When my 3 daughters got their driver's licenses I had them take the cars to the local Uncle Ed's for oil changes. They wanted me to do it as I always had, but I wanted them to know how to handle the situation. i told them that no matter what the guy said, JUST GET THE OIL CHANGED. I told them that even if they said the motor was going to blow up unless they did [insert problem], JUST GET THE OIL CHANGED. I knew that they would not be doing their own changes when they moved away and wanted them to know the scams these places try. Sure enough, every one came back (over a period of years) with "the guy said the filter was dirty"[had maybe 3k miles on it], another said "fan belt is frayed, need a new one" [it was less than 1 month old and had some fraying on the edges, otherwise fine], etc. etc. In fact one kid did mention the motor WAS going to blow up because there was a drip from the oil pan gasket.
I also remember a time I was at Undle Ed's and watched a young lady in the next bay get a $400+ bill for stuff. She looked bewildered. Another time, I saved a girl a battery they were trying to sell her because the car wouldn't start in the bay. I got out of my car while they were changing my oil, looked at the battery, grabbed a wrench out of my truck, removed & cleaned and re-tightened the cable and it fired right up. Uncle Ed's guys didn't look happy but none of them dared say a word as I gave them a look as I got back in my car. Yeah, I'll change my own oil but if it's winter, cold and blowing snow, I'll take it somewhere.
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