The misadventures posted here are a reminder to me why I continue to service cars for friends and family. People are getting ripped off right and left!!
Some useful information:
Most franchises like Firestone, Goodyear, Midas, Wal-Mart, and a host of others do NOT have "trained" mechanics on staff. The reason is the PAY. Back in my earlier days as a mechanic, when time got slow and layoffs came around, it was the "junior" guys that got the axe first. I had applied to several of the franchises. The common thread was the low pay. They mostly pay a low wage (to comply with labor law) and the rest is COMMISSION!!! That means that the inexperienced semi-skilled person working on your car has a VESTED INTEREST in SELLING YOU something that will earn him more pay - WHETHER YOU NEED IT OR NOT!!!!!
The biggest scam around at this time is the transmission flush. First let me explain that after over 40 years of rebuilding automatics, I can testify to the fact that there is NO WAY to "flush" a transmission. Oil stagnates in certain places in a transmission and is not regularly exchanged. Clutch drums and servos are just a couple of them. Flushing out those areas would require GALLONS of flushing agent and hours of flushing to even get a small percentage of that oil out of them. Then there is the issue of fluids. At present, there are specific fluids used based on application. GM cars now take Dexron-6. Fords take Mercon-V for most and Mercon LV for others. Chrysler cars take ATF +4, and then there are specific oils for Toyota, Honda, VW, etc. So, which oil do you suppose the flush is putting into your transmission???? I would give you long odds that it would be the WRONG OIL. This could cause early transmission failure. After all, there is a reason for the different oil requirements.
The ways that they try to rip you off are unlimited. Be wary!!!!!!!!!
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