My friend told me to stop going to the dealership to get my oil changed

@sstronaut it said to stay in the car. I didn’t know it was different. He said there’s a pit underground where they do the work. The dealership just has a room to wait in and they lift the car up.
I’m tired of trying after this one time. I just want to sit in air conditioned silence next time.

@itsok Did you drive it onto the pit? Or did they?

Was it a tiny place?

@sstronaut I did drive it on there. He said I did better than most people, but I doubt that.
There were like 4 bays I think?

@itsok I don't totally know their setup. But I'm surprised they had the customers drive up on the pit, as that can potentially be dangerous if things aren't set up correctly.

I'm used to the employees always do the driving for that, as they should be taking that risk, as they're the ones that set up the bays, and know how they want it, not the customers. As whatever is holding the car from falling into the pit, could potentially break. Or if it's just a narrow pit, then a customer might assume where the hole is wrong and drive into it. I mean, usually it's common sense, but it's also a lawsuit waiting to happen letting the customers do it.

I'm also not used to them letting the customers stay in sight of the car, much less in the car, while they actively work on it.

@sstronaut maybe it’s a wonky place then. The guy said some people try to drive into the pit instead of over it. I didn’t like it at all. Also, it’s 90 degrees degrees with high humidity and im in a car that’s turned off for nearly an hour

@itsok Yeah, that doesn't sound like an updated place. I'm used to employees demanding to drive it into place, and demanding customers get out of sight of the car while they work on it, and always giving you an air conditioned place to sit and wait, usually with a TV and coffee or vending machines.

Some places might have a thick glass where you can watch them work from a far.

@sstronaut that’s what im used to