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Posted by KarlEd (Member # 571) on :

Linky

Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :

I totally thought this thread was going to be about this, and thought it was an odd choice of title. But no, it is, in fact, about lube jobs in China. Huh.

Posted by Glenn Arnold (Member # 3192) on :

Nit:

Meineke is a muffler and brake shop, not a lube shop.

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

Perhaps, but this is a full-service kind of place.

Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :

Glenn, are you like me, where you can not ever forget the old Meineke ads? Some bimbo squeals "Meineke Discount Mufflers Shatters Prices!" and swings a sledgehammer into a mirror. CRASH!

According to Rivka's link, the Meineke spokesman is George Foreman, but I can't forget the bimbo. And when I hear "Meineke" some not-so-latent bimbo in my mind squeals "discount mufflers SHATTERS prices!" CRASH!

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Tante Shvester:
the Meineke spokesman is George Foreman

Yeah, but the ads he does are pretty awful. I wish I could forget them!

Posted by KarlEd (Member # 571) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Glenn Arnold:
Nit:

Meineke is a muffler and brake shop, not a lube shop.

As in, "what they are most known for", I'll agree with you, but they do provide the service.

Also, JiffyLube didn't list any locations in China on their website. [Grumble]

Posted by Earendil18 (Member # 3180) on :

quote:
Originally posted by rivka:

quote:
Originally posted by Tante Shvester:
the Meineke spokesman is George Foreman
Yeah, but the ads he does are pretty awful. I wish I could forget them!

I like his little cookers. [Roll Eyes]

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

quote:
Originally posted by KarlEd:
Also, JiffyLube didn't list any locations in China on their website.

How do you think the Chinese feel about it!

Posted by Glenn Arnold (Member # 3192) on :

quote:
Glenn, are you like me, where you can not ever forget the old Meineke ads? Some bimbo squeals "Meineke Discount Mufflers Shatters Prices!" and swings a sledgehammer into a mirror. CRASH!

Yes, I do remember the ads, but I used to work at Midas, and Meineke was just around the corner. I was pretty well aware of the differences in services offered at the time, such as the fact that Midas used factory bent pipes, and Meineke mostly just stocked straight pipe and bent it to the correct shape as needed. For a normal installation, ours usually fit better, but if you had a custom installation, they knew how to tweak it better.

But to the best of my knowledge, they didn't do lube jobs. I guess they've expanded their services.