7641
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i use to work at riffkis, kinda of like a jiffy lube, its so easy to change and do those things, and they must know their not doing it(not unitentionally or forgetting iut), becasue we bring the customers out during the process, and show them it happening, show them the old fluids, and then show thme their dipstick with new fluids on it, thats wrong they need to be sued
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RE: Has anyone else seen this yet?? - 3/9/2008 9:24:52 AM
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prozach1988
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that is why i am gald i can work on my own vechicle and not have to pay ppl to do it
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RE: Has anyone else seen this yet?? - 3/9/2008 10:08:24 AM
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swartlkk
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It is rediculous how easy it is to rip people off when it comes to automobiles. People no longer care how a vehicle works or what is required to maintain them just so long as it gets them from A to B.
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RE: Has anyone else seen this yet?? - 3/9/2008 11:11:03 AM
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94blueknight
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ya u always here of mechanics or shops rippin ppl off thats y im glad i work on my own stuff 
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RE: Has anyone else seen this yet?? - 3/9/2008 11:17:22 AM
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WolfPack
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The only thing I take to a shop is oil changes. I've been going to Just Tires (formerly GoodYear something) since I was 16 and my buddy worked there. They only charge 19.99 for oil and filter, and I don't have to get messy. Everything else though I do.
Last weekend I cleaned out the rear diff and put in Royal Purple  . Jiffy Lube charges 169.99 for that!! Rear axle is probably something they'd rip me off on as well!
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RE: Has anyone else seen this yet?? - 3/10/2008 4:21:24 AM
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thegr81
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Thankgod I learned how to turn a wrench!!!! I feel worse for the women that go to these places and really get ripped off!! One of our local news stations did something similar to a few shops out here a couple years back and busted several little shops seriously ripping women off big time!!
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RE: Has anyone else seen this yet?? - 3/10/2008 5:32:13 AM
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Taymacjack
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Yeah i never did like jiffy lube. Even if they do do the work, they over tighten everything. They are notorious for stripping out the threads when they do oil changes. luckily, we have another place on the west coast called les shwab (more of a tire place really). They are pretty honest IMO.
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RE: Has anyone else seen this yet?? - 3/10/2008 6:13:41 AM
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EuroGoldLS
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Won't load here at school because the firewall is gay. But since were discussing oil places...
I have a place I go to get mine changed, its called Outback.... As in Outback-o'-da-house Which reminds me, I'm due for an oil change.
I've been to the Valvoline service station only once to have my oil changed... never again. I broke two filter cups and a metal band filter wrench getting (trying to get) the filter off. Finally punctured it with a screwdriver and got it off.
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RE: Has anyone else seen this yet?? - 3/10/2008 6:31:06 AM
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Idriveachevy
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I've never gone to a plce like that before, and i dont think i ever will. it really isnt difficult to pull the oil plug and unscrew the filter. There worse part is the people who dont have the knowledge to work on their own vehicles. the 20.00 that they are losing isnt a big deal, its the 2500.00 that they have to bring forth when the motor blows because the oil is bad.
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RE: Has anyone else seen this yet?? - 3/10/2008 8:19:32 AM
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WolfPack
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All of you guys that change your own oil...do you have a grease gun to keep the chassis lubed? I've got the whole grease gun set up with my 33 gal. air compressor and what not..but I know my neighbor always changed his own oil, but saw me out there with the grease gun and came over to see what I was doing. He didn't even know what a grease zerk was!
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RE: Has anyone else seen this yet?? - 3/10/2008 1:35:35 PM
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EuroGoldLS
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My girlfriend don't even know how to change a tire... I said you gotta use your jack and jack it up, and when I got to that point, she said "Whats a jack?" ugh at least she has book smarts...
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RE: Has anyone else seen this yet?? - 3/10/2008 2:00:43 PM
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FirehawkNS
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It's so easy to be ripped off when it comes to things like this, but I don't understand why more people don't do these simple maintenance things. I love oil change time. I did the Blazer, the RSX, and a buddies Formula this past weekend.
I don't have fun doing Trans filters though. They are messy.
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RE: Has anyone else seen this yet?? - 3/10/2008 3:08:59 PM
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blazinloud
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hahahaha, busted!!!!! thats great
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RE: Has anyone else seen this yet?? - 3/10/2008 4:50:49 PM
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Zasder
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I work at goodyear, and we would never try any of that stuff...
I hate when I work on a car and the oil filter is superman tight! its like, just put it hand tight you morons!!
Never have we ripped a customer off, thats just horrible!
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