Out of curiosity, I fired up Google Maps and went to a couple of the speedy oil change places around my neighborhood. The tale of “somebody made an expensive mistake.” Photo: Author unknown One particularly fresh line leads to a parking spot to the side an image telling a cautionary tale. The meme showed an aerial shot of a Quick Lube joint with a relatively clean entrance and deep black streaks lining the exit of each bay. Saturday before last, checking the level after changing the oil on my MR2 /4Ffx4lE6qQ- Andrea Petersen March 30, 2023Ī few months ago while idly browsing social media in the black and red velvet-draped comfort of my Twin Peaks-themed bedroom, I came across a meme, as one does. Unfortunately, the majority of car owners are either not interested in doing it or not equipped for it. On the scale of home-based wrenching, it’s low risk with the comfortable reward of feeling like you accomplished something. Changing oil on your own is usually a peaceful and smooth procedure with very few unknowns. Most of us who are enthusiasts enjoy riding our creepers (or just scraps of cardboard under our cars) on a nice afternoon to get some up-close-and-personal time. But I’m hoping this might come up in a few random Google searches and save people some heartbreak too. I’ll admit I feel a little bit like I might be preaching to the choir of all you extraordinarily brilliant, beautiful Autopians, who know better than to take your cars to such a place (and obviously I’m biased given that I’m a service advisor). But behind this speed and convenience lurks an uncomfortable reality: You might be mistreating your car. You might not even have to leave the comfort of the driver’s seat. They offer oil changes with the promise of speed and convenience. They’re owned by mega-corporations or small companies with just a couple of locations. They’re on random corners, tucked into strip mall parking lots, and attached to big box retail stores. They can be found in towns and cities across the country.
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