![]() The one on the South side of Muncie is excellent though, no the fastest but given it's half the price of Jiffy Lube it's not that bad, the manager there used to live up the street from me, I went to highschool with one of the guys that works in there, they're all car people that know what they're doing.Need some maintenance done to your car but don?t want to wait a couple of days? Getting a hold of an auto shop can be a hassle and getting an appointment when you want one can be even more inconvenient. The only place I've ever had any problem with was the WalMart Auto Center in the Northside Muncie Indiana Store they forgot to put the oil cap back on a number of peoples cars from what I heard, it happened to my sister once. ![]() They always did a good job when my dad had a company vehicle, but they couldn't do any upselling they followed the rules set by the fleet company about servicing things other than the oil, I don't know if he always went there, but he did quite a few times, and had the oil changed on average every 2 months since he put 100,000mi on that Escape in 2 years and the oil change interval was 7500mi, in that time frame he had no problems with any oil change place breaking anything. His best bet would be to go to the same Jiffy lube of sorts everytime for oil changes that way should something go wrong he can make the case it was them and that he's been going there for say 2 years getting his oil change done at XXXX miles. I only bring it up because from my experience often times older people like interacting with people one on one so it's something that could work, but if he's not the type then he really has no choice but to gamble everytime. I know it's a lot of work, and you said your neighbor is old so he may not be up for it. That's the only sure way of knowing it'll be done right and you'll be taken care of. Build a relationship with him and just have him do the oil change afterhours or something and pay him cash. It's important to be able to get to the shop bay doors because you can interact with the guy doing the work. Maybe go to said shop a few times, and get to know the mechanic(s). I'd go to a shop where you can easily access the shop bay doors. If you really want the best experience you'll have to commit a lot of time into it. At the end of the day going to a reputable shop of sorts, whether it's a chain or a dealership is probably your best bet, since you can hold them accountable to some degree or another should something go wrong. ![]() ![]() Typically for the latter type of guys drugs and alcohol is involved though it seems like a lot of younger employees smoke weed nowdays. These guys are typically fresh, with no experience and might eventually move up in the automotive repair world, but remember they have no experience at this point and are often young, or they've been at this for like 7 years and quite frankly are as dumb as a rock. ![]() What you have to understand is that changing oil and rotating tires takes minimal skill so the guys doing this kind of work are often minimum wage workers, maybe $1-2 above minimum wage. I used to work at a dealership mostly doing diagnostics, I initially started as quick lube so I got to see the that goes on there. I'm sure often times the truth gets bent a little because the victim making the post is trying to get more attention pushing his agenda. ![]()
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