![]() ![]() On a side note, several years ago a very alert member of our local police force decided to investigate a car parked in back of the only J-Lube in the area–long after closing time. While he was not open on Sunday, at least I got exactly what I asked for and paid for when I went to him. When I would question the manager on this point, I was always given some variation of “its all the same, it doesn’t matter”.Īfter…I think it was…3 experiences like this, I decided to go back to my regular mechanic for all maintenance visits. I was always given 10w30 (according to the receipts), even though I frequently specified a different viscosity. ![]() If their “standard” oil filters are so bad, why do they use them?Īnd then, we have the question of oil viscosity. The manager would tell me how terrible their “standard” oil filter is. They would also try to upsell me regarding their oil filters. And, to top it off, the cretins working there frequently did not reattach the hoses running into the air intake box. No matter how recently I had replaced my air filter, I was always told that the air filter was “extremely dirty” and needed to be replaced. Not that it’s useful for anything.Ībuse of trust: they heavily pressured my wife for unneeded services, to the point she refuses (rightfully) to step foot in there.Īs for documentataion, there have been several tv news stories of various chain outlets not just pushing unneeded services, but NOT EVEN DOING THE SERVICES while still charging for them.Īre there decent ones out there? Sure, but the bad ones have ruined it for them.īack in the early '80s, I did use Jiffy Lube a few times, but my experiences quickly soured me. At least they also forgot the gizmo, which I now have. ONLY because of me checking under the hood the next day did I discover this DANGEROUS situation. After I declined, they neglected to put the cap back on the brake fluid reservoir. Incompentent service, where they did their ‘brake fluid test’ with some gizmo that flashed LEDs. Personal experience includes multiple sales pitches for unneeded work (flushes, etc), with no polite “OK” when I declined. My distrust (I use “hate” for much more important issues) is based on both personal experience and documented systematic abuses by various shops.
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