From f565767d261fa5de6286356905a8fca6cee3c5f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Adam Carpenter Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2019 17:38:57 -0400 Subject: Added leaves, gas station, wrote gopro, updated yabs. --- posts/yabs-yet-another-bad-shop.md | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+) (limited to 'posts/yabs-yet-another-bad-shop.md') diff --git a/posts/yabs-yet-another-bad-shop.md b/posts/yabs-yet-another-bad-shop.md index 3f994a0..0a4929a 100644 --- a/posts/yabs-yet-another-bad-shop.md +++ b/posts/yabs-yet-another-bad-shop.md @@ -85,6 +85,27 @@ survived long enough for them to realize it before she drove off. 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 +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 +weeks prior when we changed the transmission fluid. + +They didn't have an explanation that I could reconcile with. Joe Schmoe 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 +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 +those wheels without speaking with the owner about it first? Smelled fishy to +me honestly. + # Ole Blue -- Lost hupcap, took a chunk out of tire sidewall @@ -93,3 +114,6 @@ Lost hupcap, took a chunk out of tire sidewall - good things -> hassle-free inspections, etc., honestly years of good service +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. -- cgit v1.2.3