My daily laugh, hubby's oil change...

[jlagnese at massed.net (John Lagnese)]

They don't pay those techs(?) $5.00/hour for nothing!
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "C Boyko" <roccit_53@hotmail.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 12:13 PM
Subject: My daily laugh, hubby's oil change...


>
>
> Okay, this was my laugh of the day. My hubby takes his PT to Craptacular
> Tire to get the oil changed. A few changes back a different Canadian Tire
> put the wrong oil plug in, and stripped it all to hell, but so far this
> local one's been okay. So he gets the Chrysler tank home, and the phone
> rings "Hello, ummmm, you just got your oil changed, right....well, ummmm,
we
> have your oil cap sitting here on the bench, ummmm, so I guess you can
come
> in and get in sometime when you're in town."
> Correct me if I'm wrong, but can't this procedure boil down to like five
> steps? (1. place catch basin,  2.  remove oil plug and filter,drain  3.
> replace plug and filter, 4. remove cap, add oil, replace cap,  5. check
for
> leaks...if it leaks slightly, it's all good, it's a VW) Well, 6 steps if
you
> count in the complexities of oil selection.
>
> Yep, incompetance is rampant. Didn't make as bad a mess as Adam starting
his
> without the valve cover though. But too funny. And explains why they will
> NEVER see mine. Plus I don't trust them to actually put that expensive
> synthetic in MY car. (not to mention I do love pouring oil all over the
> garage floor...)
>
> Other stories of dorks are invited...
>
> Cathy
>
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