the man the runs our local car quest is a jerk. the only reason that i even visit his place is because he carries odd things that i have run across that i need better than advance auto does. my husband purchased a battery from him over a year ago. a few months ago when i was using it it started losing its charge over night. i took it to advance because they have the charger that measures if the battery is leaking charge and car quest does not. after a couple of hours i was told at advance that the battery was faulty and to take it back to car quest as it was still under warranty. my hubby and i did and i made the mistake of talking to the head guy there. he put the battery on a meter and said that it still had a small charge and i must be hooking it up wrong. I tried to explain that we had just gotten it tested and the charge he was seeing was from that. He told me that their machine was wrong and that they were trying to sell me another battery i did not need. Fine. be that way. I went back home with the battery and set it on the ground over night. I then got my hubby by himself to take it back to them the next day. they replaced it. So from then on if i need something i get my hubby to go with me and he talks to them as i browse. Yesterday a dear friend of mine who happens to be a woman stopped by my house for a moment. She said that she had a quick question about her mustang. I told her that i do not know alot about mustangs but i would try to help her as she is completely car illiterate. She asked me how much does a oil change cost. I told here that it depends on what type of oil she uses and her manual should tell her but i would do it for free if she got everything. I told her that the oil and filter should cost about $20.00 or so. She said that she just went to car quest to get wiper blades because they also install them. While the owner was installing the blades she asked him how often does she have to change her oil. He said that she should change it now. I asked her if he asked her any questions about how many miles or anything and she said no. I told her that there was no way in hell that he could tell her that her oil needed changing now. she asked him how much and he said $40.00. she asked does that include the oil. he said not but it was really cheap for him to do it if she brought the oil there. I told her bullshit that it would be $60.00 or more and that if she did not have time for me to do it to take to any other place besides him when she has time. I have gotten used to this guy being a ass to me over time. Have dealt with it from others before. But for this asshole to try to take advantage of a 55 year old school teacher is beyond what i would expect from someone that has to deal with the public. I mean come on. sorry for the long rant but i am truly po'ed.