I will NEVER send the GF to go do oil change again.

[postmortemIA]

Originally posted by: wetcat007
This made me think of this maddox post.. lol http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=oil

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[Viperoni]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Minerva
I change my own but I'd love to see one of these guys try pulling that "blinker fluid" sh!t on me. I'd have to play along for a while then slap them with some serious ownage. Perhaps the genius brother of mine can loan me one his cameras so I can sew it in the brim of a baseball cap.

You'd just be embarrassed when they convince you that you need to change the winter air in your tires to summer air.

I change it every spring, I measured a 0.02g difference on the skidpad!

 

[Minerva]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Minerva
I change my own but I'd love to see one of these guys try pulling that "blinker fluid" sh!t on me. I'd have to play along for a while then slap them with some serious ownage. Perhaps the genius brother of mine can loan me one his cameras so I can sew it in the brim of a baseball cap.

You'd just be embarrassed when they convince you that you need to change the winter air in your tires to summer air.

We have a winter summer switch on the boiler that does that for us automagically.

 

[PAB]

Originally posted by: Gooberlx2

Originally posted by: PAB

Originally posted by: her209

Originally posted by: Accipiter22
One time they wouldn't pass my mom's car for inspection because her 'tires were bald'...and they just 'happened' to have a set of tires that would fit her car laying around. My mom refused, they failed her, and the place burnt down that night.

What were they inspecting?

Some states have annual "safety" inspections, which can turn out to be a license to steal.

These "safety" inspections are performed at the local jiffy lube and/or tire shop?

They can be. For example, in NYC most of the time local garages can do it.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Viperoni

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Minerva
I change my own but I'd love to see one of these guys try pulling that "blinker fluid" sh!t on me. I'd have to play along for a while then slap them with some serious ownage. Perhaps the genius brother of mine can loan me one his cameras so I can sew it in the brim of a baseball cap.

You'd just be embarrassed when they convince you that you need to change the winter air in your tires to summer air.

I change it every spring, I measured a 0.02g difference on the skidpad!

Eating too much chili gives me better skid marks than that!

 

[IAteYourMother]

Originally posted by: iamaelephant
F8ck all of you people who generalise mechanics. Not every mechanic tries to steal from female customers. We've all had bad experiences with tradespeople of many types, so let's cut out the damn stereotyping, hm?

oh the irony

 

[Eeezee]

From how you made it sound, your girlfriend got paid $70+ to mess around with everyone's dipsticks

 

[Auric]

Originally posted by: RelaxTheMind

Originally posted by: RedArmy

Originally posted by: Accipiter22
One time they wouldn't pass my mom's car for inspection because her 'tires were bald'...and they just 'happened' to have a set of tires that would fit her car laying around. My mom refused, they failed her, and the place burnt down that night.

That sure is a funny coincidence. Ya know, the whole place burnin' down and such

And there went a perfectly fine set of tires that fit your mom's car.

Oh, I'm sure someone rescued the tires before the ensuing tragedy.

 

[otispunkmeyer]

hehe man up and do your own oil changes, its not hard.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: Eeezee
From how you made it sound, your girlfriend got paid $70+ to mess around with everyone's dipsticks

They sure cleaned her air filter, if you catch my drift.

 

[Tobolo]

Originally posted by: her209

Originally posted by: Accipiter22
One time they wouldn't pass my mom's car for inspection because her 'tires were bald'...and they just 'happened' to have a set of tires that would fit her car laying around. My mom refused, they failed her, and the place burnt down that night.

What were they inspecting?

Probably emissions.

 

[Qacer]

I got something similar from a chain email a while back:

Oil Change instructions for Women:

1) Pull up to Jiffy Lube when the mileage reaches 3000 miles since the last oil change.
2) Drink a cup of coffee.
3) 15 minutes later, write a check and leave with a properly maintained vehicle.

Money spent:
Oil Change $20.00
Coffee $1.00
Total $21.00


Oil Change instructions for Men:

1) Wait until Saturday, drive to auto parts store and buy a case of oil, filter, kitty litter, hand cleaner and a scented tree, write a check for $50.00..
2) Stop by 7 - 11 and buy a case of beer, write a check for $20....00, drive home.
3) Open a beer and drink it.
4) Jack car up. Spend 30 minutes looking for jack stands.
5) Find jack stands under kid's pedal car.
6) In frustration, open another beer and drink it.
7) Place drain pan under engine.
8) Look for 9/16 box end wrench.
9) Give up and use crescent wrench.
10) Unscrew drain plug.
11) Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil: splash hot oil on you in
process. Cuss.
12) Crawl out from under car to wipe hot oil off of face and arms.
Throw kitty litter on spilled oil.
13) Have another beer while watching oil drain.
14) Spend 30 minutes looking for oil filter wrench.
15) Give up; crawl under car and hammer a screwdriver through oil filter and twist off.
16) Crawl out from under car with dripping oil filter splashing oil everywhere from holes. Cleverly hide old oil filter among trash in trash can to avoid environmental penalties. Drink a beer.
17) Buddy shows up; finish case of beer with him. Decide to finish oil change tomorrow so you can go see his new garage door opener.
18) Sunday: Skip church because "I gotta finish the oil change." Drag pan full of old oil out from underneath car. Cleverly dump oil in hole in back yard instead of taking it back to Kragen to recycle.
19) Throw kitty litter on oil spilled during step 18.
20) Beer? No, drank it all yesterday.
21) Walk to 7-11; buy beer.
22) Install new oil filter making sure to apply a thin coat of oil to
gasket surface.
23) Dump first quart of fresh oil into engine.
24) Remember drain plug from step 11.
25) Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan.
26) Remember that the used oil is buried in a hole in the back yard, along with drain plug.
27) Drink beer.
28) Shovel out hole and sift oily mud for drain plug. Re-shovel oily
dirt into hole. Steal sand from kids sandbox to cleverly cover oily patch of ground and avoid environmental penalties. Wash drain plug in lawnmower gas.
29) Discover that first quart of fresh oil is now on the floor. Throw
kitty litter on oil spill.
30) Drink beer.
31) Crawl under car getting kitty litter into eyes. Wipe eyes with oily rag used to clean drain plug. Slip with stupid crescent wrench tightening drain plug and bang knuckles on frame.
32) Bang head on floorboards in reaction to step 31.
33) Begin cussing fit.
34) Throw stupid crescent wrench.
35) Cuss for additional 10 minutes because wrench hit Miss December (1992) in the left boob.
36) Beer.
37) Clean up hands and forehead and bandage as required to stop blood flow.
38) Beer.
39) Beer.
40) Dump in five fresh quarts of oil.
41) Beer.
42) Lower car from jack stands.
43) Accidentally crush remaining case of new motor oil.
44) Move car back to apply more kitty litter to fresh oil spilled
during steps 23 - 43.
45) Beer.
46) Test drive car.
47) Get pulled over: arrested for driving under the influence.
48) Car gets impounded.
49) Call loving wife, make bail.
50) 12 hours later, get car from impound yard.

Money spent:
Parts $50.00
DUI $2500.00
Impound fee $75.00
Bail $1500.00
Beer $40.00
Total-- $4165.00

-- But you know the job was done right

 

[SonnyDaze]

Originally posted by: Minerva
I change my own but I'd love to see one of these guys try pulling that "blinker fluid" sh!t on me. I'd have to play along for a while then slap them with some serious ownage. Perhaps the genius brother of mine can loan me one his cameras so I can sew it in the brim of a baseball cap.

You going to film yourself changing your oil?

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: RedArmy

Originally posted by: Accipiter22
One time they wouldn't pass my mom's car for inspection because her 'tires were bald'...and they just 'happened' to have a set of tires that would fit her car laying around. My mom refused, they failed her, and the place burnt down that night.

That sure is a funny coincidence. Ya know, the whole place burnin' down and such

He more than likely added that just to make his little anecdotal tale somewhat interesting.

 

[Colt45]

change the oil yourself you wuss

 

[VTrider]

Originally posted by: Accipiter22
One time they wouldn't pass my mom's car for inspection because her 'tires were bald'...and they just 'happened' to have a set of tires that would fit her car laying around. My mom refused, they failed her, and the place burnt down that night.

Well, not to condone shady grease monkey sales, but if her tires were indeed 'bald' and she was there for a state inspection then that vehicle 'deserved' to be failed - no logic in denying that, right?

 

[RichUK]

Originally posted by: RyanSengara
Any idiot that lets their girlfriends do tasks like these deserve whatever is coming to them.

The last laughs at you buddy.

Harsh .. but fair

 

[DarkKnight69]

Originally posted by: SSSnail
I have no idea how she went for an oil change, wash the car and came back with a $70+. Oh, that's right, the air filter was dirty.... :roll:

I swear these freaking grease monkeys... one of these days.

Haha, I pay $40CND for the dealership to do it, they top up all fluids, clean the windshield, fill the air in the tires, re-oil my K&N and check the codes for anything wrong. And while I wait, I get cable internet, sat tv, all I can drink beverages, and free arcade games. Let not forget that I also get free baked snacks!

 

[engineereeyore]

Originally posted by: SSSnail
I have no idea how she went for an oil change, wash the car and came back with a $70+. Oh, that's right, the air filter was dirty.... :roll:

I swear these freaking grease monkeys... one of these days.

Yes, I understand. I mean no disrespect to women, but I know that many places, *jiffy lube*, have tried to take advantage of my wife or other women I know. A friend of mine's wife went to do that same thing and came home with a $160 bill from Jiffy Lube. Those guys suck.

 

[deerslayer]

That's what you get for paying someone else to do a simple mundane task you should be doing yourself.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: deerslayer
That's what you get for paying someone else to do a simple mundane task you should be doing yourself.

my thoughts too.

 

[DaShen]

Originally posted by: Turfzilla

Originally posted by: SSSnail
I have no idea how she went for an oil change, wash the car and came back with a $70+. Oh, that's right, the air filter was dirty.... :roll:

I swear these freaking grease monkeys... one of these days.

Pwn3d

:beer:

HAHAHAHA

That is hilarious. Yes, leave the car stuff to the guy. Maybe teach her a little about regular maintenance on cars just in case (if she is interested).

$70 for changing out oil and replacing a $2 oil filter. :laugh: That is pretty funny. Come on OP, you will be laughing about and teasing your GF later on about this anyways.

 

[j00fek]

DIY FTW

 

[amdskip]

My gf has to pre-approve any extra expenditures with me that they try making her buy.

 

[MisterJackson]

They probably eye fvcked your girl too.