<VV> Younger crowd

[Charles Lee]

If they had that much trouble with the simple things, do you really want 
them anywhere near your car at all ?

Did you check your front / rear tire pressures after the rotation ?

That's how the Corvair myth got started, right ?  And mechanics still don't 
give much thought to other peoples' cars, so "caveat emptor" as usual, right 
?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <goofyroo at excite.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Cc: <PVanderl at mwestmp.com>
Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 10:44 AM
Subject: RE: <VV> Younger crowd


>
> I wish my experiences at Sam's had been so positive!
>
> The first time I went in to have my EM's tires rotated, the guy called me 
> out to look at the rear wheels dangling from the lift.  "You have a camber 
> problem," he said.
>
> I explained the swing axles.  He shook his head:  "You have a camber 
> problem."  I explained swing axles again, and he repeated himself again. 
> I told him to rotate the tires and put the car back down.
>
> He did, then backed into a shopping cart.
>
> Next visit, I decided not to let them near my car with tools unless 
> absolutely necessary, so I brought in a flat off the car.  The kid working 
> the counter looked at the nail stuck in the tread, pronounced it "not 
> fixable" and said I would need a new tire.
>
> He did not know I was busting tires when he was in diapers.
>
> I pointed to the nail's location and said I wanted a plug put right there. 
> I assured him I would be in next week for a whole new set of tires, which 
> was my plan going in, as soon as payday rolled around.
>
> He repeated that the tire was "not fixable."
>
> We went 'round and 'round about this until I left the store.  I had a 
> roadside tire shop plug the leak, then spent $100 more at NTB than I would 
> have at Sam's on excellent tires that lasted eight years.
>
> Michael Smith
> Dallas
>
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