Lew Hodgett wrote:

Pretty sure Shell owns Jiffy Lube.

These days, the last thing an oil company needs is bad press,
especially for a $5 item.
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"Ed Pawlowski" wrote:

If that is true, why do they get so much bad press? I've read
enough about their shady tactics that I'd never go to one. Mind
you, most is probably the local owner/manager and not corporate
policy, but I don't trust any of the quick change chains. I have a
local shop and I can stand right next tot he car as it is serviced.
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4-5 years ago, the local NBC-TV investigative reporter
did a piece one of the oil change quickies and uncovered
a real mess.

Got a mea culpa from the chain.

Followed up with another investigation about 2 years ago
and guess what, back to the same old tricks.

Don't know what the outcome of this investigation was.

This was a chain that was attempting to increase their
revenue stream by offering added services above and beyond
the basic oil change.

Glad to see you found a local shop that works for you.

I have found a chain location that works for me.

As far as my comment about "bad press" is concerned,
the oil companies have enough "bad press" problems
with their base business' to have a headache with quick
change operations which are in business to maintain a
path to the retail market for their oil products.

What the quick change lube shops have done is establish
a price level for their service.

A price level that has basically put the DIY'r out of
business IMHO.


Lew