Watch the Quickie Lube guys

[AndyG]

It's not just quick change places, but some dealerships operate the same way on mark-ups. Years ago, I had a trip to Boone NC, and realized my Toyota Tundra would be due for an oil change by the time I drove down from PA. Instead of changing oil early, I made an appointment with Boone Toyota. I schedule it first think in the morning and said I would wait.

I dropped off my truck and was walking around the parking lot with my dog. I see my truck on a lift, but no activity. A few minutes later I get a call from the service manager. Boone Toyota's free safety inspection revealed some issues and wanted more money to solve the problem. I said, I'm in the parking lot, I'll meet you in your office and you can tell me what's wrong.

The service manager tells me there was rust on my brake rotors, my cabin air filter needed changed, I needed a top engine clean (I still don't know what this is), and there was one other item. For a paltry sum of $2400, my truck could be made new again.

I told the service manager that I just drove 600+ miles getting here, and the truck never missed a beat. I replaced the cabin air filter last week. Also, living in PA, we will have rust on the edges of our brake rotors, and the brakes work fine. Just do the $40 oil change I asked for.

Typical dealership bullcrap. Crooks.

 

[BlueC]

I also don't like it when they have my vehicle and a 20 year old kid is telling me to stay in the waiting room. I believe the real reason for that is so you won't see their tactics for upselling you.

That's for insurance reasons. The generic public is surprisingly stupid and will happily walk into an open pit. Gotta keep 'em contained in a controlled environment.

 

[TJ Jim]

I’ve got a 4wd Ram with the hemi in it. Changing the oil in it is rough. Can’t get to it and when you do it drains oil all over the axle, wiring, and pavement. Ordered a relocation kit to make it a bit easier. Still young enough and limber enough to change my own oil and just cannot stand the thought of letting somebody else change my oil. Some day when I’m older…….

 

[Apparition]

I’ve got a 4wd Ram with the hemi in it. Changing the oil in it is rough. Can’t get to it and when you do it drains oil all over the axle, wiring, and pavement. Ordered a relocation kit to make it a bit easier. Still young enough and limber enough to change my own oil and just cannot stand the thought of letting somebody else change my oil. Some day when I’m older…….

On trucks and such I like to change oil in the yard. If something spills it’s no big deal and grass is softer than pavement.

 

[BlueC]

I’ve got a 4wd Ram with the hemi in it. Changing the oil in it is rough.

Which generation?

 

[BlueC]

On trucks and such I like to change oil in the yard. If something spills it’s no big deal and grass is softer than pavement.

I like to use my neighbors' driveway for that same reason.

 

[Claytone]

The brake and tire shop caliper up sales always killed me. Calipers rarely go bad. Like almost never outside the rust belt.
We would see them come in with a bad bleed job or cheap ass squeaky pads.
Dipshits.