Oh no…he is 100% anti-stealer. My sister wanted him to take it to the stealer but he maintained, in a very salty way more than likely, he is more than capable of changing oil and saving that $85 a dealer would charge. I keep checking in from time to time with my dad to make sure he hasn’t had to bail my sister out for having whacked him…stabbed 85 times with a dipstick.
AZBob Sent from my iPhone > On May 8, 2023, at 9:57 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Are you sure he didn’t do it on purpose, knowing that future service needs > would be directed to the stealer after this? > > -D > >> On May 8, 2023, at 12:26 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> I think he may have learned something but I don’t think it will cause a >> behavior change going forward, although my sister may not allow him to get >> under the car ever again. >> >> AZBob >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>>> On May 8, 2023, at 8:42 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes >>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> While I initially thought the same thing this could be a valuable learning >>> experience for Glenny. He made a mistake, he realized he made a mistake, >>> stopped and asked for help. I consider his reaction to be a very good thing. >>> >>> The question is "Has he learned anything?" If this experience helps him to >>> correctly change the oil next time it's a valuable lesson and can be >>> written off as such. If he makes the same mistake again he needs to >>> reevaluate his opinion of his skills. >>> >>> >>> -Curt >>> >>> >>>> On Monday, May 8, 2023 at 11:04:35 AM EDT, Randy Bennell via Mercedes >>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> I would say he should have had the vehicle hauled to the dealer and had >>> them re-fill it. I would also suggest that if he cannot differentiate >>> between the engine drain and the transmission drain his forte is not >>> mechanics and he should just do other things with his life. >>> >>> Randy >>> >>> >>>>> On 06/05/2023 10:30 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: >>>> Oh boy….we have a marriage on the rocks in Illinois. >>>> My brother-in-law, in an effort to change the oil on my sister’s new (5900 >>>> miles) Outback Wilderness, drained the CVT fluid by mistake. I’ve been >>>> coaching him via FaceTime on getting it filled back up while I’ve been >>>> encouraging my sister not to plunge a spade thru his sternum as he’s >>>> laying under the car. >>>> As you would expect, this is a temperature dependent thing (CVT @ 100 >>>> degrees F) to ensure proper level. I’m not sure how or if Glenny will mind >>>> the temperature that closely. >>>> >>>> Will this void their warranty? On these things the CVT fluid gets changed >>>> at 30K miles. Do I really need to drive home to him that getting the temp >>>> of the CVT to 100 degrees F or ensure proper level is a big deal? My >>>> sister is, as the kids say, flipping her shit, thinking that, at the very >>>> least, Glenny has voided their warranty, and at the very worse, “ruined >>>> the only car I’ve ever loved.” >>>> >>>> AZBob >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
