Ah the good old days when someone checked my oil, the tires air pressure, pumped my gas and washed my windows. The most positive benefit was that thousands of kids had great part-time jobs. IMO they should drop the federal tax and then could use that money to pay employees. Certainly would make me happy.
Ah, the good old days, when someone would forget to put the dipstick in, top up with the wrong type or weight of oil, set your tire pressures incorrectly (they’re supposed to be set when *cold*), sprayed gas all over your gasoline-soluble paint, and smeared the dirt around your window instead of removing it. And then made you pay for the privilege.
Yeah, I’m just old enough to remember that era. I’m also young enough to actually remember how terrible most full service stations actually *were*. :P