So I went to my local PEPBOYS and asked about the cost to have my KJ tuned up at 30k miles. See attached photo of the estimate. Please also note that the estimate will also include the cost of the purchase and mounting of new tires.. I am also not interested with the tires they estimated me with.
So what do you think?
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What do "I" think?
I'll tell ya.
In addition to what everybody else here has said...
This is my ₵ 0.09 cents worth.
All the times I have travelled throughout The Good Ole' U.S. of A. over the last 25 plus years and went to a "PEPBOYS"...
I have never received any real customer service.
Just a bunch of opinionated morons behind the counter and even worse "Dipsh_ts in their service departments!
Back in 1987 on one of our mega trips throughout the U.S. where my friends and I racked up over 16000 miles of travel, I made the mistake of bringing my 1975 Ford E350 Econo Line camperized van to them for an oil change.
Lets see...
The drain plug on the oil pan was put back on only "Finger tight", the oil filter (The first time was not screwed on tight enough! and after I went back, it was cranked on so bloody tight that at the next oil change, the service Tech had to stab a screwdriver through it to get it off)
So subsequently I had major oil leakage from between the oil filter and oil filter mount, and continual oil dribbling from the oil pan drain plug!
But wait! that's not all!
Their service "Tech" also forgot to put the 710 (Oil filler cap!) back on the valve cover!
It wasn't until I started to smell burning oil and the oil light came on and pulled over on the side of the Highway and opened the hood and saw that the oil filler cap was missing and that there was oil all over the inside of the engine compartment! And I mean all over the engine compartment! I went to check the oil to see how much oil had been lost and noticed that the the dipstick was not where it was supposed to be! GONE!
I doubled back some 160+ miles to the "PEPBOYS" that performed the automotive service, the service department accused me of removing/loosing the oil filler cap and dipstick and under tightening the oil filter and drain plug!
Man, the service manager was also a mouth breathing idiot!
Like, why the hell would I want to "Loose" an oil cap and dip stick and mess around with loosening the oil filter and oil drain bolt?
Effin' ******!
I wouldn't even bring a POS vehicle to them for servicing!
The crap on that service quote they gave you should never make it into your truck.
It really shows you how that company cuts corners with their customers vehicles.
Not to mention that the price of the vehicle servicing they quoted you of $629.84 (Less $651.83 for the tires and associated service charges for their installation.) is preposterous!
Totally absurd!
If you were to go to Walmart, they include mounting, balancing, valve stems, and a Nation wide road hazard warranty in the price of the tires!
I'll stop here, as I'm sure you get the point!
One last thing though.
They should change the three names Manny, Moe & Jack to Larry, Moe & Curly of The Three Stooges
,they have listed they will fill your trans with DEXIII ATF when your KJ requires ATF+4 only,DEXIII will kill your trans and is not full synthetic like ATF+4.They also want to add the wrong coolant to your cooling system,they want to add OAT coolant which will destroy your waterpump.Your cooling system requires HOAT coolant(commonally found at Napa as Zerex GO5).
