dont go to jiffy lube!

[scirocco16vr32 at gmail.com (Chris Bennett)]

I'd never go to a chain type place unless I was absolutely stuck and there
was definate quantifyable results.  I went to a small local shop here for
the work on the Callaway.  They can't really skimp on a lower end rebuild,
or a turbo replacement.  I'd know pretty quick if they didn't do it.

BTW... Update on that.  I went there last Thursday and the engine is still
in pieces.  THAT IS A GOOD THING though.  I have been telling them to
bump higher priority jobs up (read that people who have cash)  I am still
waiting for Ohio State's income tax refund.  The wait went from 6 weeks then
to 8 weeks then to 12-14 weeks, to finally we have no friggin idea.  They
claim something was changed this year and they got bum-rushed.  As long as I
am not in a hurry and the mechanic's not in a hurry... we'll play the
waiting game.

I blame Daun it's probably his fault.  Who the heck did you vote for last
time around that screwed up state revenue?!?  Just kidding brother.
(Boehner is my hero.  As long as he stays 8th district life is good.)


On 6/17/07, C Boyko <roccit_53@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Well, this is why I do my own work too, as often as I can, though I didn't
> view the video. I'm assuming I know what happened, maybe I'm wrong. If I'd
> have paid someone to do all the stuff that needed doing on my 16V, I'd
> have
> needed to sell it, and to be honest, I think its early trips to the dealer
> caused more problems than they solved. I have about two "pros" that I'd
> trust around my cars, one happens to be a pretty hardcore dieselhead, the
> other's an Audi owner himself. As for the female thing, I find it's more
> of
> a problem at the parts counter, heaven forbid I should tell them that what
> they handed me is wrong. And like I could take that grafted foolishness
> under Klaus' hood anywhere and expect a normal mortal to figure out what
> came from where anyway!
>
> But on another note, I see "the other side" of it. Guidance channels the
> kids that can't do academics down into the tech wing, and when they're
> not,
> umm, how shall I say, ummm, "under the weather" or skipping, they may get
> a
> credit or two, and head off to college. Not all of them are dolts, but
> there are sure enough of them that are, and unfortunately, many of the
> brighter kids are not encouraged to enter skilled trades, which is a real
> shame. And to do a skilled trade well these days, you need to be good with
> wrenches, electronics and problem solving. So that narrows down the ones
> that can cut it as a mechanic, but it doesn't stop some bad ones from
> trying. Not to mention you have to be able to actually work very hard to
> earn a living at it. WORK is a four letter word eh?
> Then there are the Jiffy Lube guys, who you can bet did not get a trade. I
> can imagine the pay scale there attracts the very best of the best. Now
> don't be flaming me here, there are lots of very bright mechanics, my own
> brother being one of them, and I'm sure that most Jiffy Lube oil changes
> go
> as they should. Negative double digit temps are the only thing that would
> have me handing my keys over for an oil change, and even then, I prefer to
> fire up the heater and do my own. The next few promise to be ugly though,
> the bug needs an O ring on the oil cooler, and Klaus has a spiffy new oil
> pump sitting here in a box...
> Cathy
>
>
> On 6:21 am 06/17/07 "Dan Bubb" <jdbubb@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I don't imagine this is a surprise to anybody.
> > Shoddy work or no work. Either way every occasion where somebody else
> > worked on my car was a dissappointment with only one or two
> > exceptions. I can not tell you the number of times that people I
> > know, in particular females presumably because they know nothing
> > about cars, have been bent over by a repair shop.
> > I was recently quoted a $2000 repair bill on my Audi that cost me all
> > of $450 in parts!
> > Considering the $110/hr rate at the Audi dealer it's cheaper in the
> > long run to buy the tools and learn how to use them.
> > Dan
> >
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