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Date:   Fri, 11 Feb 2000 11:25:30 -0800
Reply-To:   Stuart MacMillan <stuart@COBALTGROUP.COM>
Sender:   Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:   Stuart MacMillan <stuart@COBALTGROUP.COM>
Organization:   The Cobalt Group
Subject:   Re: Jiffy Lube
Comments:   To: McComas_Glenn <mccomas@SHORE.INTERCOM.NET>
Content-Type:   text/plain; charset=us-ascii

The simple fact is you cannot survive if you only do $19.95 oil changes, you will lose money. It is IMPERATIVE that these places sell you extras to stay in business. Glenn's case is extreme, those guys should be shut down.

McComas_Glenn wrote: > > I stay out of those places. Since it's FRIDAY...... They have killer profit > objectives. They even messed up my company car, a Ford Tempo..... Wanted > to sell me a trans service, which I declined. They slammed the hood=bonnet > down so hard {I could hear it} that one headlamp died. Two days later my > garage floor was awash in ATF. Pan had been loosened. Our company shortly > tied-in with a reputable gas station and contracted with them for all > company car lube work.... no problems since then. > > Have a reputable shop take a look at your underbody and the inside walls of > your tires. It could be they ran off the jack and did more damage than you > think. > > Concerning the quality of filters, check previous postings on the Digest. > There are strong feelings about which is the best because of internal > construction and compatibility with Vanagon oil pressure relief systems. > >From List vendors the price is quite reasonable.

-- Stuart MacMillan Manager, Case Program 800-909-8244 ext. 8208

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