......and so am I...
haha...wait, what? I dont get it.....
Smart A$$ Tire Monkey
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St. Jude Donor '09 thru '20
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St. Jude Donor '09 thru '20
I don't understand why you think the car you drive has anything to do with the repect you get or expect to get at a shop.
I also don't understand why the guy's comments were so bad. A real Callaway is pretty easy to spot with the hood down.
I also wonder why you call the guy a "monkey". Is it due to the physical nature of his job, and your perception that he is beneath you, or was this a racial thing?
I would have called the cops on you, but I don't know if public display of A$$hattedness is a crime.
I am sure, excessive display of speed, reckless driving, and vandalism to a public roadway are though.
You're the reason the VW guys flip us off.
I also don't understand why the guy's comments were so bad. A real Callaway is pretty easy to spot with the hood down.
I also wonder why you call the guy a "monkey". Is it due to the physical nature of his job, and your perception that he is beneath you, or was this a racial thing?
I would have called the cops on you, but I don't know if public display of A$$hattedness is a crime.
I am sure, excessive display of speed, reckless driving, and vandalism to a public roadway are though.
You're the reason the VW guys flip us off.
So............... what's your point?
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I can see the tech's comment being kind of rude, but they did offer you a valid possible reason as to why you tires were worn... performance tires are usually a softer compound, and agressive driving will cause the edges to wear quicker... I wouldn't over react about this...
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St. Jude Donor '10
Took the '04 to get the alignment checked at the tire shop where I'd bought the tires a few months ago. They do a lot of Corvette work and were recomended to me by friends who own a auto repair shop and are Corvette owners too.
Got there on time, was put on the rack within 5 minutes.
Then all of a sudden I hear............ "Corvette.......... hay, look at that Callaway sticker on the windshield.......... that's BS..........".
The wall between the public's waiting/office and the work shop isn't sound proof. I heard it. The Office manager heard it. I instantly felt my blood pressure shoot up and the entire room knew it. The office manager and I locked eyes and I said and I quote...." You tell that Smart A$$ to lift the hood and he'll eat those words."
The office manager got with the shop manager. Don't know what was said but shortly the shop manager came out and informed me that my alignment was spot on and suggested that the wear to the outside of my front tires was due to "agressive cornering".
Now I know BS when I hear it. Guess he wanted to sooth my obvious displeasure over the comments I heard. Probably embarassed over the "newbe's" comments too.
When I left they knew I wouldn't be back by the black stripes left in the road in front of their shop.
In todays market place...... You Don't Pizz Off The Customers.
Got there on time, was put on the rack within 5 minutes.
Then all of a sudden I hear............ "Corvette.......... hay, look at that Callaway sticker on the windshield.......... that's BS..........".
The wall between the public's waiting/office and the work shop isn't sound proof. I heard it. The Office manager heard it. I instantly felt my blood pressure shoot up and the entire room knew it. The office manager and I locked eyes and I said and I quote...." You tell that Smart A$$ to lift the hood and he'll eat those words."
The office manager got with the shop manager. Don't know what was said but shortly the shop manager came out and informed me that my alignment was spot on and suggested that the wear to the outside of my front tires was due to "agressive cornering".
Now I know BS when I hear it. Guess he wanted to sooth my obvious displeasure over the comments I heard. Probably embarassed over the "newbe's" comments too.
When I left they knew I wouldn't be back by the black stripes left in the road in front of their shop.
In todays market place...... You Don't Pizz Off The Customers.
Originally Posted by nickolbag
Who cares. Calloway is junk anyways.
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Damm it Yellohhh! I was quietly reading the forum at work and you made me laugh out loud. Now people keep sticking their heads in my office asking me what's so funny. 
and I agree with Darwindog, if you bought a Vette to get respect, you've come to the wrong forum for help.
and I agree with Darwindog, if you bought a Vette to get respect, you've come to the wrong forum for help.
I Expect Respect as a repeat customer paying for services and goods. That's business. If you owned a business and disrespected your customers, you're business will be short lived.
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So they didn't like your sticker or car or whatever ,,, no need to go haywire. Geeze some people are so sensitive about their corvettes. 
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I understand the fustration. It seems people cant keep there mouth shut and keep comments to them selfs. Yea I probley had went out there and been real nice and said yes its a Callaway and showed it to them. That would of made that guy feel crunchy for saying what he said. and he might of even of apologize for being desrespecting to you and your car. At any kind of business you never talk bad about a customer unless you want your business to fail
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Someone got their feeling hurt!
Wow, how dang thin skinned can a Vette owner get. Maybe the new President will get a bill passed protecting us from those nasty "tire monkeys". As they say, people in glass houses shouldn't throw rocks. Grow up!
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