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Oil Change

Anonymous032819 — Fri, 22 May 2020 18:19:58 GMT

Today I had the oil changed in my car.

Hard to believe that it already has 80,500 miles on it.

I bought the car in 2014 with only 8,000 miles on it, and it was only a year old!

I took it to a Jiffy Lube type place, where you stay in your car as they change the oil.

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I am still oxox — Fri, 22 May 2020 18:21:52 GMT

We went to Valvoline on Tuesday and it was also stay in your car

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millieshops — Fri, 22 May 2020 18:32:09 GMT

I've driven barely 1000 miles since my last oil change - had that one the week after Thanksgiving. I have one more free change from the dealer and I'm waiting a few extra weeks, hoping dealership waiting rooms might open up in the meantime.

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Mom2Dogs — Fri, 22 May 2020 18:36:41 GMT

We are fortunate, the dealership picks up the car at our business and changes the oil, rotates tires, etc, and returns it to us.

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SharkE — Fri, 22 May 2020 18:45:09 GMT

I got new van, too. @millieshops

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millieshops — Fri, 22 May 2020 18:55:19 GMT

@Mom2DogsYep - for years, I had free shuttle service from the dealership to home and later back again, almost always used it no matter what they were doing with the car. I do believe for businesses they had the pick-up service you have.

My current car came from the closest dealer for my new brand and it's far enough away that the service doesn't apply. May return to my old brand when my lease expires next spring just to be within shuttle distance - if I can find a vehicle I want.

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Mz iMac — Fri, 22 May 2020 19:07:04 GMT

My regular car wash place is now a "stay in your car" wash. Per the new N.J. Covid-19 guidelines, car wash employees are no longer allowed INSIDE your car.

Glad I still have my old school car vac. The kind you plug into the cigarette lighter. Got to use it before the rain kicked in.

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Mz iMac — Fri, 22 May 2020 19:11:07 GMT

@SharkE Beautiful shade and I do not care for "white" cars. Is that pearl or egg shell white? Light gray?

My oldest recently purchased a new SUV, color pearl white. The pics she sent me looks the same color as your van.

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SharkE — Fri, 22 May 2020 19:22:38 GMT

You know that's strange. It's what they call 'mica white' which just means it has sparkles in it. LOL when the sun shines on it it has like cake sprinkles in it hahahahhahahaha

I'd prefer red with black exterior, but, no such creature. This one was at the price he wanted to pay after they told him what THEY wanted, then, he got up to leave and they said "what are you looking at "? he said, they said "OK" hahhahaha

this is good time to deal why we went ahead and bought one instead of waiting besides that Kia SUV I had rocked in the Tx. winds and to small

We're junky ! LOL

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Caligurll — Fri, 22 May 2020 19:23:00 GMT

@Anonymous032819 Thanks for the update about oil changes. I need to get mine changed next week and was wondering what the process might be, I go to a Jiffy Lube too.

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deepwaterdotter — Fri, 22 May 2020 20:35:25 GMT

@millieshops wrote:
@Mom2DogsYep - for years, I had free shuttle service from the dealership to home and later back again, almost always used it no matter what they were doing with the car. I do believe for businesses they had the pick-up service you have.

My current car came from the closest dealer for my new brand and it's far enough away that the service doesn't apply. May return to my old brand when my lease expires next spring just to be within shuttle distance - if I can find a vehicle I want.

We really like the shuttle service provided by our dealership. And the driver always thanks us for using the service, which keeps him/her employed.

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ValuSkr — Fri, 22 May 2020 20:39:58 GMT

Interesting - I haven't heard of places that let you stay in your car while they do the work. Has it always been that way? Or just now, because it's safer than sitting in their waiting room? I suppose they'd have to let you out if your car had to go up on the lift.

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Anonymous032819 — Fri, 22 May 2020 21:38:14 GMT

@ValuSkr wrote:
Interesting - I haven't heard of places that let you stay in your car while they do the work. Has it always been that way? Or just now, because it's safer than sitting in their waiting room? I suppose they'd have to let you out if your car had to go up on the lift.

Different places have different set ups.

The place that I went to, has always been where you stay inside your car, while they changed your oil.

The place that I went to us less than 1/4 mile from my house, so you can't beat how close it is.

Oh, and all workers and customers were wearing masks.

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Sooner — Fri, 22 May 2020 21:41:46 GMT

@SharkE BEAUTIFUL ride! But my computer monitor is messed up because it looks pearl white (my fav color) and I'm sure it is RED!

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pigletsmom — Fri, 22 May 2020 21:53:42 GMT

@ValuSkr wrote:
Interesting - I haven't heard of places that let you stay in your car while they do the work. Has it always been that way? Or just now, because it's safer than sitting in their waiting room? I suppose they'd have to let you out if your car had to go up on the lift.

Our Valvoline actually started this maybe close to a year ago. You don't have to stay in. I actually went yesterday and stayed in the car because I thought maybe it was the rule for now and I asked they guy if they mind that. He said they actually prefer you stay in. It's quicker than running back and forth to the waiting room showing you filters and the oil level I guess.

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SharkE — Fri, 22 May 2020 22:10:02 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
@SharkE BEAUTIFUL ride! But my computer monitor is messed up because it looks pearl white (my fav color) and I'm sure it is RED!

@Sooner

tee hee, tee hee I'm wanting one of those lock and lock XL containers now I check everyday to see if they're back in stock.

I'd like either red or pink

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Anonymous032819 — Fri, 22 May 2020 22:24:36 GMT

@ValuSkr wrote:
Interesting - I haven't heard of places that let you stay in your car while they do the work. Has it always been that way? Or just now, because it's safer than sitting in their waiting room? I suppose they'd have to let you out if your car had to go up on the lift.

This is how my oil change place is set up.

There are three bays, and you drive in, with your vehicle straddling a yellow grate that the person in the pit below can open and close, and that's how they change your oil.

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Sage04 — Fri, 22 May 2020 22:38:44 GMT

@Anonymous032819 I guess you only work 5 miles from home lol. 6 years and only 80,000 miles. You are within the range because i remember when most vehicles average 12,000 miles per year but now people work further away.

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Sage04 — Fri, 22 May 2020 22:43:09 GMT

You might as well stay in your car because by the time you get out of your car, walk twelve steps, they are finished.

My nephew went to Jiffy Lube and they messed up his car, so my other nephew had to come up from Floria to fix it. Now Jiffy Lube is on our ¨AVOID¨ list.

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Sage04 — Fri, 22 May 2020 22:45:04 GMT

@SharkE I love vans. My last van was white also. I know you can hit 10 stores in one day so all I can say is, have fun.