XRC15T wrote:I'm curious about the story now........
If you really wanna know.........
I purchased my rims and tyres from them just before xmas last year (getting them is another long and painful story) however I noticed that it had noticiable vibrations at driving speeds of around 100-110 which is extremely annoying considering all motorways and freewaysyou drive at those speeds. The shop was closed till early this year. So when they did open and I called and they said that their main guy was on holidays for 2 1/2 weeks and they guy i spoke said and I quote "Like you I don;t know sh1t about tyres".
So I figured out there is only one guy there in the shop who supposidly knows something. I was meant to wait for his return.
In the mean time I took the car to TyrePower in case the they had botched up the balance and according to TyrePower two wheels wern't balanced at all. So I get them balanced and still no good.
After 2 1/2 weeks I had lots of problem getting a hold of the "guy who knows sh1t". Finally got a hold of him and he said come in. I took a day off work to go there as they don't open early and work late and are not open Sundays. I go in there and makes me wait ages as usual and checks the tyres for balancing (even though this was checked). He said in his best lebanese accent "TyrePower machine bullsh1t this one is the best, I check for you". So he checks it and says the wheels are out of balance
. So he balances the front two and I tell him to do the rear also which he wasn't going to do initially. I go for a drive and still no difference. I take it back to him and he says call me on Thursday (it was Monday when i was there) and he would give me an option of 4 different tyres.
Naturally I couldn't get a hold of him Thursday and when i finally got a hold him he said he ordered my tyres (I had no idea of what I was getting). He said to come in and for the next two weeks I wastrying to arrange a day to come in. Each day he would say tomorrow so i would have to take the car to work and park in the city. Including tolls, parking, petrol each day would cost me close to $50. So far i had lost hundreds of $$.
Finally all the planets had aligned and he said i could come in. So I left work early to get there and guess what..his boss said he had gone home....
for farks sake!!!!!!!!!!. When I checked what tyres he had bought they were a different brand and size, one which i was not pleased about as they were definately a cheaper tyre. Cut a nother long story short i had to go home with my tail between my legs to an angry wife asking why hadn't something been done yet.
So I had to try and get a hold of this guy again and arrange another day to go there each time i would have to stand in this crappy shop for hours on end like I was waiting to see some messiah. I gave in and said i would take his cheaper tyres.
When i got to the shop I waited as usual even though he had promised that this time my car would be looked at straight away and I would have the tyres swapped right there. After the wait he he said "he wanted to go for a drive". By this stage i was fairly pissed of and told him "no". There was no way this fat, hairy greasball with his dirty hands was driving my car. He said he wanted to make sure it was not my suspension which had no problems with the factory wheels and tyres. I asked him just to change the tyres and he told me to "f&(^ off" after i said i wasn't going to let him go for a drive.
I am going to cut my loses and report this guy to consumer affairs and buy some decent new rubber.
FAARRK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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