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Originally Posted by puckluck2
The only thing that pisses me off about those oil change places is how they will straight up lie to get more business. I had literally just changed my transmission fluid at a transmission shop then went to Minit Lube and guess what the guy told me he recommends changing? The transmission fluid.
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That is one thing I never recommend, are Jiffy lube places, unless you want just cheap oil. Some of them run the same oil through the lines no matter what you buy. And they run off a script to basically recommend everything.
Dealers are so meticulously micro managed from the factory level and by AMVIC now, they won't dare risk their dealer license and pull a switch like that. The crappy part about going to the dealer and getting your oil changed is waiting 1-2 hours for some surly tech who would rather be swapping out a transmission or rebuilding a head doing a job a 14 year old could do. But the good part is the fact that you have a surly tech who would rather be swapping out a transmission or rebuilding a head doing a job a 14 year old could do.They don't miss anything.
I have seen people come in for their last warranty required oil change, and drive away with a new engine a week later after the tech found a couple microscopic metal shavings that just "don't seem right" on oil plug. And even if you are off warranty, they can catch things early before they snowball into massive problems.