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Lawl I love the pic, at a BMW dealership.Your signature picture has been removed since it contained the Photobucket "upgrade your account" image. -
our dealership in slo is surprisingly NOT shady. Theyre actually legit guys who dont try to totally fuck you over.Originally posted by bluntComment
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uh your gonna need two transmissions...uhh yea...how often do you use reverse?e30s r koolComment
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That is pretty damn funny! I knew it had to be some radio prank call. What's even better is that she says that she'll need to borrow her dads money, and he was listening teh whole time. hahahahahahaha.Comment
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Ive known guys like that. Thats whats scary.sigpicComment
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Older than the internet.Originally posted by TeaguerComment
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wow...I'm speechless, I know girls are stupid, but...wowsigpicComment
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Most of this is partly correct.
Men, for the most part, when doing oil change "services" are usually one or more of the following:
1. Think they know better; (you'll see it when they look at a DIRTY air filter scanning it from every angle and playing with it for two minutes)
2. Naw I got someone else to do that;
3. Naww man it won't need that; or
4. I'll get it done next time. (Which never happens)
5. I'll do that myself. (usually you can tell the selfish/arrogant mood behind this one most of the time. well I wonder to myself, "well then dufus what are you doing here getting your oil changed if it's not a big deal to change your rear diff oil on your Explorer with no drain plug? right")
6. Or, if they know better, "Oh yeah let's do that, that'll work out" usually because they understand what's going on a bit better.
Girls for the most part are easier to sell and convince to buy things from (the video is half accurate) because that's just how they are. For the most part they are like one or more of the following:
1. Sure, let's do that, that sounds good
2. How much does it cost (this is the breaker question for services on the fence for both men & women)
3. Noo (usually real sweet voice) we'll get that done next time
4. Umm I'll ask my dad about that one (usually younger chicks)
5. Ohhh yeah we'll get that done next time I don't have enough $$ right now. (which also never happens but usually they remember better, ie Oh yeah we didn't do that last time let's do it this time, usually with a higher frequency of remembering than guys)
Personal experience. YMMV.Comment
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Haha thats great, at least it was a prank.
Yeah that girl was dumb as fuck.
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Sounds about right.
I took my dads truck to jiffy lube because hes one of those types thats like no dont do it yourself take it in blah blah.
Anyways there was a gentleman there waiting to get his ford taurus' oil changed and they told him that his air filter looked like it had never been changed... BS. I saw the fucker take it out of the car and it looked like it could go for another 1000-1500 miles or so. If it looked like it had "never" been changed, it should be dirty as hell (1998ish).
Also they told me the coolant needed to be topped off, it was my dads truck so I told them to do it. Found out it was 5 bucks to top it off, I can buy a whole gallon for less than $5!!! I watched them the whole time and they didnt once touch the coolant reservoir or anything near it.
God I hate jiffylube. Stupid father.
M50B25tuComment
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I would never take my car to a quick lube center. Either do it yourself or take it to your favorite bud mechanic. Even good shops have lube people seperate from mechanics — can't blame them because who on earth wants to do oil changes when you can be finishing up that motor rebuild or swap.
I got stories too. Cars have come in like this (these are my favorites)
1. A late model (think 2000) Ford Expedition. 30,000mi (50k KM) on the the clock. "This is my first oil change". BLACK oil. Dip the 'stick in the oil and it was just ruined. Winner.
2. A small passenger car (don't remember, we just get lots of them, including bastard trucks (everything is difficult) and POS Asian car (I think it was a Protoge or something similar) that has the oil filter on the side of the inclined block up against the firewall. You have to reach your hand UP between teh HOT (we called them Arizona cars when they were so hot your flesh would crinch 30mm away) exhaust manifold and the body of the car, THEN rotate your hand all the way foward as the filter sits with the reciecving end DOWN on to the block.
It's hard to say it, but you'll see it right away when you get one. FRICKIN' ***** job. Beats the utter crap out of your wrists removing those filters.
Other stories involve POS American cars. Some mid-late 80's POS Buick. You drain the oil. Plug it back up. Tell your dudes up top (you sit in a bay underneath the car) that they can add oil. You then tackle the oil filter, right, and EVERY other car you can remove the filter and no oil comes out the spindle. Except this one has a...cap with a 24mm hex end. Kinda like the BMW 24v M50s except inversely built and this one is integrated into the oil pan. You then try a breaker bar with a impact socket on it and it just laughs at you. Put the impact gun on it (yeah, never do that) and it sllllllooowwwwly spins off. Oh yeah man!
Then all the oil comes right out. Fantastic. 4+ quarts of oil right out the oil pan. All over the impact gun and you too.. Get the darn filter, plug it back up, re-add oil.
Way to go eh?
Then other things. A small passenger car that comes in (besides the Honda that came in with oil gushing out the side main seal (that's how it works on that engine) and leaving marks every where. "Can I get an oil change?" That lady was screwed. Had it towed) and every car except this one takes about 30-40 seconds to drain. Except this one takes about 7 seconds. That tells me there was about a liter (about a quart) to a liter and a half in there.
3. Then the American car (forgot which one it was, it was just another POS FWD car with so much garbage under the hood) with 2 quarts low of ATF.
4. Let's see what else...the 2003 Grand Am with coolant that smelled like vomit and was brown EVERYWHERE in teh resivoior, a POS Saturn, late 90's, with vomit smell inside, BLACK oil (I look down to the guy working undeneath, "what does that oil look like? ....black as sewage -.-) and BLACK brake fluid, SOUP in the coolant (just so much crud and garbage in there with FOUL smell), dirty air filter, terrible belts, messy engine. Oh yeah and it's going to be sold soon...-.O
5. Trucks. I hate them all. Wrenched on filters, very few have drain plugs on diffs (BMWs and most passenger cars are allright though, those that DID have rear diffs, not a common sight...EXCEPT Crown Vics...bastard cars) and just a PAIN IN THE ASS to work on. Memories of standing on THREE little step stools (they were about 25cm tall or about 10") to get to that top fill plug on that POS lifted Chevy...
Oh and late model Mercedes M class cars. Ya know, the ugly SUVs. Those have a drain plug for the oil that points across towards the front right brake rotor but about 25cm lower. Makes a big mess everytime splashing all over the sway bars and suspension parts. Butthead designers.
6. A car we got in once, a newer Merc. Oh yeah this one has no drainplug. (after about 3 minutes of searching, yes that is a long time in a quick center) You suck it out the dipstick. OH YEAH MAN!Comment
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lol that was good. I knew it was a radio thing from the start though, it sounded way to good.
I only use the line I will do it myself, or I will get it done next time when I don't feel like paying for the person to do it. Like an air filter, I know mine isn't that bad, and I can pay them $20 to change it, or goto napa and buy one for $5 and put it in myself.
I NEVER listen to oil change places about anything. They are all idiots. When I was 16 and had my 325i I went to get the oil changed and they told me I had a bad head gasket. I freaked out and went to a shop to have it looked at. The guy just said the valve cover was leaky. Second time I went in they wanted to replace my wipers because they had "never been replaced" I'm like oh really? because I JUST put brand new ones on maybe 2 hours ago, because I did lol.Rollin' with a GeistkuchenComment
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Which ones? Late model? What do they look like? might have done it. A ***** of a job anyways.
The easiest car EVER worked on was the late model ('99-'02 range, somewhere in there) Neons and Stratus. 14mm drain plug (IIRC). Filter is right there. Change the filter up and done before the oil is even done draining.
Other things I'd like to say to douchebag customers:
1. If you knew how hard we worked, hurting backs, wrists and smacking & burning hands on everything;
2. If you knew what a UTTER POS your car was to work on,
3. How dirty it was underneath (nearly all are that way except "It only has 3000 miles on it :D :D :D yeah your car is a POS...that said we did get one car in that was really nice and clean (older 80's Mazda or something) so it makes work a lot easier and fun);
4. And how little you maintain your car;
You'd wet your panties. 'Specially the smartass douchebags with the "It's a MAN'S TRUCK" 4WD "loaded" Chevys that they have never put in 4WD for real need and the stupid "So everyone can hear my stupid conversation, crap speaker and lousy radio diction" NexTel phones with the volume all the way up.
Just tell them "Nah". We (or should I say I? I had my fill awhile ago, not going back) already get enough bad people. Be cool and all.I only use the line I will do it myself, or I will get it done next time when I don't feel like paying for the person to do it. Like an air filter, I know mine isn't that bad, and I can pay them $20 to change it, or goto napa and buy one for $5 and put it in myself.
I NEVER listen to oil change places about anything. They are all idiots. When I was 16 and had my 325i I went to get the oil changed and they told me I had a bad head gasket. I freaked out and went to a shop to have it looked at. The guy just said the valve cover was leaky. Second time I went in they wanted to replace my wipers because they had "never been replaced" I'm like oh really? because I JUST put brand new ones on maybe 2 hours ago, because I did lol.
I know all about the air filters and stuff. We (they?) charged 29.99 exact for an airfilter change. On some cars with the most bastardly desinged filter holders it's worth it, on piece of cake cars it's a rip off.
But yeah, most places have employees who don't know a whole lot. Screw things up and diss your car. Meh. Don't complain, just don't take your car there. Let others take your spot.Comment
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