opus123

One reason we bought a Saturn was that there is less history of thousands of makes and models to know. So it seems to me that most Saturn dealership people are well trained since they don't have to know that many models. But still I ask for all used parts in a paper bag. One guy tried to hand me some leaky busted part by hand, and I said, "I need a paper bag", so he went and got one.

I went to Firestone once for a oil change and they left the oil cap off and I drove off. So now I always check for the oil cap before driving away. The smart oil change techs will put the oil cap in such a place so that the hood cannot close. That way it will always be put back on.

I went to a Jiffy Lube clone place in Seattle as that was the closest place that AAA would tow my car. The clutch needed to be done and so I let them do it. The car broke down on the highway after 5 miles from the repair place. Needless to say I had to almost force the manager to test drive the vehicle until they fixed the grinding noises at high speeds. Thank goodness for AAA. Jiffy Lube and their clones are for oil changes only and only if I have a coupon.

We also have a geo metro and we have anti-war stickers on it. Sometimes I have gotten shitty service and I often wonder if some uber patriotic repair person doesn't like me. I guess I now understand why some people never put stickers on their car.

Another thing about cars I learned from my gpa, was that batteries can last longer if you trim the terminals every so often if they get corroded. He had a little tool with metal brushes and a blade to trim the metal. Worked like a charm and I would assume that it might prevent some electrical problems.

The geo metro recently got a new water filter, and I got fcked with a 400 dollar bill. I wish I had read this thread earlier so I could have taken it to some other place for $250. But the geo metro water filter lasted 16 years so that is good right ?

Jonathan

One last thing about dealerships. Try all the dealerships in your area and then you will get in on all their coupon mailings. Most of the dealerships take competetor coupons.

Also some Saturn dealerships wash my windows, or vaccuum out the driver side foot well, or sometimes have even washed our Saturn for no apparent reason. Some even have free popcorn, which is awesome since I hate coffee. Keeping the customer happy I guess. (^:

Jonathan