Before I moved here I'd take the car to Jiffy Lube and while sitting in the waiting room the girl would come out and sit down next to you with an air filter in her hand. "It's pretty dirty and we have your car on the lift". So if $20 resets the clock on the filter sure go ahead. Living here the stakes are much higher. I was sitting at Goodyear on 441 near Home Depot and when the guy sits down next to you it's gonna be $500. This happened every 30 minutes there. When I told him the cigarette lighter jack wasn't working too he charged me $20 to tell me it wasn't working. After dropping the $500 I came back to get the jack fixed and asked him to deduct the $20. He wouldn't. Took the car to Michael's on 466a and he did the work aggreeded on and re-solders a wire on the lighter jack; no charge. I never went back to Goodyear.
After that experience I started using Tire Choice on 466. Came in to replace the battery. $950 later and a wheel alignment I didn't need. I was out the door. Now the front-end is riding rough. Brought it back they swapped the tires around. This did nothing. So back again. It's the bearing, another $200 over the $950. This fixed the rough ride but the car pulls to the right. So back again, its the camber for another $200. This time I said "can't do it today, please write it up for me". That's the end of Tire Choice for me.
Starting using Accu-Tech on 301 just south of 466. And never hear "oh by the way, you need a ...." I would recommend them aswell.
Have used Walmart on 441 for oil changes, a good place to go, I trust them.
Bottom Line:
If you take the car into Goodyear or Tire Choice remove the Village gate card first. This is the tip-off to them that you have money to throw away.
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