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In article <3347DE95.63B8@msg.ti.com>, debbie mulcahy <irdm@msg.ti.com> wrote:

> I took my elderly (10 yr old) car in for an oil change last week.  The
> fellow that was taking care of it told me that the car was making a
> clicking noise & that something was wrong with some bearings or 
> something (gee, don't I know alot about mechanics!) and that he couldn't 
> change the oil because it would ruin the engine.  Since I'm pretty 
> ignorant about cars, I don't know whether or not this is true.  He 
> immediately followed this info with the name of a nearby garage where 
> his friend could fix it for me ("Ask for him by name since he's the only 
> one who'll give you this special deal...etc.").  
> 
> Maybe he was just being nice & helpful, or maybe he was trying to send 
> his friend some extra work.  Any ideas if changing the oil might really 
> wreck the engine?
> 
> Debbie

Hmm. You didn't by chance take your car to an Econolube N Tune, did you?
These guys are the smarmiest mechanics I've ever had the displeasure of
having had work on my car. I was stupid enough to take my car to Econolube
twice in two years; both times I got screwed. The first time they
recommended $450 of "urgent" repairs (yeah, I know, how stupid am I?); my
car ran worse after the "repairs." The second time I was in a major hurry
and just needed an oil change. I figured, How bad could they screw THAT
up? Well, they left a flashlight in my car. As in, under the hood,
flopping around in my alternator belt. That answered my question pretty
well, I guess.

-Kim