"Cat" at Jiffy Lube...

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db944

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Just went to JL to get an inspection and oil change on my '03 Tahoe. Cat was the cute young lady tech that was assigned to me. First, she told me that my car's manufacturer recommended a synthetic blend. Really? Then she told me that if I had synthetic oil or a blend and went to conventional oil that it could damage my engine. Really?!? Last but not least, she showed me the JL spec sheet for the Tahoe and said "See, right here it calls for SAE 5W30. That's a synthetic blend." BAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
 

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im surprised no one has yet corrected her on that poor lie of a sales pitch. they get paid by the qt, so if they use syn oil, it costs more, maybe they get another dollar per qt?

funny but my super here at my apt building is also a "cat" shes crazy, like fun crazy, but far from a moron lol
 

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im surprised no one has yet corrected her on that poor lie of a sales pitch. they get paid by the qt, so if they use syn oil, it costs more, maybe they get another dollar per qt?

funny but my super here at my apt building is also a "cat" shes crazy, like fun crazy, but far from a moron lol

I managed a Jiffy Lube 25 or so years ago. I was a big proponent of synthetic oils and got tired of bringing it in by the case so I had one of my tanks downstairs converted for 10W30 synthetic oil, it was a small tank and we still had to resort to cases of oil as we sold so much of it. Fun stuff.
 

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I managed a Jiffy Lube 25 or so years ago. I was a big proponent of synthetic oils and got tired of bringing it in by the case so I had one of my tanks downstairs converted for 10W30 synthetic oil, it was a small tank and we still had to resort to cases of oil as we sold so much of it. Fun stuff.

i had a friend who managed a jiffy some years back, id get in line he'd see me and just tell me to toss the guy under the truck 10 bucks lol same cost for a tranny flush, and id get those yearly as i was putting 30,000 miles a year on my truck at the time.
 

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I mean... you went to Jiffy Lube. They have a reputation for this kind of stuff.
 

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Jiffy Lube vacuums your car for $19.99 and throws in the oil change. They also want to charge you $60+ to replace your cabin filter.
 

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