Never Again
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 3,424
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From: Tucson Az
St. Jude Contributor
Re: Never Again (jackdaroofer)
I have a professional-grade person change my oil in the corvette once a year. For the price of admission I get to stand under my car for five minutes and inspect anything I want. With a pro there, I can ask questions. And I get professional answers.
This is probably the best money I spend on my coupe each summer. :thumbs:
You only change oil once a year?
This is probably the best money I spend on my coupe each summer. :thumbs:
You only change oil once a year?
Heel & Toe
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 19
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From: Elizabeth CO
Re: Never Again (Mr Mojo)
As far as tire places, I trust my tire guy(he owns six vettes), but I still remove the wheels and bring them in my truck for new tires.
Oh, not to mention what they done in the past to my locking lugs on my Vette. If I'm not mistaken, your not suppose to use an impact wrench on these at all...
If anybody is reading this - do your rotors a favor, and loosen those lug nuts and re torque them the proper value - they sure the heck don't. This goes for those poor drain bolts to!!!
Thread Starter
Safety Car
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 3,655
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From: Charleston SC
Re: Never Again (RONS94)
Wheel sensor broke right off the rim here...By the genius at Firestone, and of course they had to flip the bill.
Heel & Toe
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 19
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From: Elizabeth CO
Re: Never Again (84LT1)
Mabey it is part of the Firestone training because that is where I had my car broke as well.
That wasn't the worst part. After all that they put the front wheels on backwards.
"Please don't break another one, I've been here three hours already."
That was a day, let me tell you.
Drifting
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 1,296
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From: Largo Florida
Re: Never Again (RONS94)
Sorry to hear ANOTHER story about idiots screwing up a Vette. :mad This keeps me motivated to keep doing all the work myself. Unfortunately, I will have to give up my car to a body shop for two weeks (not going to attempt a paint job myself). I will be programming the PCM for max speed of 20 mph and 3k rpm to give me some comfort.
Race Director
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 13,717
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From: RI
Re: Never Again (84LT1)
You should have watched them from the time they turned the key to the time they are finished. Any time I have work done to my car that I can't do myself I'm right there to watch the grease monkey while he does the work (manager lets me in the bay because he knows I'm competent). I had an oil change and one of his new crew almost try to get in the seat without putting the seat plastic cover on it..... :mad , I was in his azz and asked WTF he was doing......he was like what do you mean?.......I said.....your a F mess and your going to get in my fully detailed clean interior with that sloppy greasz azz suit your wearing?.......I said.......I don't think so.......I told him to go get it and he's like.....sorry......I immediately went to the manager (Tim Taylor not related to home improvement......:lol:...who I know on a first name basis from previous work) and he immidiately pulled the guy from the job and had Wayne (great mechanic and knows my expectations) pulled from his job to complete mine.........needless to say I treated both of them to lunch...........
Moral: That is the type of place you should try and find.......saves a lot of grief......... :yesnod:
Glad to see that they are replacing it, but still a PITA
Kitt
Moral: That is the type of place you should try and find.......saves a lot of grief......... :yesnod:
Glad to see that they are replacing it, but still a PITA
Kitt
Race Director
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From: I live in my own little world
NC Events Coordinator
Re: Never Again (Beautiful Beast)
That's why I never leave my baby in the unsupervised hands of someone I don;t know. To many stooges running arround.
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