You know, it's funny, I hear some horror stories about some of these places yet my experience is completely different.
I have gone to the same 'quickie' place (albeit not a national chain) for 20 years. I take the car(s) every 5,000 miles for oil (regular in my Infiniti and Synthetic for my Honda) and filter. They don't push other products but I do occasionally get a new air filter from them at cheap prices.
My Infiniti has over 160,000 miles without any abnormal problems (knock on some local wood here). My Honda has 120,000 miles, again with no real problems.
I guess everyone has different experiences.
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