Amen, Brother!
Mike Hudson '67-1600
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Harper" <roadsterdude1600@yahoo.com>
To: "Pete Peters" <ppeters914@comcast.net>;
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 8:12 PM
Subject: Re: OT: Jiffy Lube rip-offs ?? This is interesting
> Maybe it is just me, and I should stay in lurk mode,
> but explain to me why, if y'all know all the lube
> points, and crawl under the car with these bafoons, do
> you not just lube your own car? An air powered grease
> gun to hook up to your cheap compressor is not a huge
> investment, plus you get to change your oil & lube
> your car at your convienience and at not an
> unsubstantial savings, I might add. Biggest advantage,
> is you don't have some moron cross thread your plug,
> or just fail to do something that you paid for.
>
> Granted, I have to take my modern car & truck to a
> garage (a real mechanic who I know) for some repairs,
> because I do not have computer equipment and the
> "special tools" the manufactures seem to invent every
> year, but at least I can still work on my Roadsters,
> and I would not let anyone else touch them!
>
> Just one guys opinion, no flaming intended
>
> Mike Harper
> Charleston SC
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