apparently it's not just jiffy lube. i heard that ez lube was doing the same thing and a lot of the mom and pops also. it's just too easy for them to do that and get away with it. now it makes sense to me that a couple of times when i tried to get them to change the oil on my van while i waited, they said that i had to drop it off and just pick it up later - even though they didnt seem that busy to me. they probably did this b/c then they dont even have to "pretend" to work on the car. they basically just did NOTHING and charged me as if they did.
i ended up changing the oil by myself this time on the van, and i put the date on the oil filter so next time if i have a shop do it, i can tell if they actually did it or not. except for the z, i dont like to change the oil by myself b/c it just doesnt make sense money and time-wise. bring it to a shop and they'll charge $20-25. do it by yourself and just the oil and filter alone are about $25-$30. not to mention my time and getting dirty, cleaning up disposing of the oil, etc. etc.
hopefully more and more people know about their scam so that they can lose enough business that they'll stop doing it. the news investigators said that even after catching them 3 or 4 times in the past few years, they continue doing this, even now!
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