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Stopped at Walmart this morning for oil change
Doc
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And I'll be damned if they didn't have some 22 ammo. I have never found any at this particular store before. They didn't even have any limit. I took 5 of the 10 boxes they had available. I left the rest for the next guy.
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Are you complaining about the 22's or not?
Hard to tell!!![;)][:D][:D][:D][:D]
Glad you found some!
Oil change went fine.
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good for you Doc I have not seen any at the local ( well for us any way about 20 miles ) Walmart's for two years
From what I've seen of the guys at the local walmart, I wouldn't let them change the oil in my push lawnmower!
[:(]
Well I have mine changed at the grocery store now. Been doing so for the last 3 years. Better then taking the Exploder to the Ford dealer and having them forgetting to tighten the lug nuts.[;)]
quote:Originally posted by us55840
From what I've seen of the guys at the local walmart, I wouldn't let them change the oil in my push lawnmower!
[:(]
Well I have mine changed at the grocery store now. Been doing so for the last 3 years. Better then taking the Exploder to the Ford dealer and having them forgetting to tighten the lug nuts.[;)]
If I was doing an oil change, I probably wouldn't even look the lug nuts over.[?]
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
On the other hand, I know some guys(definitely not me) who'd stand in line to buy the 22 ammo.
quote:Originally posted by armilite
quote:Originally posted by us55840
From what I've seen of the guys at the local walmart, I wouldn't let them change the oil in my push lawnmower!
[:(]
Well I have mine changed at the grocery store now. Been doing so for the last 3 years. Better then taking the Exploder to the Ford dealer and having them forgetting to tighten the lug nuts.[;)]
The ONLY time any of my vehicle go in for service is if it's something I am incapable of doing myself ~ like a front end alignment or engine computer check.
Regular maintenance if all done personally.
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there was a time I did it all myself...hell if I am gonna get down onteh cold hard ground for that BS anymore, its worth it me to pay some else(Chevrolet Dealer) with a lift to do it.
quote:Originally posted by us55840
quote:Originally posted by armilite
quote:Originally posted by us55840
From what I've seen of the guys at the local walmart, I wouldn't let them change the oil in my push lawnmower!
[:(]
Well I have mine changed at the grocery store now. Been doing so for the last 3 years. Better then taking the Exploder to the Ford dealer and having them forgetting to tighten the lug nuts.[;)]
The ONLY time any of my vehicle go in for service is if it's something I am incapable of doing myself ~ like a front end alignment or engine computer check.
Regular maintenance if all done personally.
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there was a time I did it all myself...hell if I am gonna get down onteh cold hard ground for that BS anymore, its worth it me to pay some else(Chevrolet Dealer) with a lift to do it.
I'm 63 and no longer have any desire to roll around on the floor and change my oil. Besides you can't do it any cheaper then the oil change place or the dealer. Took mine in for one of those $39.95 service pack deals. Part of it is to rotate the tires only the service tech doing the rotation didn't bother to torque the lug nuts. Two days later and 45 miles from home on the freeway there was this horrendous screeching noise coming from the front of the Exploder.
The Dodge dealer runs those 99.99 specials to change the oil in the Diesel truck. Well I buy the Rotella on sale..15 bucks a gallon, filter is 6 bucks and I change the fuel filter 18 bucks ( which is not included on their special ) 51 dollars for me plus the fuel filter. I also know it is done right with all the old oil drained out. Plus the time you have to sit and wait till some 18yr old kid tells you it is done. I also keep my old oil.
What do U use it for??
After pulling my next door neighbors dead body out from underneath his car that had fallen on him I'm extra careful now on how I jack a car up and where I put jack stands even if I use ramps.
My neighbor died because he was young and didn't have a Dad to show him how. He used two bumper jacks to jack the whole front end of his car off of the ground. The bumper jacks evidently leaned to one side and the car, without wheels on it, came to rest on his chest and crushed him to death. He had a big truck wheel under there with him which he figured would keep the car off of him if something went wrong but it didn't do anything to hold the car up. His arm was laying across the wheel when the car came down and broke it into 3 pieces. It must have been a slow death because another neighbor said he thought he heard some one yelling for a while but figured it was just Mike goofing off as he did a lot of times out in the yard playing with his dogs.
If you don't know what you're doing you definitely don't need to be under a car. Losing your life is not worth the little bit of money you might save.
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Wal Marts in NJ do not sell ammo or guns any more. They do sell oil![:o)]
But that is just a guess.
The Dodge dealer runs those 99.99 specials to change the oil in the Diesel truck. Well I buy the Rotella on sale..15 bucks a gallon, filter is 6 bucks and I change the fuel filter 18 bucks ( which is not included on their special ) 51 dollars for me plus the fuel filter. I also know it is done right with all the old oil drained out. Plus the time you have to sit and wait till some 18yr old kid tells you it is done. I also keep my old oil.
I don't drive my Tahoe enough to have more than one oil change a year, so when I get my no cost inspection done I have them change it. I will do my front brakes this year myself, that is big savings and worth my time.
How did this turn into a discussion on changing oil?
About the 10th post down.
quote:Originally posted by select-fire
The Dodge dealer runs those 99.99 specials to change the oil in the Diesel truck. Well I buy the Rotella on sale..15 bucks a gallon, filter is 6 bucks and I change the fuel filter 18 bucks ( which is not included on their special ) 51 dollars for me plus the fuel filter. I also know it is done right with all the old oil drained out. Plus the time you have to sit and wait till some 18yr old kid tells you it is done. I also keep my old oil.
What do U use it for??
We save used oil , pour a cup on top of a fence post and the post will last 100+ yrs. [:)], many other uses too.......perfect treatment for dogs mange, etc. etc. [;)]
"Never do wrong to make a friend----or to keep one".....Robert E. Lee
lol
I can slide under them with out jacking them up I do need to turn my head sideways.. I did some measurements when a kid and I believe I could lay on the middle of a train track between the rails and the train would not touch me .Never got drunk enough to try it
Really, take 15 minutes and watch a few videos.
I have been looking for Remington or CCI Subsonic for a while and I have not seen any. There is a gun show in Raleigh this weekend, maybe I will get lucky and find some for under $50 for 500 rds.
BTW
I change my own oil too, but then I do about 95% of the vehicle maint. myself. Not only am I cheap but I like working on vehicles[;)]
I'm 62 and do all the maintenance on 5 tractors, a skid loader, 3 ATV's, and 5 licensed vehicles including all the tire repair/replacement. I'm not sure I trust anyone to take care of my stuff.
Same here as bout twice a year I empty around 7-8 five gallon buckets of used oil changed and that is not counting the Hydro oil changed.
Oh, my usual haunt for buying 22s had some Winchester 333 boxes this morning. About 20 on the shelf. Limit is one. Anymore I don't see a crowd snapping up what's available. I think the purchase limit discourages many of the gougers. Two days in a row. That's a record.
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I cannot for the life of me understand doing it myself to save $ 20.00.
Brad Steele
I use a local shop to change oil.
I cannot for the life of me understand doing it myself to save $ 20.00.
[;)]
I use a local shop to change oil.
I cannot for the life of me understand doing it myself to save $ 20.00.
How would you even save $20??? A quart of oil must by $3 by now x 5 quarts of oil. That's $15, a filter has got to cost at least $5 more. There's $20 right there. The guy that changes my oil charges me $20.
I myself can't do it myself for that.
quote:Originally posted by Don McManus
I use a local shop to change oil.
I cannot for the life of me understand doing it myself to save $ 20.00.
How would you even save $20??? A quart of oil must by $3 by now x 5 quarts of oil. That's $15, a filter has got to cost at least $5 more. There's $20 right there. The guy that changes my oil charges me $20.
I myself can't do it myself for that.
Yeah, and that's kind of the point. There's no reason for them to do a $20 oil change. In fact they're probably losing money on it. And so as you drive your vehicle, after your home your second most valuable possession, into the service bay the guy crawling under it knows that he must find $200 or $400 or $800 of "problems" to make this worth his time.
Sorry, but there's simply too much incentive to find problems that aren't there or to deliberately create one.
How did this turn into a discussion on changing oil?
Did you read the title?
Brad Steele
quote:Originally posted by armilite
quote:Originally posted by Don McManus
I use a local shop to change oil.
I cannot for the life of me understand doing it myself to save $ 20.00.
How would you even save $20??? A quart of oil must by $3 by now x 5 quarts of oil. That's $15, a filter has got to cost at least $5 more. There's $20 right there. The guy that changes my oil charges me $20.
I myself can't do it myself for that.
Yeah, and that's kind of the point. There's no reason for them to do a $20 oil change. In fact they're probably losing money on it. And so as you drive your vehicle, after your home your second most valuable possession, into the service bay the guy crawling under it knows that he must find $200 or $400 or $800 of "problems" to make this worth his time.
Sorry, but there's simply too much incentive to find problems that aren't there or to deliberately create one.
Not where I go they don't do much more then to try and sell you wiper blades. They make their money by doing oil changes not doing engine over hauls.
Now if I'd have taken it to the Ford dealer they would have found $6000. worth of work my Exploder needed like the last time I took it in.
quote:Originally posted by mlincoln
quote:Originally posted by armilite
quote:Originally posted by Don McManus
I use a local shop to change oil.
I cannot for the life of me understand doing it myself to save $ 20.00.
How would you even save $20??? A quart of oil must by $3 by now x 5 quarts of oil. That's $15, a filter has got to cost at least $5 more. There's $20 right there. The guy that changes my oil charges me $20.
I myself can't do it myself for that.
Yeah, and that's kind of the point. There's no reason for them to do a $20 oil change. In fact they're probably losing money on it. And so as you drive your vehicle, after your home your second most valuable possession, into the service bay the guy crawling under it knows that he must find $200 or $400 or $800 of "problems" to make this worth his time.
Sorry, but there's simply too much incentive to find problems that aren't there or to deliberately create one.
Not where I go they don't do much more then to try and sell you wiper blades. They make their money by doing oil changes not doing engine over hauls.
Now if I'd have taken it to the Ford dealer they would have found $6000. worth of work my Exploder needed like the last time I took it in.
Did they recommend you put Firestone rubber on it and inflate them to 25lbs?[:D]
quote:Originally posted by armilite
quote:Originally posted by mlincoln
quote:Originally posted by armilite
quote:Originally posted by Don McManus
I use a local shop to change oil.
I cannot for the life of me understand doing it myself to save $ 20.00.
How would you even save $20??? A quart of oil must by $3 by now x 5 quarts of oil. That's $15, a filter has got to cost at least $5 more. There's $20 right there. The guy that changes my oil charges me $20.
I myself can't do it myself for that.
Yeah, and that's kind of the point. There's no reason for them to do a $20 oil change. In fact they're probably losing money on it. And so as you drive your vehicle, after your home your second most valuable possession, into the service bay the guy crawling under it knows that he must find $200 or $400 or $800 of "problems" to make this worth his time.
Sorry, but there's simply too much incentive to find problems that aren't there or to deliberately create one.
Not where I go they don't do much more then to try and sell you wiper blades. They make their money by doing oil changes not doing engine over hauls.
Now if I'd have taken it to the Ford dealer they would have found $6000. worth of work my Exploder needed like the last time I took it in.
Did they recommend you put Firestone rubber on it and inflate them to 25lbs?[:D]
When I needed tires the last time I wanted Coopers. They the Ford dealer had a match any competitors price on tires. How ever they said they couldn't get Coopers so I bought them at Farm & Fleet. I run them at about 38 psi during the cold weather months because those freaken aluminum wheels leak. In the summer I can run them lower because then I only have to fill em up once a month.[;)]