A Free Oil Change?

The LAST time I went to Jiffy Screw Up Service, they not only forgot to put the oil fill cap back on, but left a oil soaked rag on the engine block that started smoking about a mile away from the shop. I promptly turned around, went back into the service bay and had them put the fire out, remove the rag, clean the engine and find my oilcap. AND get a complete refund for the crappy job they had just done. The Manager came out, and as I was pulling away I could hear him yelling at the morons who used to work there!!!

You got to watch those folks like a hawk!!!

 

If you find a good one, it's actually the best way to have your oil changed. The reason is you want your oil changed hot while all of the junk is in suspension, not after the car has sat for a while.
That being said, I learned a long time ago to do my own maintenance as my standards are apparently higher than most. A maintenance book I had for Volkswagons made the assertion that no one made enough money to pay someone to work on their Volkswagon. I've taken that to heart.
I'll pay someone to wash my car, but not to perform maintenance on it.

 

Ah, that takes me back! I think he actually said 'bread' not money! That was John Muir in the classic spiral bound VW guide: How to Keep your VW Alive. You know it's a hippie thing when part of the routine for beginning to work on your car includes "sitting under a tree assuming the lotus position and letting the car be the thing.."

Amazon has a 30th anniversary version with a color cover, though my original was just brown. I wonder if it still has the ads in the back for the t-shirts to help fund the publisher?

 

You know, I think John Muir was actually a Lockheed Aeronautical Engineer (maybe skunkworks?) who apparently just got fed up with the whole thing and started working on Bugs. (VW's for the younger crowd) I had a matched pair, a 71 SuperBug and a 71 Westfalia Camper. You don't know what horsepower challenged is until you drive a loaded VW Camper and discover that the hill you can't climb in first gear, you may be able to pull in reverse These Prii's are dragsters in comparison.