Great Local Shop (Ritchie Automotive) - #1 Car Club In Kitchener - Waterloo - Cambridge

**Guess** · 10-03-2007, 03:48 PM

Great overall shop that is next door to my office, they have done some great work for me (anything from brake jobs, oil changes, locker installs to tapping my manifold for a EGT Probe.. )

Good Guys and very reasonably priced. Tell them Tom from next door sent ya.

196 Mcintyre Drive Unit 10

519-893-2588 speak with Mike or Tom Ritchie (the owner)

**rough** · 10-03-2007, 04:10 PM

can i ask what it is you do Tom?

**NikiterZts** · 10-03-2007, 08:08 PM

can i ask you why do you go to them for brake jobs, oil changes ect if you have your own shop?

**BlueFamilia** · 10-03-2007, 09:03 PM

^ because doing that yourself isn't usually warranty approved.

**NikiterZts** · 10-03-2007, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueFamilia

^ because doing that yourself isn't usually warranty approved.

true....but then it makes me wonder why you would need a shop like that.....its seems to have all the tools, hoise ect......

oil changes and brakes are easy enough jobs.....

**Guess** · 10-04-2007, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by NikiterZts

can i ask you why do you go to them for brake jobs, oil changes ect if you have your own shop?

Simply because by the time I get the oil and the filter, then throw the truck on the hoist, its no longer worth my time. I use the hoist for doing thing I enjoy, not things that I can easily write off as a business expense.

**Guess** · 10-04-2007, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by rough

can i ask what it is you do Tom?

? Not sure how that is relevant... I own an advertising firm.

**rough** · 10-04-2007, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Guess

? Not sure how that is relevant... I own an advertising firm.

no relevance, just a random question. always was interested to know, but never knew.
thanks for sharing though
have a good one

**fixitmattman** · 10-04-2007, 03:55 PM

You are not a true car person unless you do all your own oil changes

**Guess** · 10-05-2007, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by fixitmattman

You are not a true car person unless you do all your own oil changes

No, I am pretty sure that puts you under a cheap car person, not a true one.

**NikiterZts** · 10-05-2007, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Guess

No, I am pretty sure that puts you under a cheap car person, not a true one.

lol good one...
thats like 95% of people on this site

**Guess** · 10-05-2007, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by NikiterZts

lol good one...
thats like 95% of people on this site

No, But lets get serious.

My ex truck (as I sold it) weighed 8000LB, Required a special filter from Ford, and 14L of oil...

The sheer amount of time waiting for the oil to drain is already a pain in itself.

**Trance|Ghost** · 10-06-2007, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Guess

No, I am pretty sure that puts you under a cheap car person, not a true one.

wait, so because i do my own oil changes with mobile 1 im cheap?

**crxforum** · 10-06-2007, 05:20 AM

You can just do what I do. I get Mobile 1, go into the garage that I take my car into. I get them to change the oil and filter and they subtract the cost of them using their oil and put mine in instead. Simple as pie.

I dont see why people dont go to small shops, and I mean small customer orientated shops not Jiffy Lube etc, to get their oil changes done. It cost like $6 more to get them to do it then it does for me to do it myself. I think that its more than worth it. Plus if they screw up its their responsibility to fix it. If I screw up its my problem. Not that I could really screw up an oil change or anything though. At least not yet LOL. Ive done like 100 of them and no problems yet.

CRX Forum

**CivNick** · 10-06-2007, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by crxforum

You can just do what I do. I get Mobile 1, go into the garage that I take my car into. I get them to change the oil and filter and they subtract the cost of them using their oil and put mine in instead. Simple as pie.

I dont see why people dont go to small shops, and I mean small customer orientated shops not Jiffy Lube etc, to get their oil changes done. It cost like $6 more to get them to do it then it does for me to do it myself. I think that its more than worth it. Plus if they screw up its their responsibility to fix it. If I screw up its my problem. Not that I could really screw up an oil change or anything though. At least not yet LOL. Ive done like 100 of them and no problems yet.

CRX Forum

i hear ya man

were do u take ur car.. i don't wanna take my car to honda anymore, because they charge an arm and a leg for oil changes

but i do want to start using mobile one and getting the "discount"

i remember one time i was such in a rush when doing an oil change that i forgot to put the drain plug back on *smacks head*

ever since that day, i never do it my self

u always get a few drips of oil on the drive way, a mess afterwords.

im at the point in my life that i will pay a little more to have less of a headache

**Guess** · 10-06-2007, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Trance|Ghost

wait, so because i do my own oil changes with mobile 1 im cheap?

Thats right. Because like Crix said, $6 makes you cheap, considering the hassle it is to change oil.

**BlueFamilia** · 10-06-2007, 11:35 AM

I'd rather have a garage do it for numerous reasons myself. Mostly because laying on the ground dealing with the oil sucks, and because I cannot safely and convieniently dispose of used oils/fluids not to mention I'm not often the most environmentally conscience person.

**Guess** · 10-07-2007, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by BlueFamilia

I'd rather have a garage do it for numerous reasons myself. Mostly because laying on the ground dealing with the oil sucks, and because I cannot safely and convieniently dispose of used oils/fluids not to mention I'm not often the most environmentally conscience person.

BTW. Ritchie takes in used Oil for free... @ No charge.

**98mk3** · 10-07-2007, 11:30 AM

Mike Ritchie is the owner? hmmmm I work with a guy named Mike Ritchie at VW waterloo and he gets A LOT of phone calls...I wonder if this is him.

**Guess** · 10-07-2007, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by 98mk3

Mike Ritchie is the owner? hmmmm I work with a guy named Mike Ritchie at VW waterloo and he gets A LOT of phone calls...I wonder if this is him.

Your an idiot. This is a married guy with kids and is there from 8-5 everyday. Thats right.. its the guy you work with at a VW dealership...

**ids748** · 10-08-2007, 10:43 AM

I mainly stopped going to oil change places because of the up selling they always use.

I stop going to small-shops because of work schedule's. And when you buy oil on sale you usually save 20bux. I would for sure go to shop's if I could write it off. But being a student you tend to try and save money!

10-03-2007, 03:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
Guess VM Member Posts: 2,568 Location: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Join Date: Nov 2003 Ride: 2006 BMW 325I, 2008 FFR Cobra Fav Mod: Wide Wheels Class: Street	Great Local Shop (Ritchie Automotive) Great overall shop that is next door to my office, they have done some great work for me (anything from brake jobs, oil changes, locker installs to tapping my manifold for a EGT Probe.. ) Good Guys and very reasonably priced. Tell them Tom from next door sent ya. 196 Mcintyre Drive Unit 10 519-893-2588 speak with Mike or Tom Ritchie (the owner) ------------------ Weather in Kitchener: (And when updated)

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fixitmattman My Neon made me a mechanic Posts: 2,617 Location: Brantford / Thunder Bay Join Date: May 2004 Ride: 00 Neon Fav Mod: Class:	You are not a true car person unless you do all your own oil changes ------------------ This is where you type a bunch of shit about how awesome your car is. FACT: It's been scientifically proven that the more shit you write in here the less cool your car is. Nine times out of ten the majority of people who talk shit down here don't even have any of the crap they talk about on their car. I drive an 8 year old domestic and barely give two shits about it. I beat the hell out of it and it begs for more, just like your girlfriend. Go ahead, cut me off. I dare ya.

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crxforum VM Administrator Posts: 3,338 Location: Kitchener Join Date: Feb 2005 Ride: 1990 Honda CR-X SiR Fav Mod: Ninterior Class: Street	You can just do what I do. I get Mobile 1, go into the garage that I take my car into. I get them to change the oil and filter and they subtract the cost of them using their oil and put mine in instead. Simple as pie. I dont see why people dont go to small shops, and I mean small customer orientated shops not Jiffy Lube etc, to get their oil changes done. It cost like $6 more to get them to do it then it does for me to do it myself. I think that its more than worth it. Plus if they screw up its their responsibility to fix it. If I screw up its my problem. Not that I could really screw up an oil change or anything though. At least not yet LOL. Ive done like 100 of them and no problems yet. CRX Forum ------------------ Honda CR-X If you need it I can get it.

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BlueFamilia VM Member Posts: 3,214 Location: Kitchener. Join Date: Mar 2004 Ride: 2003 Protege5 Fav Mod: Mazda hood deflector. Class: Street	I'd rather have a garage do it for numerous reasons myself. Mostly because laying on the ground dealing with the oil sucks, and because I cannot safely and convieniently dispose of used oils/fluids not to mention I'm not often the most environmentally conscience person. ------------------ Joey 2000 Fuji heavy industries Impreza 2.5RS Coupe. 2003 Mazda protege 5. RIP April 9/08.

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98mk3 VM Member Posts: 471 Location: Waterloo Join Date: Dec 2005 Ride: 1998 Volkswagen Golf Fav Mod: Remus Exhaust Class: Street	Mike Ritchie is the owner? hmmmm I work with a guy named Mike Ritchie at VW waterloo and he gets A LOT of phone calls...I wonder if this is him. ------------------ 1999 Ford F150 1998 Volkswagen Golf 2001 Ski Doo MXZ 700 1994 Kawasaki kx250 2005 Suzuki GS 500 1987 Mazda Rx7 Turbo II - Sold

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ids748 VM Member Posts: 685 Location: Kitchener, Ontario Join Date: Feb 2005 Ride: 98 Honda Accord 2DR Fav Mod: Class:	I mainly stopped going to oil change places because of the up selling they always use. I stop going to small-shops because of work schedule's. And when you buy oil on sale you usually save 20bux. I would for sure go to shop's if I could write it off. But being a student you tend to try and save money!