Dear South Baltimore Neighbors:

My husband and I moved to Locust Point in spring of year 2005 and like anyone else who is new to a neighborhood we didn’t know where is a good place to get an oil change.  The Good Year on Fort Ave inside the Southside Shopping center was very conveniently located with constant supply of deep discounted oil change coupons.  Like most people we decided to use Good Year as our oil change place. 

Two weeks after my second oil change at the Good Year my car started making a weird noise and of course due to its convenient location I took it back to Good Year to ask why my car is making a weird noise after the oil change.  They told me my break fluid was almost on empty due to a leakage and conveniently they had the part on hand so I could get it fixed right away. Their excuse was my car is an aging car.  I was immediately suspicious since I drive a Toyota and it was not an old car.  I work in the city so I don’t drive much at all.  The only people touched my car was the mechanics from Good Year.   My husband told me it probably was just a coincident and dismissed my suspicion.

A week a go my husband took his Honda in for an oil change.  Sure enough two weeks later his car died due to a leakage.  This time around his master car steering fluid leaked.  Like me he took it back to the Good Year due to its convenient location and they gave him the same story.  They had the part ready available for same day service and it happens to aging car.  

I know it is hard to prove but suspicions are usually right.  So, dear neighbors please don’t take your car to Good Year for oil change.  Even though you might not experience anything the first time or the second time.  Sooner or later they are going to do something to your car and make you crazy.  Go take your car elsewhere where they can’t benefit from messing with your car. 

Thanks,