tire store gets Vette filthy

[xlr8rvette]

Six weeks ago I purchased 2 front tires at local tire shop and they installed plus did 4 wheel alignment. I have bought tires here for 15 years plus. Service has gone downhill........

 

1. They got grease on corners of hood, rear hatch, front fenders, steering wheel, both wheels and top of Vette above driver's window.

2. Put 41 psi in one tire and 43 in the other.

3. Mounted one directional tire in the wrong direction.

 

When noticed incorrect tire installation today I returned to have wrong direction directional tire removed and reinstalled in correct direction. Guess what?.......grease everywhere !

 

After the installation the kid said " I was going to wash your wheels but they really looked shiney and I didn't want to touch them" :willy:

 

The amazing thing is they all wear gloves implying they will keep your car clean. In reality these are to keep their hands clean and they haven't a clue about keeping your car clean.......However, the only saving grace is they at least do not attempt to wipe the stuff off. That would be terrible !!

[cheesecake]

gahhhh that would drive me insane...time to find a new place to go

[6spdg37s]

go after them with a tire iron !!!!

[70'sChevyGirl]

Guess you forgot to give them instructions on how to take care of your car while it was in their possession. :willy:

 

I would have had a hard time not going to a "higher up" in the company.

[Chewy]

I take my wheels in, separate from the car...

[XQIZT]

I take my wheels in, separate from the car...

 

Glad I'm not the only one that does that. But he couldn't have done that if he also needed an alignment.

[Chris@Adams]

I take my wheels in, separate from the car...

Thats what I do as well!

[Z71_Denali]

when i worked in a tire shop we didn't wear gloves because they always seemsed to get in the way.

 

my hands were black after 30 minutes, and we were required to wash our hands and forearms before entering the car or the front sales room. we would go through a tub of Fast Orange and rolls of Scott blue shop towels every day

 

after working in a shop, i know better to not take my car to get worked on... i will take the wheels off myself and leave the car on jack stands, take the wheels/tires in the back of my truck to the trie shop to have them do any work.

 

i couldn't tell you how many times i have seen other workers break something, scratch something, or leave a car in worse shape than it came in, they only hired high school kids and the older guys that couldn't get a better job elsewhere cuz they were so dirty. i even saw the occasional tow truck with cars that lost a wheel and tire on the road after they visited us. and they wanted to make me a shop manager after 4 years... i told them no thanks i'm going to college to get a real job!

[Kustom_FX]

gahhhh that would drive me insane...time to find a new place to go

 

Agreed... I would outta there and never look back.. 15 years you said? And your getting service like that?

[DieselDude]

I take my wheels in, separate from the car...

 

I do the same thing. That is another thing I am particular about whose does my tire and alignment work.