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Subject:Re: Sears disaster- LONG
From:andrewbell
Date:Thu, 24 May 2001 22:26:23 -0500

My GOD! Where the hell are we? Does this happen in other countries? I'm
dying to know...

AB

'84 Van GL
'71 Bug
'99 Jetta GLX
'69 Mustang

JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:

> reminds me of when i took my ex- '86 vanagon (Some of you may remember
> this
> story - "oil change monkeys") to sears to the Jiffy Lube for a tranny
> fluid
> change.
> they drove the van up on the platform lift, raised it up, and
> proceeded to
> tell me "we cant change the ATF, that's a dealer only job"  so the kid
> lowers
> the van down.  i notice that the back of the van is lowering with the
> rest of
> the platform lift, but the left front of the van is still up in the
> air...matter of fact the left front tire is off the platform...
> go around to the drivers side, and see that the entire front of my van
> is
> being held up by the drivers door!!!   the idiot lowered my van with
> the
> driver's door open, and it got caught on the steel railing...   and
> all the
> front weight of the van is resting on the drivers door/hinges...
> so he
> raises the lift back up, and  goes to shut the door...
> wont shut.  duh..     the hinges are bent..and the bottom of the door
> where
> it got caught on the railing is bent..   so i had to fill out this
> official
> Jiffy Lube damage report..  the manager says "i can do bodywork" and
> proceeds
> to take the drivers door off and  bang the hinges straight with a
> hammer, and
> offers me a free jiffy Lube oil change coupon if i dont file a
> claim....
>
> chris

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