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My two Jiffy Lube Stories (and why I never went back)..
Posted by fsik (more from fsik) on Mon, 5 Jul 2004 15:57:40
In Reply to: JIFFY LUBE , Use them & lose your engine & warrenty, Robert OMea, Fri, 2 Jul 2004 14:35:46
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I have two good (bad) ones, and the first should have steered me clear permanently.
First one: I had an ooooold 86 Jetta, and my father still believed in a particular Jiffy Lube location after the rest in the area had gone to hell. So I took it there for a coolant change because I honestly didn't want to deal with it myself.
Apparently, WITH THE CAR RUNNING, he disconnects the big radiator hose. Needless to say this didn't damage my car, but it damaged him very badly. (Even doing this right after shutting off the car is dumb.) It was such a bonehead move the manager couldn't even look me in the eye when he explained what happened, right after he'd sent the guy to the hospital for the extensive scalding.
Now, having an employee parboil himself on my car wasn't enough, I guess, because I'm back a few months later with my 900SE (before I'd learned any appreciable DIY).
It went fine, but a comment was made, and I decided never to return: Employee #1 takes out the dipstick and Employee #2, admiring the massive yellow cap on the stick, says, "you're not gonna lose _this_ one!"
--fsik
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Posts in this Thread:
- JIFFY LUBE , Use them & lose your engine & warrenty, Robert OMea, Fri, 2 Jul 2004 14:35:46
- My Jiffy Lube Story (long), Tarheel9-5, Mon, 5 Jul 2004 20:29:47
- My two Jiffy Lube Stories (and why I never went back).., fsik, Mon, 5 Jul 2004 15:57:40 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: JIFFY LUBE , Use them & lose your engine & warrenty, DER, Sat, 3 Jul 2004 17:47:14
- I hope you plan to sue them, rob , Sat, 3 Jul 2004 10:49:36
- I change oil myself, jimtimkim, Fri, 2 Jul 2004 22:10:57
- JIFFY LUBE LOSERS, Robert Omea, Fri, 2 Jul 2004 18:03:23
- Bureau of Automotive Repair..., Mike Lynch , Fri, 2 Jul 2004 15:32:58
- Re: JIFFY LUBE , Use them & lose your engine & warrenty, Steve in Chicago, Fri, 2 Jul 2004 15:17:55
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