Stupidest Tire Technician EVER...
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Stupidest Tire Technician EVER...
HAH! I'm about to lose my mind here... I bought new tires yesterday and it rained last night, so I go out to wash the car early this morning. Decided to do some minor chip repair on the factory IS250 wheels and realized that the tire tech has carved RF, LF, RR, LR into the outer lip of each wheel, respectively. Not chalk...not marker...scratched...
So.. I've stopped what I was doing and come inside and gather my thoughts. I'm just...just kind of amazed here! I keep smiling and I think it's more of a psychotic smile than me laughing at the situation. I just got this car less than a month ago and it's immaculate. Not a scratch on it, and now this.
So I'll say this, and not to be a Billy Bad-*** or anything, but this kid is lucky they've legalized marijuana here. I don't think I would be able to hold my temper otherwise. I've been doing business with this shop for a decade and never had even a ding on any of my wheels, custom or not. They have touch-less mounting systems designed to NOT scratch the wheels and along comes an ***-clown with a pocketknife and a great idea.
So.. I've stopped what I was doing and come inside and gather my thoughts. I'm just...just kind of amazed here! I keep smiling and I think it's more of a psychotic smile than me laughing at the situation. I just got this car less than a month ago and it's immaculate. Not a scratch on it, and now this.
So I'll say this, and not to be a Billy Bad-*** or anything, but this kid is lucky they've legalized marijuana here. I don't think I would be able to hold my temper otherwise. I've been doing business with this shop for a decade and never had even a ding on any of my wheels, custom or not. They have touch-less mounting systems designed to NOT scratch the wheels and along comes an ***-clown with a pocketknife and a great idea.
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they've legalized marijuana here
...so when you're not DUI, take your car back to tire shop and have them repair or order new wheels.
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I can't believe this! Is this an independent shop? Talk directly to the owner. New wheels or have them pay for full repair. Chain business? Call the corporate office unless you're satisfied with what the manager might do.
This is utterly outrageous.
This is utterly outrageous.
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maybe post pics here for us to see the carved outer lips?
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Drive away with the steering wheel upside down. SMH
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That happen quite often in tire shop when they have old machine and careless.
Whenever I need to put new tire / tire rotation, balancing, I always tell them not to scratch the wheel by using a small foam tower & it works great, not even a mark on the wheel
Whenever I need to put new tire / tire rotation, balancing, I always tell them not to scratch the wheel by using a small foam tower & it works great, not even a mark on the wheel
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wow, a wax crayon would have been a lot easier.
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HAH! I'm about to lose my mind here... I bought new tires yesterday and it rained last night, so I go out to wash the car early this morning. Decided to do some minor chip repair on the factory IS250 wheels and realized that the tire tech has carved RF, LF, RR, LR into the outer lip of each wheel, respectively. Not chalk...not marker...scratched...
So.. I've stopped what I was doing and come inside and gather my thoughts. I'm just...just kind of amazed here! I keep smiling and I think it's more of a psychotic smile than me laughing at the situation. I just got this car less than a month ago and it's immaculate. Not a scratch on it, and now this.
So I'll say this, and not to be a Billy Bad-*** or anything, but this kid is lucky they've legalized marijuana here. I don't think I would be able to hold my temper otherwise. I've been doing business with this shop for a decade and never had even a ding on any of my wheels, custom or not. They have touch-less mounting systems designed to NOT scratch the wheels and along comes an ***-clown with a pocketknife and a great idea.
So.. I've stopped what I was doing and come inside and gather my thoughts. I'm just...just kind of amazed here! I keep smiling and I think it's more of a psychotic smile than me laughing at the situation. I just got this car less than a month ago and it's immaculate. Not a scratch on it, and now this.
So I'll say this, and not to be a Billy Bad-*** or anything, but this kid is lucky they've legalized marijuana here. I don't think I would be able to hold my temper otherwise. I've been doing business with this shop for a decade and never had even a ding on any of my wheels, custom or not. They have touch-less mounting systems designed to NOT scratch the wheels and along comes an ***-clown with a pocketknife and a great idea.
Last edited by Hoovey689; 09-02-13 at 02:59 PM.