but everywhere I was going was a 2 hour wait.
So i went.
$46 for an oil change.
they tried to get me to upgrade on the type of oil.
get my tires rotated - which i did this morning.
change my air filter - which i did last month.
flush my transmission fluid which i did a few months ago.
and the list goes on.

fucking hate that place.
i should have waited the 2 hours.
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1/12/2008 2:22:16 PM

patience is a virtue and it'll save you $30.

1/12/2008 2:30:36 PM

What did you pay $46 for?

You should just be able to tell them "no" for stuff and come up to the nromal $20 or whatever.

1/12/2008 2:31:19 PM

Jiffy Lubes changes start at 30. and my trailblazer takes extra oil. and i think they raised their prices or some shit.

1/12/2008 2:32:28 PM

eesh do it yourself. save 30$

1/12/2008 2:59:47 PM

this is why i change my own oil now

i still need to keep a check on stuff like the fluids that DO eventually need replacement (windshield wiper, engine coolant) and filter stuff

1/12/2008 3:00:50 PM

yea, do it yourself. Especially since it's a trailblazers, high enough so you could crawl underneath. I don't trust those people at jiffy lube to do anything to my car except inspection.

1/12/2008 3:01:26 PM

mine costs about 15-20....

1/12/2008 3:09:45 PM

lol, do it yourself, save $20, and use a better oil and filter!

Everything I own get a WIX and rotella T (boyfriend uses wix and mobil 1)

1/12/2008 3:12:15 PM

I use to do it myself, but then i got busy and didnt have time and it has been Wally World ever since....

[Edited on January 12, 2008 at 3:13 PM. Reason : w]

1/12/2008 3:13:14 PM

Quote :

"mine costs about 15-20...."

Yup, Rotella T syn and a WIX filter in my bike for $15 a change. Gotta love something that holds 2 quarts, changes are almost free!

1/12/2008 3:13:43 PM

welcome to paying for convenience, even when it is easier to do it yourself

1/12/2008 4:02:55 PM

be happy

my oil changes are $100 every time

1/12/2008 4:11:33 PM

yeah, but how often do you have to change yours?

1/12/2008 4:14:40 PM

slowblack96 has to make a living somehow

1/12/2008 4:35:29 PM

on the plus side, the Jiffy Lube on Western had their sign say:
BOSS SAID
CHANGE SIGN
SO I DID

the other night
it was apparently changed the next day

1/12/2008 4:43:10 PM

^Aww, no picture?

1/12/2008 4:44:38 PM

nah

I drove by and was like..... LOL

but I didn't stop to get a picture

1/12/2008 4:48:14 PM

hey still furshia

1/12/2008 5:00:51 PM

I usually do everything myself but I got lazy and had it done for me for the first time ever.

$30 at Aamco for:
-Oil change (I demanded Full Synthetic) and filter
-Fluids check
-Rotate tires
-Full state inspection (Maryland)

Turned out to be worth it - he pointed out some problems with my rear brake calipers, and he was right. Who'da thought?

1/12/2008 7:15:23 PM

Quote :

"-Oil change (I demanded Full Synthetic) and filter"

what brand and weight?

1/12/2008 7:17:11 PM

Valv. 10W30

1/12/2008 7:18:38 PM

And the better word would be request, not demand. They were very accomodating.

1/12/2008 7:19:09 PM

Quote :

"the Jiffy Lube on Western had their sign say: BOSS SAID CHANGE SIGN SO I DID "

thats awsome. Wonder if that guy still has a job

1/12/2008 7:19:41 PM

that shit was up for a few days. it definitely made me chuckle.

1/12/2008 7:40:09 PM

The sign was up because they were doing a countdown until Dec. people needed to get their cars inspected. They left it up at '0 day' for about 2 days, then then they changed it to 'boss said change the sign...etc.'

If changing your own is a problem....
You should have gone to the one right off six forks (near the BP/Animal Hospital) nobody was there getting work done and they only came inside to do that 'this is your air filter' bit. Girlfriend needed her car inspected/oil changed and she had a gift card for a free oil change, only reason why I didn't change it.

It's a lot cheaper to do it yourself, plus you don't have to pay 'disposal fees', just take it to the auto place that you buy the oil from and you're good. The places around here see students as $$$ hence why they gave you their sales pitch.

[Edited on January 13, 2008 at 2:41 PM. Reason : at]

1/13/2008 2:40:20 PM

i used to go to the western JL all the time for oil changes and inspections, too.

went in there for my inspection and my tires failed, so i went to a used tire place downtown somewhere and and bought two cheap used tires to pass inspection.

when the JL guy measured tired depth and told me i failed again i yelled out (not necessarily at him) "oh what the fuck, i just BOUGHT these fucking tires yesterday JUST for this inspection!"

dude looks around, says "fuck it, i don't care. gimme the old inspection and i'll make it look like you just had to come back and have your emissions retested"

charged me $10 bucks, passed me, sent me on my merry way

1/13/2008 2:53:51 PM

does jiffy lube pass tint inspection?

[Edited on January 13, 2008 at 2:55 PM. Reason : ?]

1/13/2008 2:55:09 PM

I took my truck into Capital Ford in Wilmington to get some warranty work done when it had about 30,000 miles. they said my trans. fluid was burnt (I guess they figured I didn't have sense enough to pull out the dipstick and see that it was fine, as it should be on a truck with that many miles), power steering needed flushing, and a bunch of other maintenance that the owner's manual didn't even call for. I laughed at them and they tried to say that it was time for all that stuff to be done. the bad part is some people would have paid the 500 dollars that they wanted. I guess that's why they call them stealerships.

1/13/2008 2:57:39 PM

All time greatest Jiffy Lube sign (on Western Blvd):
IF YOU LOVE IT, LUBE IT

And yes I have pics.

1/13/2008 4:40:23 PM

Quote :

"on the plus side, the Jiffy Lube on Western had their sign say: BOSS SAID CHANGE SIGN SO I DID the other night it was apparently changed the next day "

lmfao

1/13/2008 4:58:22 PM

Quote :

"Valv. 10W30"

not really synthetic, but that's ok.

Quote :

"does jiffy lube pass tint inspection?"

as long as it's legal.

1/13/2008 7:29:32 PM

Quote :

"thats awsome. Wonder if that guy still has a job"

Why wouldn't he?

1/13/2008 7:32:10 PM

my husband and i have had good luck at colony tire for oil changes without them trying to talk you into extra shit. we'd do the oil changes ourselves but we are just too damn busy. generally we don't have to wait long either and sometimes if you are needing something else done at the same time they won't charge you for the oil change.
just thought you might want to know.

1/13/2008 8:21:18 PM