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 title: YABS - Yet Another Bad Shop
-categories: ["automotive"]
-tags: []
+categories:
+  - automotive
+tags:
+  - yabs
+  - sucky
+  - auto
+  - repair
+  - shops
+published_date: "2019-07-04 22:12:46 +0000"
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-
 Today I received a text message from a local mechanic/auto shop asking me to
 leave them a Google review. It was an automated message from a shop that I know
 well and have used many times in the past. Unfortunately, I have had several
@@ -83,37 +89,66 @@ survived long enough for them to realize it before she drove off.
 
 # Monty, My 2013 Ford Focus -- Nut Allergy
 
-160$ for new lugnuts; knew that these were a problem with ford and chrysler, class action lawsuit so keep lugnuts
-
 I decided to give YABS another try after a long leave of absence. I needed new
 tires all around for my daily driver. I also needed an inspection and an
 alignment. A simple set of tasks for any shop (you see where this is going). I
 initially tried to go to another local shop but they were all out of the tires
 I was looking to get so I caved and went to YABS. About halfway through the job
 they gave me a call and told me they had some bad news. They said that there
-were some issues getting the lugnuts off my wheels and that they had all been
+were some issues getting the lug nuts off my wheels and that they had all been
 stripped, warped, or otherwise destroyed in the process. They told me the only
 fix was to get new ones from a supplier in town for about $160. Keep in mind
 the entire job (inspection, tires, etc.) was going to cost $650. Furthermore,
-dad and I had no problem getting those lugnuts off and back on again just a few
+dad and I had no problem getting those lug nuts off and back on again just a few
 weeks prior when we changed the transmission fluid.
 
-They didn't have an explanation that I could reconcile with. Joe Schmoe over
+They didn't have an explanation that I could reconcile with. Joe Schmo over
 the phone told me this is typical of Fords and Chryslers these days and that
-they'd like to keep my lugnuts for a class action lawsuit they're participating
+they'd like to keep my lug nuts for a class action lawsuit they're participating
 in. Now why on Earth would any sane mechanic, with full knowledge they are
-dealing with a defective set of lugnuts, take a high power impact wrench to
+dealing with a defective set of lug nuts, take a high power impact wrench to
 those wheels without speaking with the owner about it first? Smelled fishy to
-me honestly. 
-
-# Ole Blue -- 
+me honestly. But what was I gonna do? Dad went out and grabbed twenty new
+lug nuts for cheaper than they wanted to sell them for. 
 
-Lost hupcap, took a chunk out of tire sidewall
+Oh the tires were Cooper GTs by the way and they're amazing. They're smooth
+and quiet and came with a very nice warranty. They're also made in the USA,
+which is very important to me. 10/10 would recommend.
+
+# Ole Blue -- Tunnel Vision
+
+This was the real kicker. And this one doesn't really have any trailing
+narrative. I got four new tires on Ole Blue, my 1953 Hudson Hornet. They were
+delivered to our house: four brand new Diamond Back wide white wall radials.
+Super nice tires, with a super nice road hazard warranty (as a side note I
+totally recommend you [check out Diamond Back's website]() if you're looking
+for white wall radials). So we brought the car to YABS with the new tires and
+asked them to mount them on the car. 
+
+When we went to pick up the car everything looked great and I drove off. I made
+it all the way to the Monitor Merrimack Memorial Bridge Tunnel before I heard a
+loud rattling and a bang. I looked in the rear-view mirror and swore I could
+see my precious hubcap rolling off to eternity. When they replaced the hubcaps
+they didn't fully press one of them on. And it's not that difficult. These hub
+caps are very secure when pressed on the rim, we've never had problems with
+them. Oh and we're talking about Hudson hubcaps that came with the car, and
+aren't super easy to find. And I couldn't stop to get out and grab it because I
+was right at the mouth of the tunnel. We went back later to try and see it but
+we couldn't. And it was probably destroyed getting thrown from the car anyways. 
+
+The worst part is, the hubcap took a chunk out of my white wall on its way out
+from under the wheel skirt. So the day I got the tires I had to take a picture
+and redeem my road hazard warranty. Luckily, Diamond Back were true to their
+word and sent me a new one no questions asked. The beat up tire is now my
+spare.
 
 # Not All Bad
 
-- good things -> hassle-free inspections, etc., honestly years of good service
+Like I said before, YABS used to be a very nice shop with friendly people that
+did good work. And they didn't charge exorbitant prices for their work. Times
+have changed, and I believe management has as well. I've stopped visiting their
+shop completely. I found a new one that I trust and will be taking all of my
+cars to. They've already done a safety inspection on Ole Blue and didn't put up
+a fuss. They're clean and friendly and don't seem to be out to screw me. But as
+with everything else, your mileage may vary.
 
-Oh the tires were Cooper GTs by the way and they're amazing. They're smoothe
-and quiet and came with a very nice warranty. They're also made in the USA,
-which is very important to me.