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Re: Instant Oil Change -The nightmare continues - Opinions?
Posted by AndyR [Email] (more from AndyR) on Wed, 17 Nov 2004 17:57:43
In Reply to: Re: Instant Oil Change -The nightmare continues - Opinions?, t_mokes, Wed, 17 Nov 2004 10:52:33
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I interned at Valvoline in their Srategic Planning & Financial Analysis group while in school (2001), and I performed a few cost and strategy analysis projects for VIOC. I recall a small project where we looked at converting some VIOC centers to using heating oil rather than electric or gas heat.
The main takeaway I have for this thread is that if you want someone else to change your oil, either go to an indy mechanic if you are looking for a "quality" oil change, or else find the cheapest place possible (Wal-Mart). Valvoline/Jiffy Lube/etc. could care less about the technical profiency of their pseudo-mechanics, but realisticly, it's tough to add much value on an oil change.
At the age of 12 I could have been trained to change someone's oil just as well as a Saab-certified master mechanic. Valvoline knows this, and that is why they are willing to pay a semi-skilled worker to change your oil for slightly less than an arm and a leg.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Instant Oil Change -The nightmare continues - Opinions?, SQLSAAB, Wed, 17 Nov 2004 10:06:19
- Find a good independent garage !!! >>, BobD, Wed, 17 Nov 2004 14:56:22
- DIY...., Mark, Wed, 17 Nov 2004 20:01:43
- LIfe is too short to dwell on this stuff...Just go, Noel, Wed, 17 Nov 2004 13:31:53
- Don't mean to sound rude but why is it a problem (+), Vlad, Wed, 17 Nov 2004 13:08:31
- Oh let me guess why they "changed" the oil plug...., TKC, Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:04:42
- Re: Instant Oil Change -The nightmare continues - Opinions?, t_mokes, Wed, 17 Nov 2004 10:52:33
- We're Not Happy until You're Not Happy!, Ari
, Wed, 17 Nov 2004 10:51:49
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