Lake Ridge Auto Care - Woodbridge
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Lake Ridge Auto Care - Woodbridge
I took my wife's Mazda3 to Lake Ridge Auto Care in Woodbridge for an oil change, tire rotation, and to have a wheel replaced (she hit something and the wheel was out of round...found a replacement on ebay for $55). I could do 2 of these jobs myself, but since having a baby I don't have the time anymore.
The bad: It took an hour and a half.
The good: They didn't charge me anything. They gave me all the services for free without even me asking. They had a new guy that they were training and he took too long, and they were very apologetic.
So, kudos to Lake Ridge Auto Care for making things right, even though I didn't complain (or even think about complaining anyway).
- Sam
The bad: It took an hour and a half.
The good: They didn't charge me anything. They gave me all the services for free without even me asking. They had a new guy that they were training and he took too long, and they were very apologetic.
So, kudos to Lake Ridge Auto Care for making things right, even though I didn't complain (or even think about complaining anyway).
- Sam
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Right place at the right time. Hopefully, the new guy didn't bork anything that you won't find until later.
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Yeah, I actually had a good experience there recently too. Shawn bought a replacement wheel bearing for the MSP and they were the only place open on a Sunday who said they could press it out off the car. Got there, dropped it off w/ a quote of approx. $80, and then less than 1 hour later, got a phone call saying the whole knuckle was bad, but they wouldn't charge for the diagnosis. I thought at the time it might have been the boobies... But, I definitely plan to go back to them in the future, like that emissions inspection that I need before the end of this month.
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Well, they installed the oil filter incorrectly, which means my wife left a trail of oil all over Prince William county. Also, a couple of lug nuts have gone missing since they rotated our tires.sirwilliam wrote:Right place at the right time. Hopefully, the new guy didn't bork anything that you won't find until later.
Looks like I'll have to start doing this stuff by myself.
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Mazda's and Volvo's I think are the only two that have cartridge type oil filters. Interesting idea, but I wonder why they chose to go that route.
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Awesome linkKatya4me wrote:3i or 3s?
http://mazda3online.web.aplus.net/produ ... ts_id=1210
It's an 06 3s.
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If you look on the Mazda Forums, there's been a ridiculous amount of bitching about those filters ever since the 6 came out. Personally, I love the fact that our 3 cars all use the same oil and filters, regardless of age, engine or tranny.hotsam wrote:Awesome linkKatya4me wrote:3i or 3s?
http://mazda3online.web.aplus.net/produ ... ts_id=1210
It's an 06 3s.
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Sorry to hear that...but see, you should ONLY do it yourselfhotsam wrote:Looks like I'll have to start doing this stuff by myself.sirwilliam wrote:Right place at the right time. Hopefully, the new guy didn't bork anything that you won't find until later.
I concur...wait, you were talking about subarus, no?Katya4me wrote:Personally, I love the fact that our 3 cars all use the same oil and filters, regardless of age, engine or tranny.
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LOLsirwilliam wrote:I concur...wait, you were talking about subarus, no?Katya4me wrote:Personally, I love the fact that our 3 cars all use the same oil and filters, regardless of age, engine or tranny.
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I'd have to ask my mom or brother if they can use the same oil filter with her '99 Forester and his '05 92-X Aero. I don't think it is the same as my '93 Loyale used.
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I just thought you were saying that the XT uses the same filter as the WRX as the WRX STi and so forth...I was a little out of it yesterday due to maybe 1 hour of sleep if even that.Katya4me wrote:LOLsirwilliam wrote:I concur...wait, you were talking about subarus, no?Katya4me wrote:Personally, I love the fact that our 3 cars all use the same oil and filters, regardless of age, engine or tranny.
'90 Miata
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'03 Mazdaspeed Protege
I'd have to ask my mom or brother if they can use the same oil filter with her '99 Forester and his '05 92-X Aero. I don't think it is the same as my '93 Loyale used.
Yeah, it is nice that when I change the oil on the car's over at my in law's house it is 2002 Civic LX, 2002 Civic EX, 2003 Accord LX, and 2003 Accord EX...all have 4cyl that use the same oil and filters. I don't like how the filters are unable to get out w/o leaking all over, though...not too bad but you have to wipe up afterwards.
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Re: Lake Ridge Auto Care - Woodbridge
I went back to Lake Ridge Auto Care last night to get a quick oil change before I drive up to PA today.
They told me that one of my belts was damaged (it really was). The wanted to charge me $150 to replace both belts.
I got two Dayco belts for $28.35 and changed them in my driveway in about 20 minutes.
$150??
They told me that one of my belts was damaged (it really was). The wanted to charge me $150 to replace both belts.
I got two Dayco belts for $28.35 and changed them in my driveway in about 20 minutes.
$150??
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Re: Lake Ridge Auto Care - Woodbridge
That does sound like a lot. But for a shop, it really doesn't surprise me too much. After all, they will charge you a little extra for the part (probably more than the ~$30 you paid) and then there's the labor charge - which would be charged in half-hour increments (or maybe even minimum of one hour?). A lot of shops are pushing $90-$100/hour in labor charges (outrageous IMHO but they are doing it). With taxes and disposal fees the $150 sounds about right.
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Re: Lake Ridge Auto Care - Woodbridge
Yeah, good points.WRXWagon2112 wrote:That does sound like a lot. But for a shop, it really doesn't surprise me too much. After all, they will charge you a little extra for the part (probably more than the ~$30 you paid) and then there's the labor charge - which would be charged in half-hour increments (or maybe even minimum of one hour?). A lot of shops are pushing $90-$100/hour in labor charges (outrageous IMHO but they are doing it). With taxes and disposal fees the $150 sounds about right.
--Alan