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Its sad to see how far oil changes have fallen

RaceBannon
RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 116,027 Founders Club
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Stopped in at a Valvoline joint to get an oil change. Get out of the car to talk and the kid tells me its a drive through and I need to get back in the car. I laugh at him and stand there and say let's talk about what I want and I don't want to sit in my car for 15 minutes when its 95 out. The tech behind him starts laughing.

So I tell him what I want and go in the waiting room. They ask for my name. Then my last name. Then my address and phone number

You don't need it I say.

We can't do the work if we don't have it (not so clever marketing ploy by some fuck head at Valvoline HQ)

I go its 1234 Your Street Anytown USA

Now the guy behind the desk wants to fight. This is a specialty of mine. Getting people to want to kill me.

I'm ready to LEAVE so he somehow gets the computer to set the job.

Chick comes in with my dirty air filter that they took our back and rubbed in the dirt (ask Swaye). I say fine put a new one in. 25 dollars she says. I start laughing and so does she.

I get out of there for 150 bucks for a 60 dollar job at most places. I tell them of the only one chance to make a first impression theory of business and that they failed miserably.

I hate people. People hate me. Circle of life
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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,853 Founders Club
    RaceBannon said:

    Stopped in at a Valvoline joint to get an oil change. Get out of the car to talk and the kid tells me its a drive through and I need to get back in the car. I laugh at him and stand there and say let's talk about what I want and I don't want to sit in my car for 15 minutes when its 95 out. The tech behind him starts laughing.

    So I tell him what I want and go in the waiting room. They ask for my name. Then my last name. Then my address and phone number

    You don't need it I say.

    We can't do the work if we don't have it (not so clever marketing ploy by some fuck head at Valvoline HQ)

    I go its 1234 Your Street Anytown USA

    Now the guy behind the desk wants to fight. This is a specialty of mine. Getting people to want to kill me.

    I'm ready to LEAVE so he somehow gets the computer to set the job.

    Chick comes in with my dirty air filter that they took our back and rubbed in the dirt (ask Swaye). I say fine put a new one in. 25 dollars she says. I start laughing and so does she.

    I get out of there for 150 bucks for a 60 dollar job at most places. I tell them of the only one chance to make a first impression theory of business and that they failed miserably.

    I hate people. People hate me. Circle of life

    I stopped going to the bull shit grease monkeys years ago for this very reason. Been working with 3 different Toyota service departments now and even though base price is a bit higher (say $60) for 5000 mile service, the CS is fine and they haven't once tried to sell me some shit I didn't need.
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  • doogie
    doogie Member Posts: 15,072
    I just went to 15,000 mile /synthetic chintervals to reduce the fucktardedry
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  • Baseman
    Baseman Member Posts: 12,382
    RaceBannon said:

    Stopped in at a Valvoline joint to get an oil change. Get out of the car to talk and the kid tells me its a drive through and I need to get back in the car. I laugh at him and stand there and say let's talk about what I want and I don't want to sit in my car for 15 minutes when its 95 out. The tech behind him starts laughing.

    So I tell him what I want and go in the waiting room. They ask for my name. Then my last name. Then my address and phone number

    You don't need it I say.

    We can't do the work if we don't have it (not so clever marketing ploy by some fuck head at Valvoline HQ)

    I go its 1234 Your Street Anytown USA

    Now the guy behind the desk wants to fight. This is a specialty of mine. Getting people to want to kill me.

    I'm ready to LEAVE so he somehow gets the computer to set the job.

    Chick comes in with my dirty air filter that they took our back and rubbed in the dirt (ask Swaye). I say fine put a new one in. 25 dollars she says. I start laughing and so does she.

    I get out of there for 150 bucks for a 60 dollar job at most places. I tell them of the only one chance to make a first impression theory of business and that they failed miserably.

    I hate people. People hate me. Circle of life

    I lost a lot of respect for you when you started bashing Sark. Helps the Valvoline Joint IMO.
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  • AZDuck
    AZDuck Member Posts: 15,468
    If you're paying $60 for an oil change, just go to the dealership
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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 116,027 Founders Club
    AZDuck said:

    If you're paying $60 for an oil change, just go to the dealership

    I hate dealerships too though. I like the impulse buy of an oil change at these shit places
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  • 2001400ex
    2001400ex Member Posts: 29,457
    RaceBannon said:

    AZDuck said:

    If you're paying $60 for an oil change, just go to the dealership

    I hate dealerships too though. I like the impulse buy of an oil change at these shit places
    Which is it? You like the impulse buy or you hate it? I'm just trying to figure out the narrative.
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  • doogie
    doogie Member Posts: 15,072
    AZDuck said:

    If you're paying $60 for an oil change, just go to the dealership

    For $60 he gets the Waiting Room and it also includes an oil change.

    Some people go to Starbucks for coffee, some go to Sugar''s esspresso
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