Last weekend, on a beautiful fall afternoon, I took the wifes Honda Civic to one of those quick lube joints for its routine
oil change. As I drove up I wondered if the place was even open as there were no cars or people in sight. Sure enough, after I waited 30 seconds or so at the door, it opened and I was waved in. The tech commented on how quiet it was that day, so I responded by saying he had plenty of time to do his own car...he then pointed to his 70 chevelle on the other side of the parking area, and we talked cars for a bit, and then I asked if I could bring my Cobra by for an
oil change before he closed up shop. He said no, it was getting too close to closing time, and by the way, what year mustang is it ? I said no dude, its a Shelby Cobra, not a mustang cobra...
He thought about it for a moment, a light clicked on in his head, and he said "man, I have never seen one up close, so if you bring it right over, I'll do it off the books, you know, no charge !! "We really aren't allowed to do those custom cars anyway, so I never get to do anything cool".
So I brought the Cobra over and got 7 qts and a filter for free! And he combed over the entire undercarriage for leaks and loose bolts, and wiped the
oil pan and bell housing clean. He then came out of the pit, stared at the car for a bit, and said " I gotta get one of these some day, this thing is F-ing cool! "
