Dealer cheaper than JiffyLube!?!

Holy smokes!

For an oil change and tire rotation, i.e. 5000/10000 Prius service,
the local Toyota dealer charges less than Jiffy Lube!

Ray O was right.

Bill Tuthill wrote:[color=blue]
> Holy smokes!
>
> For an oil change and tire rotation, i.e. 5000/10000 Prius service,
> the local Toyota dealer charges less than Jiffy Lube!
>
> Ray O was right.[/color]

Not only that, the dealer is likely to do the oil change properly
(though the dealer closest to me often uses the wrong oil for Toyota oil
changes).

Don't take any vehicle you care about to one of those quick-lube places.
"http://www.consumeraffairs.com/automotive/jiffy_lube_damage.html"

"Bill Tuthill" <ccreekin@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:45ae5f18@news.meer.net...[color=blue]
> Holy smokes!
>
> For an oil change and tire rotation, i.e. 5000/10000 Prius service,
> the local Toyota dealer charges less than Jiffy Lube!
>
> Ray O was right.
>[/color]

I have had some very very bad experiences with our local Jiffy Lube. And
even though they have changed hands multiple times some bad apples have made
their way into the next barrel.
I also have had mucho problems with a nation chain tire store the next town
over. They messed my daughter over not realizing the car was registered in
my name. I show up after being gone on vacation for two weeks and I read
them the riot act. She gets it back fixed right, a refund on the things I
specified, and an apology. None of us have been back since.
I used to use MIDAS but I don't understand why at the time exhaust material
just didn't last long. I'd lose a day from work and pay labor cost.

mark_

"Bill Tuthill" <ccreekin@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:45ae5f18@news.meer.net...[color=blue]
> Holy smokes!
>
> For an oil change and tire rotation, i.e. 5000/10000 Prius service,
> the local Toyota dealer charges less than Jiffy Lube!
>
> Ray O was right.[/color]


15 years of zero out-of-pocket expenses for vehicle maintenance and repair
for me and my wife has turned me into a tightwad now that I have to pay to
maintain and repair our cars.

I found a hole in the lens over the radar antenna - you can see the
something spinning merrily away through the hole. I suspect that the lens
won't be available as a separate part, and I doubt if there are any
aftermarket radar lenses available. I hope a piece of Lexan and some
Household goop will seal the housing because ol' tightwad sure doesn't want
to pay to have it fixed!
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

"Bill Tuthill" <ccreekin@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:45ae5f18@news.meer.net...[color=blue]
> Holy smokes!
>
> For an oil change and tire rotation, i.e. 5000/10000 Prius service,
> the local Toyota dealer charges less than Jiffy Lube!
>
> Ray O was right.
>[/color]

How long did it take for you to find out about this? Dealers have been doing
fast & cheap oil changes for at least 10 years around here, in response to
the competition. Lots of independent mechanics do it, too, especially if you
can be there when they open.

JoeSpareBedroom <dishborealis@yahoo.com> wrote:[color=blue]
>[color=green]
>> For an oil change and tire rotation, i.e. 5000/10000 Prius service,
>> the local Toyota dealer charges less than Jiffy Lube! Ray O was right.[/color]
>
> How long did it take for you to find out about this? Dealers have been doing
> fast & cheap oil changes for at least 10 years around here, in response to
> the competition. Lots of independent mechanics do it, too, especially if you
> can be there when they open.[/color]

I've had an Isuzu Trooper for the last 14 years, and as you perhaps know,
there are no longer many Isuzu dealers anywhere.

Before that, I had several bad experiences with the local Toyota dealer.
They were a bit better than the local Honda dealer, but both were awful.
When I first bought the Trooper, it was serviced by a Chevy/Isuzu dealer,
and that was a breath of fresh air!

On Wed, 17 Jan 2007 09:38:33 -0800, Bill Tuthill wrote:
[color=blue]
> Holy smokes!
>
> For an oil change and tire rotation, i.e. 5000/10000 Prius service, the
> local Toyota dealer charges less than Jiffy Lube!
>
> Ray O was right.[/color]


Go ahead...give him a swelled head!

On Wed, 17 Jan 2007 10:13:36 -0800, SMS wrote:
[color=blue]
> Bill Tuthill wrote:[color=green]
>> Holy smokes!
>>
>> For an oil change and tire rotation, i.e. 5000/10000 Prius service, the
>> local Toyota dealer charges less than Jiffy Lube!
>>
>> Ray O was right.[/color]
>
> Not only that, the dealer is likely to do the oil change properly[/color]


I wouldn't count on it...they had me doing changes/rotations on customer
cars on Saturdays!

Funny...I've changed the oil on one Corolla I've had 83 times!!! But I was
still nervous as hell doing a change on someone else's car!