In a sign of how good (yet sad) life is for a gearhead, my wife and I actually plan service visits. Each time, we book a Saturday morning appointment and make a morning of it by driving both cars and going to Waffle House while the basic service is done. Sometimes the kids come and just laugh at us (when we can get the teenagers out of bed in time to go). The result is happy wife, but even better, flawless performance from our cars the last 10 years or so... So, I gotta wonder, do any of you guys have your favorite rituals around servicing your "4 wheeled children"...