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Oct 14, 2010 9:32 PM
justincredible;519834 wrote:I used to change my oil but it's a bitch to change in my truck and I am rolling in OC money so I just pay to have it done.

makin it rain....
Oct 14, 2010 9:32pm
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Oct 14, 2010 9:33 PM
I do it sans ramps. But it is sometimes more convenient to have it done.
Oct 14, 2010 9:33pm
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Oct 14, 2010 9:36 PM
its kinda like calling you lazy for eating fast food. "Ha what do you mean you don't cook your meat yoursefl.. damn you lazy! all you do is plop it on the grill bro... you deserve getting food poisening if you gotsta take your lazy ass out to a resturaunt.. What do you mean you don't have a grill? Damn.. like go to your parents house or somehting.. ya know? Dogg.."
Oct 14, 2010 9:36pm
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Oct 14, 2010 9:40 PM
I never change my oil. The old lady does it.
Oct 14, 2010 9:40pm
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Oct 14, 2010 9:45 PM
rydawg5;519842 wrote:its kinda like calling you lazy for eating fast food. "Ha what do you mean you don't cook your meat yoursefl.. damn you lazy! all you do is plop it on the grill bro... you deserve getting food poisening if you gotsta take your lazy ass out to a resturaunt.. What do you mean you don't have a grill? Damn.. like go to your parents house or somehting.. ya know? Dogg.."

Great post
Oct 14, 2010 9:45pm
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Oct 14, 2010 9:48 PM
bo shemmy3337;519851 wrote:Great post

Thanks. It was the most polite way to say "Go F Yourself"
Oct 14, 2010 9:48pm
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Oct 14, 2010 9:51 PM
rydawg5;519854 wrote:Thanks. It was the most polite way to say "Go F Yourself"
Rydawg, you're starting mellow in your old age. :)
Oct 14, 2010 9:51pm
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Oct 14, 2010 9:51 PM
rydawg5;519842 wrote:its kinda like calling you lazy for eating fast food. "Ha what do you mean you don't cook your meat yoursefl.. damn you lazy! all you do is plop it on the grill bro... you deserve getting food poisening if you gotsta take your lazy ass out to a resturaunt.. What do you mean you don't have a grill? Damn.. like go to your parents house or somehting.. ya know? Dogg.."

I'd put it a different way, but yeah, I agree. Convenience wins out over saving a few bucks every once in a while.
Oct 14, 2010 9:51pm
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Oct 14, 2010 9:55 PM
rydawg5;519842 wrote:its kinda like calling you lazy for eating fast food. "Ha what do you mean you don't cook your meat yoursefl.. damn you lazy! all you do is plop it on the grill bro... you deserve getting food poisening if you gotsta take your lazy ass out to a resturaunt.. What do you mean you don't have a grill? Damn.. like go to your parents house or somehting.. ya know? Dogg.."

What do you mean you just cook your meat yourself. You mean you don't go out and hunt for your meat? You don't grow your own potatoes to eat with that meat? What are you, lazy? Now that I think about, why did I bother to go to the dentist yesterday. I bet I could have saved a lot of time and money by pulling that tooth myself. Come to think of it, I know my dad has a pair of pliers in his garage. I could just go to my parents and get it done.


That $10 or so that I would save by changing my own oil isn't worth my time to do it.
Oct 14, 2010 9:55pm
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Oct 14, 2010 9:55 PM
Firestone sucks
Oct 14, 2010 9:55pm
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Oct 14, 2010 9:57 PM
Polar Bear 73;519862 wrote:What do you mean you just cook your meat yourself. You mean you don't go out and hunt for your meat? You don't grow your own potatoes to eat with that meat? What are you, lazy? Now that I think about, why did I bother to go to the dentist yesterday. I bet I could have saved a lot of time and money by pulling that tooth myself.


That $10 or so that I would save by changing my own oil isn't worth my time to do it.

Hell, why would I go to the zoo when I can poach a Koala bear on my next trip to Australia.. I'm too lazy so I pay that gate fee!

Come to think of it, why would I buy this car in the first place? Work is only 9 miles away.. Why waste 10 grand on a car when you can get a Huffy BMX bike for under $200 .. thats like 10 speed playa
Oct 14, 2010 9:57pm
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Oct 14, 2010 9:59 PM
Pick6,, you crazy if you buy coats or name brand clothes.. ha you gettin so ripped off.. lazzy ass.. i knit my own shit ... sweaters, khakis, jackets, you name it. . Just the other week i stitched up my new deer-hide moccassins to get ready for the winter.
Oct 14, 2010 9:59pm
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Oct 14, 2010 10:02 PM
it's not about the money, it's about trusting ur car with some fuckin idiot who gives a shit less about ur car.
Oct 14, 2010 10:02pm
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Oct 14, 2010 10:06 PM
ZWICK 4 PREZ;519869 wrote:it's not about the money, it's about trusting ur car with some fuckin idiot who gives a shit less about ur car.

Sorry I didnt grow up dreaming about installing new dubs, trickin out my exhaust pipes or riding dirty in my mustang.

I just paid for a service to have my oil replaced by a certified technician. That's not too much to ask for.


By the same token, I bet you deal with a bank who doesn't give a shit about you. How is your portfolio? Are you taking financial planning classes and getting certifications to make sure you know how to make the most of your investments? Or you trusting your retirement to some guy who doesn't give a shit about you?

I know you wouldn't make any expenditures until your pay yourself first, so what are you doing with your investments? Stocks? Mutual funds? Etfs? Do you like to chart (IE look for patterns buy at a "value") or do you buy stock in a company, mutual fund, etf in companies you trust and know will grow?

I mean.. hah.. you're not dealing with some "stock broker" are you? That would be lazy...
Oct 14, 2010 10:06pm
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Oct 14, 2010 10:07 PM
I don't change my own oil 'cause I park on a crowded city street in Chicago. Oh snap.
Oct 14, 2010 10:07pm
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Oct 14, 2010 10:11 PM
rydawg5;519872 wrote:Sorry I didnt grow up dreaming about installing new dubs, trickin out my exhaust pipes or riding dirty in my mustang.

I just paid for a service to have my oil replaced by a certified technician. That's not too much to ask for.

the problem is it doesnt take a certified technician to change ur oil. If you can turn a wrench, you can change ur own oil. Plus u know it's done right if u did it... not by some shop flunky who doesnt give a shit if ur car makes it to the next block.
Oct 14, 2010 10:11pm
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Oct 14, 2010 10:12 PM
ZWICK 4 PREZ;519879 wrote:the problem is it doesnt take a certified technician to change ur oil. If you can turn a wrench, you can change ur own oil. Plus u know it's done right if u did it... not by some shop flunky who doesnt give a shit if ur car makes it to the next block.

It wasn't the oil change that they botched, they lied about the oil I was paying for.
Oct 14, 2010 10:12pm
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Oct 14, 2010 10:14 PM
rydawg5;519880 wrote:It wasn't the oil change that they botched, they lied about the oil I was paying for.

this time.. PB's story is an all too frequent occurrance tho at these shops.
Oct 14, 2010 10:14pm
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Oct 14, 2010 10:17 PM
ZWICK 4 PREZ;519885 wrote:this time.. PB's story is an all too frequent occurrance tho at these shops.

I'll pop the hood to check the filter and crawl under the vehicle and check the drain plug before leaving the lot if I get it changed at a Valvoline or wherever else.
Oct 14, 2010 10:17pm
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Oct 14, 2010 10:18 PM
Get an electric golf cart... problem solved. Playa.
Oct 14, 2010 10:18pm
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Oct 14, 2010 10:35 PM
justincredible;519886 wrote:I'll pop the hood to check the filter and crawl under the vehicle and check the drain plug before leaving the lot if I get it changed at a Valvoline or wherever else.

pulll the dipstick and make sure they actually put oil back in it too.
Oct 14, 2010 10:35pm
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Oct 14, 2010 10:37 PM
ZWICK 4 PREZ;519879 wrote:the problem is it doesnt take a certified technician to change ur oil. If you can turn a wrench, you can change ur own oil. Plus u know it's done right if u did it... not by some shop flunky who doesnt give a shit if ur car makes it to the next block.
That's why I'm there watching the technicians work when I either

A: Go "oh shit, I've driven 34789234389 miles since I changed my oil" and get it done at a service center

or B: Simply don't feel like doing it myself.
Oct 14, 2010 10:37pm
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Oct 14, 2010 10:39 PM
U guys need better relationships with ur vehicles.
Oct 14, 2010 10:39pm
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Oct 14, 2010 11:53 PM
I alway get my oil changed at the local Ford Dealer.

Fuck changing it myself.
Oct 14, 2010 11:53pm
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Oct 15, 2010 12:14 AM
ZWICK 4 PREZ;519909 wrote:U guys need better relationships with ur vehicles.
Why? So I can care way to much about a 1990 Corsica?
Oct 15, 2010 12:14am