Friday, January 13, 2012

Way to go dipstick!!

Today I went to Walmart to get my oil changed. Sounds simple, right? But it wasn't. After I roamed around for a while I was called over the intercom to come back to where my car was. I was told that my dipstick was broken and that they couldn't change my oil without a good dipstick. Since they were the last ones to change my oil they would reimburse me for the dipstick but I had to go get it. So I drove to the dealer, grabbed the dipstick and went back to Walmart. They changed my oil........oh wait...NO. They did not. The dipstick was broken farther down then they thought. So they had to send me to a mechanic...yes a mechanic to get the dipstick out. The mechanic came out to my car and tried for a few minutes to get the dipstick out. He couldn't so he pulled it into the garage to get the job done. So this story should end here, right? Yeah, it should (pause for dramatic effect)But it doesn't! They have to order a tool...yes, order a tool to get the dipstick out. It's too bad because I was looking forward to going back to Walmart for the 3rd time today but alas after running around all afternoon my oil still has not been changed all because of a little dipstick. I have to go back on Monday once the tool comes in. Funny how a tiny little object can be such a big pain. Maybe I'll spend the weekend trying to create an indestructible dipstick. Who wants to help?

4 comments:

rebel95 said...

Wow, thats funny, and it happened on Friday........ the 13th!!! You would think that a mechanic would have that sort of tool.... but maybe its the first time it has happened.... interesting.....

Kamaile said...

you just added fuel to my "walmart sucks" fire. Yes it's nice that they offered to replace the dipstick since they were the last people to change your oil, but that's a lot of grief for a dipstick.

Steve Williams said...

Yeah, I've had nothing but "interesting" experiences getting my oil changed at Wal-Mart.

Steve Williams said...

Yeah, I've had nothing but "interesting" experiences getting my oil changed at Wal-Mart . . . but at least I didn't have to replace my entire engine like I had to once when I went to JiffyLube . . . dumb Jiffy Lube . . .