Ourisman Chevy Dealer in Wash DC used to have 24 hr service

I live within 15 miles of 3 major Chevy dealers. To bring my car in for service,

I have to be prepared to leave it for 3 or 4 DAYS. Even to bring my car in for

planned maintenance i.e. fluid changes means dropping it off in the morning

and picking it up at night OR waiting in the customer service lounge for several

hours.

Jiffy Lube can get the job done in 20 minutes. I've never used them because I

don't trust their service expertise... but people that I've spoken to have had

their vehicles serviced for years without any complications.. ( I do a lot of my

own service... at MY convenience ... and so that's it's done right).

Point is.... the dealerships make it so getting any type of service on a car is

a time consuming pain in the ass. The time spent waiting at dealerships can

be spent more profitably on other endeavors.... I don't make any money OR

have any fun hanging around a car dealership waiting for maintenance to be

done and so try to minimize it whenever necessary....frequently using more

accomodating service organizations.

Just my opinion !!

Peter

Peter wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:

Sometimes, if the repair is covered under warranty, you could get a free rental car, then you'd have a car to drive for those 3 days. If not, you could rent one yourself -- usually an economy car isn't much more than $22/day or so. Beats beaing without a car for 3 days. Quickie Lube type places are alright, but be careful. I had a careless "technician" knock off the wire leading to the starter. The guy came into the waiting area and said "your truck won't start;I'll push it to the parking lot because we got customers waiting to get their cars lubed." I was pissed and said: "I've been driving that Toyota truck for